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David Spradin is the CEO of a California-based marijuana company called Perfect Union.
It has 14 marijuana stores between Los Angeles and Sacramento, six stores in New Mexico and has had stores in Oregon and Washington, says Rick McAuliffe, a Rhode Island lobbyist who now also serves as a director for Spradin’s new local affiliate: Perfect Union-RI.
The company and 27 other businesses all filed applications last month for a chance to run one of six new medical marijuana dispensaries planned for Rhode Island.
While Spradin’s local venture incorporated just in November, the Californian has been around, buying up one marijuana cultivation operation, in Warwick, and purchasing a Providence site for a possible second indicators of the interest some outside investors have with Rhode Island’s booming, multimillion-dollar marijuana industry.
12/29/2020
North Providence’s champions helped brighten a difficult 2020
The members of the North Providence High girls’ swim team pose for a celebration picture in the pool after capturing the first Division III crown in their program’s history last February at Roger Williams University. The Cougars set eight school records in the meet’s 11 events. (Breeze File photos by Eric Benevides)
North Providence High swim teams made waves before COVID-19 pandemic made news
NORTH PROVIDENCE – It would be impossible to write a Year In Review sports story without mentioning the COVID-19 pandemic and its profound impact on the world.
When the world got rocked in March by this historical pandemic, sports were basically put on hold for a 3½-month stretch, with leagues calling a time-out to their seasons and annual events either getting canceled or postponed.
45 companies compete for chance to open 1 of 6 medical marijuana dispensaries in Rhode Island
Updated Dec 24, 2020;
Forty-five companies have purchased lottery tickets to open one of six new medical cannabis dispensaries in Rhode Island, according to the Department of Business Regulation.
If all applicants meet state requirements, six will be randomly selected to operate in different regions across the state, the Providence Journal reported.
Applicants were required to pay a $10,000 fee and submit detailed financial information and proof they have a physical site that complies with local zoning.
A dozen applicants applied to open a dispensary in the West Bay region that includes Cranston, East Greenwich, North Kingstown and Warwick.