Rhode Island’s top marijuana regulator was quizzed about a range of cannabis-related topics during a local TV news interview last week, including preparations to issue new retail licenses, the availability of hemp-derived cannabinoids and an error in state-reported sales data that was identified by Marijuana Moment. Cannabis Control Commission Chair Kimberly Ahern appeared on WPRI-TV’s […]
Rhode Island’s licensed marijuana retailers sold more adult-use cannabis than ever in September, according to newly released state numbers. Overall sales, however, fell just a hair short of a $9.67 million monthly record in August due to a drop in medical cannabis purchases. September sales of recreational cannabis products totaled $7,116,727.00, according to the latest […]
“The very people that are benefiting from the legalization of weed aren’t the people that were most affected by the prohibition.” By Christopher Shea, Rhode Island Current Roberto Pena knows firsthand the damage the War on Drugs has done to communities of color. “Their life gets on pause for something that is seemingly so minor […]
A well-established marijuana dispensary in Rhode Island has filed a lawsuit contesting a provision of the state's cannabis legalization law that mandates retailers to establish labor agreements with their employees as a prerequisite for selling marijuana,