Tag: R.I. Department of Business Regulation
Payday lender opponents renew legislative effort
Advocates for payday lending reform celebrated lin 2023 when the House voted overwhelmingly for a bill they believed would finally curtail so-called “payday lenders,”...
PBN summit: Past missteps, current limbo still hampering legal cannabis sector
PROVIDENCE – In some ways, challenges facing Rhode Island’s legal cannabis industry were born from decisions made years ago.
The panel discussion during Providence Business...
Gu and Casimiro introduce bill to regulate crypto ATMs in Rhode Island
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Islanders lost more than $10 million to cryptocurrency scams in 2023, according to the FBI.
As a response, a bill filed by Sen. Victoria...
R.I., 47 states fine Cash App operator $80M for money laundering...
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island and 47 other states have fined national technology company Block Inc. – which operates Cash App - $80 million for...
Minimum wage hike among new laws starting Jan. 1
PROVIDENCE – Another minimum wage hike and several housing regulations are among a host of new laws that will take effect Jan. 1.
After a...
Cannabis Control Commission advances dispensary licensing regs
PROVIDENCE – The Cannabis Control Commission on Friday voted to proceed with a draft regulation that will govern the selection process for new dispensaries.
The...
Recreational cannabis tax collections uneven across state, tax data shows
PROVIDENCE – In a city or town with only one store licensed to sell recreational cannabis, the financial performance of that dispensary can boost...
R.I. cannabis agency plodding ahead as counterpart in Mass. in chaos
The state of recreational cannabis in Rhode Island has been in a peculiar grey area for months, with regulations that will govern the multimillion-dollar...
McKee signs solar sales regulations into law
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Wednesday signed into law regulations that protect state residents from deceptive solar sales tactics.
The new law requires...
R.I. recreational cannabis sales top $80M in FY24
PROVIDENCE – Sales of adult-use cannabis products have exceeded initial fiscal 2024 projections through the first 11 months, according to the latest data provided...
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