Tag: Robert Jacquard
Cannabis panel appeals ruling halting license rollout after closed door meeting
The two-person R.I. Cannabis Control Commission and staff met behind closed doors for around an hour Tuesday morning to discuss last week’s federal court...
Cannabis retail license distribution poses challenge for commission
State cannabis regulators have yet to decide how they will handle the awarding of up to 20 cannabis retail licenses to applicants chosen by...
More than 60% of social equity applicants disqualified during screening for...
Only 38% of pre-applicants for a cannabis retail license reserved for those adversely affected by the war on drugs have qualified to submit a...
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...
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...
Cannabis regulatory panel gets introductory ethics lesson
PROVIDENCE – Despite years of combined service in the legal field, at its inaugural meeting Thursday the three-member R.I. Cannabis Control Commission was treated...
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...
Activists call on Senate to ask questions of new cannabis board...
PROVIDENCE – A small group of social justice advocates gathered in front of the Statehouse Thursday to call on the Senate to use a...
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....
McKee nominates 3 for R.I. Cannabis Control Commission
PROVIDENCE – Gov. Daniel J. McKee on Wednesday announced his three appointments to the R.I. Cannabis Control Commission, which will be tasked with regulatory...



















