Rhode Island Grapples With Hemp Policy As Federal Ban On THC Products Looms
Rhode Island hemp regulators await federal action on THC bans. Learn what this policy limbo means for cannabis and smoke…
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Rhode Island Hemp Farmer Wants Attorney General Candidates To Answer These Questions (Op-Ed)
RI hemp farmer urges AG candidates to clarify regulatory stances, highlighting key compliance and operational implicatio…
Read more →Rhode Island’s 24 planned adult-use cannabis stores stuck in limbo
Rhode Island's 24 planned adult-use cannabis stores face ongoing licensing delays and regulatory bottlenecks four years …
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Federal Judge Lifts Block On Rhode Island Marijuana Business Licensing Process
Federal judge lifts block on Rhode Island cannabis licensing, clearing regulators to issue recreational and social equit…
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Rhode Island Opens New Cannabis Licensing Window After Residency Requirements Scrapped
Rhode Island reopens cannabis retail licensing after removing residency requirements, opening the market to out-of-state…
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Rhode Island Officials Restart Marijuana Business Licensing Process After End Of Litigation That Blocked Prior Effort
Rhode Island resumes cannabis retail licensing after federal litigation concludes. New application window opens for pros…
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Rhode Island Officials Will Refund Marijuana Business License Application Fees As Process Restarts Following Litigation
Rhode Island regulators are refunding cannabis license application fees as the state restarts its retail licensing proce…
Read more →Rhode Island to reset cannabis retail licensing, refund applicants and start over
Rhode Island is resetting its cannabis retail licensing process, offering refunds to applicants to address legal issues …
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Possible 2028 presidential candidate talks medical cannabis (Newsletter: July 27, 2026)
Updates on 2028 presidential cannabis talk, Georgia medical growth, Virginia housing laws, and Rhode Island licensing li…
Read more →Federal Judge Signals Rhode Island Officials Will Soon Be Able To Award New Marijuana Business Licenses
A federal judge is set to lift the freeze on Rhode Island cannabis retail licenses following successful legislative revi…
Read more →Rhode Island Marijuana Officials Ask Judge To Remove Block On Business Licenses Now That Rules Targeted By Lawsuit Have Changed
Rhode Island officials move to lift a court-ordered freeze on cannabis licenses after amending state residency requireme…
Read more →Rhode Island Senate Confirms New Top Marijuana Regulator
The Rhode Island Senate confirms a new chair for the Cannabis Control Commission, bringing leadership stability to the s…
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Rhode Island Poised to Remove Cannabis License Residency Requirements
Rhode Island is set to remove cannabis residency requirements, opening the market to out-of-state capital and altering t…
Read more →Rhode Island Governor Picks New Chair For Cannabis Control Commission
Governor McKee nominates a new chair for Rhode Island's Cannabis Control Commission, aiming to end months of regulatory …
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Rhode Island Bill Would Remove Cannabis License Residency Requirements
Rhode Island introduces bill to remove cannabis business residency requirements, aiming to restart a licensing process c…
Read more →Rhode Island Marijuana Regulators Discuss Stalled Licensing Process Following Federal Court Ruling
RI's cannabis licensing process halted by federal court. Regulators discuss paths forward, impacting new market entrants…
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Rhode Island Cannabis Regulators File Appeal Against Licensing Injunction
RI Cannabis Control Commission appeals injunction blocking new retail licenses. Lawsuit challenges residency rules, caus…
Read more →Rhode Island Marijuana Officials Appeal Federal Court Ruling Blocking Licensing Lottery
RI cannabis officials appeal a federal court ruling blocking their licensing lottery, creating market entry uncertainty …
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Judge Halts Rhode Island Cannabis Licensing Process
Rhode Island cannabis licensing halted by federal judge over residency requirements, blocking 20 new retail permits. Imp…
Read more →Rhode Island Marijuana Business License Lottery Blocked By Federal Judge Amid Challenge To Residency Rules
Rhode Island's cannabis license lottery is halted by a federal judge over residency rules. Learn how this impacts market…
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