R.I. cannabis dispensary sues over labor requirement in legalization law July 10, 2023 AggregatedNews Rhode Island 1 Comment The 2022 law that legalized recreational marijuana in Rhode Island included a requirement that retailers enter into “labor peace agreements” with workers. PORTSMOUTH, R.I. — One of Rhode Island’s longest-running marijuana dispensaries has filed suit over the state’s budding cannabis… Read More→
What you need to know about cannabis legalization in Rhode Island May 26, 2022 AggregatedNews Rhode Island 0 Comments PROVIDENCE — With a stroke of a pen, Rhode Island on Wednesday joined its two neighboring states and 16 others in legalizing the recreational use of marijuana. Less than 24 hours after lawmakers overwhelmingly passed the bill, Gov. Dan McKee signed the measure,… Read More→
Lawmakers revise bill to legalize recreational marijuana May 18, 2022 AggregatedNews Rhode Island 0 Comments PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island lawmakers unveiled changes Tuesday to a bill to legalize and regulate recreational marijuana, revisions that aim to ensure the legislation passes the state’s General Assembly. The amended bill was released Tuesday in advance of… Read More→
When will marijuana be legal in Rhode Island? Here’s why the answer might be 2022 March 2, 2022 AggregatedNews Rhode Island 0 Comments PROVIDENCE — Rhode Island appears a step closer to becoming the next state to legalize recreational marijuana use. On Tuesday, two key lawmakers in the House and the Senate introduced identical legislation that resolved a major impediment to passage last year: They defined who would… Read More→
Who will win the lottery to run Rhode Island’s six new medical marijuana dispensaries? January 5, 2021 AggregatedNews Rhode Island 0 Comments PROVIDENCE -- 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,… Read More→
Rhode Island governor to propose legalizing recreational marijuana January 14, 2019 AggregatedNews Rhode Island 0 Comments Facing the “inevitable” prospect of being encircled by states that have legalized recreational marijuana, Gov. Gina Raimondo will propose this week that Rhode Island do the same. “I will say, I do this with reluctance,” she told The Journal last… Read More→
Rhode Island legislators push bill to legalize marijuana in 2018 June 8, 2017 AggregatedNews Policy & Legal, Rhode Island 0 Comments PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Marijuana legalization advocates are planning to introduce a scaled-back version of their legislation that would legalize the drug next year but put the brakes on immediate plans for any retail stores. Rather than legalize the drug immediately,… Read More→
Rhode Island Legislators Push for Recreational Marijuana Vote This Spring April 10, 2017 AggregatedNews Rhode Island 0 Comments PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island state legislators hoping to legalize recreational marijuana say they have enough support to pass a bill if it comes to a vote this spring in the Democrat-controlled General Assembly. Rep. Scott Slater, a Providence… Read More→
Some 55% of Rhode Island Residents Support Recreational Marijuana April 25, 2016 AggregatedNews Policy & Legal, Rhode Island 0 Comments A majority of Rhode Islanders — 55 percent — support legalizing marijuana for recreational use, according to a Brown University Taubman Center for American Politics and Policy poll released Sunday. And a strong majority — 67 percent — support the… Read More→
Rhode Island Worried That Massachusetts Might Legalize Cannabis First April 14, 2016 AggregatedNews Rhode Island 0 Comments Lawmakers considering a hot-button proposal to legalize recreational marijuana in Rhode Island had one clear concern on their minds Tuesday night: What if Massachusetts beats us? The General Assembly has grappled with the legalization question for five years. During a… Read More→
Rhode Island Lobbyists Thrive as Marijuana Bills Multiply March 7, 2016 AggregatedNews Policy & Legal, Rhode Island 0 Comments Marijuana is a booming business for lobbyists at the Rhode Island State House. There are at least three legislative battlegrounds this year: Governor Raimondo's highly controversial bid to levy new taxes on medical-marijuana plants. The renewed drive to legalize marijuana… Read More→
Rhode Island Wants to Raise Revenues by “Tagging” Medical Marijuana Plants February 4, 2016 AggregatedNews Policy & Legal, Rhode Island 0 Comments Growing medical marijuana could help grow Rhode Island state revenue by an additional $8.4 million next year, under Governor Raimondo's budget plan. The governor has proposed that every medical marijuana plant not grown at a commercial compassion center must have a state… Read More→
Majority of Rhode Island Voters Support Regulating Marijuana Like Alcohol April 27, 2015 John Hollon Policy & Legal, Rhode Island 0 Comments PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- A majority of Rhode Islanders support regulating marijuana similar to alcohol, according to a poll commissioned by marijuana legalization advocates Monday. In the poll of 762 Rhode Island voters, 57 percent said they would support legalizing and… Read More→
Rhode Island Law January 3, 2006 AggregatedNews Policy & Legal, Rhode Island Rhode Island Medical Marijuana January 3, 2006 SUMMARY: The Edward O. Hawkins and Thomas C. Slater Medical Marijuana Act took effect immediately upon passage on January 3, 2006. The law removes state-level criminal penalties on the use, possession and cultivation… Read More→