And They’re Off! 118th Congress Begins with Eyes on the House
Marijuana Laws, Regulations, & PoliticsMarylandRhode Island January 10, 2023 0
Photo By CannabisCamera.com by Michelle Rutter Friberg, NCIA’s Deputy Director of Government Relations After November’s midterms, a runoff Senate election in Georgia, and last week’s speakership drama, the 118th Congress has finally begun. Last year was an historic year: from the enactment of the first federal standalone cannabis reform... Read more
Rhode Island to open 6th marijuana dispensary: Here’s how much pot was sold in December
Marijuana Industry NewsRecreational MarijuanaRhode Island December 20, 2022 0
Recreational marijuana users and medical patients now have a South County dispensary to patronize. Plant Based Compassionate Care, Inc., doing business as Sweetspot Dispensary, will open the state’s sixth retail marijuana dispensary on Tuesday, at 560 South County Trail, in Exeter, says its CEO Jason Webski. The opening comes... Read more
How did Rhode Island’s first day of retail marijuana sales go? Pretty mellow.
Marijuana Industry NewsRhode Island December 2, 2022 0
The first day of legal weed sales in Rhode Island Thursday was, well, mellow – punctuated by a 96-year-old war veteran buying a pot cookie to have with his coffee and a state senator picking up some cannabis-infused stocking-stuffers for friends. Absent at the five medical marijuana dispensaries that turned... Read more
Medical marijuana cards are now free in Rhode Island
Marijuana Industry NewsMedical MarijuanaRhode Island December 2, 2022 0
Starting Thursday, Rhode Island medical marijuana patients will no longer have to pay $50 to obtain a medical card, a change that coincides with the start of recreational marijuana sales. Five existing medical dispensaries were issued hybrid licenses to start selling recreational cannabis on Thursday, while still selling medical marijuana.... Read more
RI dispensaries start to sell recreational pot: Everything you need to know
Marijuana Industry NewsRecreational MarijuanaRhode Island November 30, 2022 0
Rhode Island has licensed five of its six operating medical marijuana dispensaries to begin selling the drug for recreational use as well starting Dec. 1, when the state’s legalization goes into effect. The newest of those five businesses opened for medical sales last week. Mother Earth Wellness, in Pawtucket,... Read more
Majority of RI cities and towns will vote on recreational marijuana sales
Marijuana Industry NewsRecreational MarijuanaRhode Island August 12, 2022 0
Thirty-one of Rhode Island’s 39 cities and towns will ask voters whether to allow the sale of recreational marijuana within their borders, the secretary of state’s office said Thursday. In May, Rhode Island became the 19th state to legalize adult-use recreational marijuana, with sales starting Dec. 1. The state plans... Read more
State develops policies for administering medical marijuana in schools
Marijuana Industry NewsMedical MarijuanaRhode Island July 18, 2022 0
School districts in Rhode Island must develop protocols to administer medical marijuana to students with a demonstrated medical condition under a new state regulation. The change to the regulation was made last month, but school leaders contacted by The Journal were surprised that school nurses had the authority to administer medical... Read more
