Tag: R.i. Cannabis Control Commission
Should the state use a lottery system to award new retail...
The R.I. Cannabis Control Commission on Jan. 8 released draft rules and regulations governing the state’s adult-use cannabis industry.
The unanimous vote started a minimum...
Lawsuit creates uncertainty in retail cannabis licensing
During the debate over legalizing recreational cannabis, progressives fought hard to reserve a portion of the lucrative market for communities they argued were disproportionately...
Is the state’s slow development of regulations for expansion of its...
The Rhode Island Cannabis Act, passed in May 2022, allowed for retail sales of marijuana at seven medical dispensaries and promised an eventual expansion...
R.I. cannabis packaging could get more colorful and more informative
Drive along the highway and you’ll see plenty of big, attention-grabbing billboards with bright colors advertising Rhode Island’s few licensed cannabis retailers. But go...
Credit card restrictions curbing cannabis sector
People’s Credit Union CEO and President Sean Daly says major credit card companies and financial institutions remain cautious about entering the legal cannabis industry,...
Questions raised over who should get ‘social equity’ cannabis licenses
After months of delays, Rhode Island’s cannabis market cleared crucial hurdles when the R.I. Cannabis Control Commission and Cannabis Advisory Board got off the...
R.I. recreational cannabis sales hit $7.1M in September
PROVIDENCE – Recreational cannabis receipts in Rhode Island reached $7.1 million in September, rising for the 10th consecutive month and continuing the upward trend...
R.I. cannabis sales climb in August
PROVIDENCE – Cannabis receipts in Rhode Island rose for the fourth consecutive month in August while new sales milestones were reached.
The monthly financial report...
Cannabis industry says advertising key to overcoming glut of products
After the Rhode Island Cannabis Act was passed, Spencer Blier, CEO and founder of cannabis cultivator Mammoth Inc., says he saw the number of...
PBN summit: Cannabis sector ‘a struggle’ but making progress
PROVIDENCE – As the R.I. Cannabis Control Commission takes the next several months to draw up the state's crucial first set of regulations on...