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Cannabis cultivator’s request for relief from regulator’s ‘administrative hold’ denied

WARWICK – A Providence Superior Court judge denied a local cannabis cultivator’s request for an injunctive relief from state regulator’s “administrative hold” over the...

State regulators seek to remove license from Warwick cannabis cultivator

WARWICK – A local marijuana cultivator is in danger of losing its license after being accused by state regulators of failing to disclose the...
WHEN R.I. COMMERCE Secretary Elizbeth M. Tanner was director of the R.I. Department of Business Regulation, she was a strong advocate for blockchain technology, which she preferred to call "distributed ledger" technology. PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

X Corp. licensing in R.I. part of a bigger tech push?

The "currency transmitter" license that Rhode Island recently issued to the company formerly known as Twitter Inc. is a common authorization in business dealings,...

R.I. launches online medical marijuana card registration portal

PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Department of Health's new online registration system is now available for medical marijuana patients and authorized purchasers in Rhode Island. RIDOH...
JUMPED THE BORDER: ­Edward Dow, CEO of Massachusetts-based Solar Cannabis Co., has opened a dispensary in Warwick. He’s seen sales in Rhode Island growing steadily while business in Massachusetts has declined. 
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Cannabis complications: Promising marijuana industry falling short of expectations

Dr. Jason Iannuccilli has invested a lot in his lab in the past year. Like many entrepreneurs in the cannabis industry, the co-founder of Pure­Vita...

Pawtucket marijuana dispensary removes billboards along I-95

PROVIDENCE – A Pawtucket marijuana dispensary has removed the three advertising billboards it had erected along Interstate 95, WPRI-TV CBS 12 reported Monday.  The R.I....
Bruce Newbury

Enhancing the experience

Navigating the twists, turns and cork-pulls of the state’s liquor regulations as they pertain to serving drinks by the glass to accompany food is...
Brian P. Stern

Stern elected chair of RWU School of Law board

BRIAN P. STERN, associate justice of the R.I. Superior Court, was elected chairperson of the Roger Williams University School of Law board of directors...
ROUGH ROAD: State Rep. David Morales has introduced one of the bills that would prohibit car insurers from using criteria such as ZIP codes, income, education levels and occupations to set premiums for policyholders. The measure has faced stiff opposition from the insurance industry. 
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Measures on car premiums struggle to gain traction

When state Rep. David Morales submitted legislation in February that would prohibit auto insurance companies from using any information other than driving records when...

Many ignore R.I.’s Airbnb registry, at least in Newport

Compliance problems with a state registry of short-term vacation rentals are reigniting debate over the program that went into effect last year despite a...
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