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RHODE ISLAND is getting ready to issue 24 retail cannabis licenses, but state officials also have to appoint a new Cannabis Control Commission chairperson now that Kimberly Ahern has stepped down to run for attorney general. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Departure of R.I. cannabis board chair leaves vacancy, questions at key...

As the R.I. Cannabis Control Commission undergoes a leadership change, questions about the timeline to find the commission's next chairperson and the compensation for...

Cannabis Commission opens Social Equity applicant certification portal

WARWICK – The R.I. Cannabis Control Commission on Friday began accepting applications to become certified for one of the six retail Social Equity Licenses...

R.I. cannabis sales grow modestly by 3.17% in Q2

WARWICK – Rhode Island’s cannabis sales increased by 3.17% year over year for the second quarter of 2025, reflecting modest growth in the market...

State opens new office to oversee legal cannabis industry

WARWICK – A new office is now charged with oversight and enforcement of the state’s legal cannabis industry established under the Rhode Island Cannabis...

R.I. Cannabis Commission approves adult-use industry regulations

WARWICK – The R.I. Cannabis Control Commission has approved its long-awaited draft rules and regulations governing the state’s adult-use industry. Effective May 1, the approval...
IN PROGRESS: Michelle A. Reddish, left, administrator at the R.I. Cannabis Control Commission, talks about the commission’s process of putting a licensing system in place for recreational marijuana sales. She is one of four panelists at the Providence Business News’ 2025 Business of Cannabis Summit in Providence on March 6. Also on the panel are, from left, Benjamin L. Rackliffe, partner of Pannone Lopes Devereaux & O’Gara LLC; Sasha Gorski, co-owner of Talaria LLC; and Ronald Crosson II, executive director of Urban Ventures Inc. and chairman and social equity officer of the R.I. Cannabis Advisory Board. 
PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

PBN summit: Doubling down on social equity in R.I.’s cannabis industry

With the blowback against any public policies specifically ­tailored to a single demographic – whether racial, gender-based or otherwise, there are still vocal advocates...

Federal judge dismisses lawsuits challenging R.I. cannabis law

PROVIDENCE – A federal judge on Thursday dismissed two civil lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of the state's legal cannabis law that were brought against...
LEGAL ­MATTERS: ­Michael J. ­Yelnosky, professor at the Roger Williams University School of Law, says a lawsuit filed by a California attorney and his wife against the social equity provisions of the Rhode Island Cannabis Act has a chance of throwing a monkey wrench into the licensing process. 
PBN PHOTO/­ARTISTIC IMAGES

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...

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...
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