Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee wants to legalize adult-use cannabis, proposing a program that would issue 25 retail licenses a year with a market launch in April 2022. McKee, a Democrat who included the proposal as part of his fiscal-year 2022 budget, is …
Rhode Island Medical Cannabis Business & Marijuana Legal News
RI seeks third party to run lottery for medical cannabis dispensary permits
Rhode Island is looking to hire someone to run the lottery process that will determine who gets the opportunity to operate six new medical marijuana dispensaries in the state. A request for proposals posted online Friday said the “random selectio…
Rhode Island medical marijuana program gets new regulatory czar
Rhode Island cannabis companies have a new regulatory chief to oversee the medical marijuana market.
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Rhode Island gets 45 applications for medical cannabis dispensary licenses
Rhode Island’s medical marijuana program received 45 applications for a lottery to operate six new dispensaries in the state, according to the state’s Office of Cannabis Regulation. The application period for new licenses to operate dispens…
Rhode Island grappling with model for adult-use marijuana legalization
Lawmakers in Rhode Island met this week to begin debate on how – not if – they will legalize adult-use recreational marijuana in 2021, but a consensus appears a long ways off. According to East Providence TV station WPRI, one of the fundame…
Marijuana regulators across US to share best practices, offer advice
Marijuana regulators from 19 states have established a nonpartisan organization to share best practices and industry knowledge. The Cannabis Regulators Association (CANNRA) also will assist federal, state and local authorities that have approved or are…
Week in Review: California cannabis designations, Supreme Court loss, union victories & more
A new state law lets California’s outdoor marijuana growers claim a wine-like “appellation of origin” for their sun-and-soil-grown crops. California outdoor producers told Marijuana Business Daily they hope the law will help them dist…
UFCW, medical marijuana grower ink labor contract in Rhode Island
Organized labor continues to make inroads into the cannabis industry with the United Food and Commercial Workers Union (UFCW) announcing the first agreement with a medical marijuana cultivator in Rhode Island. The contract between UFCW and Warwick-base…
Adult-use marijuana legalization in New Jersey expected to ignite domino effect
Billions of dollars in business opportunities are riding on whether New Jersey residents legalize a recreational cannabis market in November. A recreational marijuana industry in New Jersey itself – with a population of nearly 9 million people &#…