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R.I. hemp industry faces uncertainty amid federal crackdown on THC products

Economic Activity 11/14/2025

Mike Simpson is one of Rhode Island’s biggest cheerleaders for hemp cultivation and the plant’s derivative products – remedies, he believes, that may help...

TESTING: Brewer Matt Von Holten, foreground, and cellarman Eric Gonzalez, who oversees the day-to-day post-brewing processes, test the wort – the liquid extracted from the mashing process when brewing beer – at The Guild Brewery in Pawtucket. PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

SOBER REFLECTION: With the craft beer boom over, breweries look...

Cover Story 11/07/2025

Matthew Gray has cleared many hurdles to keep Ragged Island Brewing Co. running. And the obstacles are still coming. Gray opened Ragged Island Brewing with...

RHODE ISLAND wineries are expected to benefit from legislation passed by the General Assembly that will allow those businesses to sell wine on site, even if the grapes or other fruits were not grown out of state. James Davids, co-owner and vintner at Anchor & Hope Wine in East Providence, was among those who lobbied for the change. /  PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

R.I. liquor stores, wineries feeling cheerier after lawmakers ease restrictions

Economy 06/14/2024

After years of fretting that Rhode Island laws put them at a disadvantage, liquor stores and wineries have a reason to raise a glass...

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