PROVIDENCE Former Centrals Fall Mayor James Diossa, a leading candidate in the lieutenant governor sweepstakes, has resigned from the board of a company seeking one of the first new marijuana dispensary licenses available in Rhode Island in years.
In response to Journal inquiries, Diossa spokesman Christopher Hunter on Thursday provided a copy of Diossa s January 8 letter of resignation. I hereby resign my position on the Board of Directors of the Edward O. Hawkins Center, Inc. effective on today’s date, Diossa wrote on the day president-elect Joe Biden introduced some of his cabinet nominees, including Governor Gina Raimondo, on stage in Wilmington, Delaware.