The Rhode Island ACLU, in conjunction with other organizations, strongly voice their opposition for banning veterans at the Rhode Island Veterans ...
January, 2019
December, 2018
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6 December
Rhode Island Officials Are Considering Marijuana Legalization
States surrounding Rhode Island are legalizing recreational marijuana. Medical marijuana is already legal but some lawmakers want to go a step ...
November, 2018
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14 November
New Poll Shows a Majority of Rhode Islanders Support Marijuana
A new poll conducted by WPRI 12 News and Roger Williams University shows that 56% of voters support legalization. Only 37% ...
October, 2018
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4 October
Rhode Island Hemp Cultivation License Available in October
Rhode Island farmers will be able to begin applying for a hemp cultivation license on October 9. Hemp has dozens of ...
September, 2018
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6 September
Rhode Island May Add Autism to Medical Marijuana Program
The Rhode Island Department of Health (DOH) heard testimony in consideration of autism as a qualifying condition for medical marijuana. Two ...
August, 2018
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2 August
Rhode Island Lawmakers Say No More New Dispensaries
Rhode Island won’t see more medical marijuana dispensaries this year, but patients may notice their preferred dispensary getting a little busier. ...
July, 2018
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4 July
Governor Raimondo Vetoes New Marijuana-Related Bills
Governor Gina Raimondo recently had a busy day of signing and vetoing legislation for over 100 bills. Only one bill pertaining ...
June, 2018
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11 June
Rhode Island Unlikely to Allow More Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
The Rhode Island House of Representatives revealed their budget plan. It was passed by the House Finance Committee and is headed ...
May, 2018
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15 May
Rhode Island Marijuana Sales Expected to Exceed 2017 Sales by 33%
Medical marijuana sales in Rhode Island are steadily increasing, and are on pace to surpass 2017 sales by at least 33 ...
April, 2018
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12 April
Rhode Island Bill Would Allow School Nurses to Administer Marijuana
Representative Scott Slater introduced a bill (2018-H 8011) that would permit school nurses to administer medical marijuana to qualified patients. The ...