In reversal, R.I. lawmakers abandon attempt to regulate medical marijuana outlets
Marijuana Industry NewsRhode Island February 5, 2020 0
The House and Senate passed identical bills in unanimous votes, removing the “legislative veto” language over medical marijuana and hemp regulations that was included in this year’s state budget. There was no debate. Rhode Island lawmakers voted Tuesday to give back the final say over state cannabis regulations that... Read more
Where Does Rhode Island Stand On Marijuana?
Marijuana Industry NewsMedical MarijuanaRhode Island January 17, 2020 0
In the early evening of June 22, the Rhode Island House of Representatives passed the state’s $9.9 billion budget for fiscal 2020. Among the high-profile provisions in the 488-page spending plan was Article 15, which significantly reshaped the state’s medical marijuana industry. After six years of three dispensaries, the... Read more
R.I. Senate won’t support legalizing marijuana in 2020
Marijuana Industry NewsRecreational MarijuanaRhode Island December 18, 2019 0
Marijuana legalization in Rhode Island appears dead in the state Senate for another year. Senate President Dominick Ruggerio said Tuesday he doesn’t think the state’s medical marijuana program has been well-regulated and expanding legal access to the drug any further is a bad idea. “No,” Ruggerio said in a... Read more
GOP House Leader Calling for Legal Marijuana in Rhode Island
Marijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry NewsRhode Island June 6, 2019 0
The Republican leader in Rhode Island’s House of Representatives thinks the state should fully legalize marijuana. But while that news would typically bode well for reform efforts in state legislatures, the problem is that the Democratic speaker isn’t quite on board — and the House is dominantly controlled by... Read more
Rhode Island bills would help minorities get into marijuana business
Marijuana Industry NewsRecreational MarijuanaRhode Island May 30, 2019 0
PROVIDENCE — House lawmakers have introduced several bills designed to help minorities and their communities — disproportionately hurt over the years by marijuana prosecution — enter the profitable pot business. While no approved recreational marijuana market exists in Rhode Island, Gov. Gina Raimondo has called on lawmakers this session... Read more
Rhode Island demand for medical marijuana skyrocketing
Marijuana Industry NewsMedical MarijuanaRhode Island March 30, 2019 0
While state lawmakers consider legalizing recreational pot this year, sales of medical marijuana continue to hit new highs. The reason isn’t just that more people are ailing, state regulators say. The state’s three medical marijuana dispensaries are on pace to sell about $56 million worth of medicinal pot in fiscal 2019,... Read more
