Rhode Island Marijuana News

March, 2018

• 29 March

  Rhode Island Dispensary Offers Financial Relief for State

  

  With Rhode Island being such a small state, some medical marijuana dispensaries argue that the addition of more dispensaries would threaten ...
• 1 March

  Rhode Island Medical Marijuana Sales Soar to $27 Million in 2017

  Rhode Island medical marijuana sales were roughly $27 million in 2017. Cultivators are perfecting their brands. Manufacturers are upgrading extraction facilities. ...

February, 2018

• 15 February

  Rhode Island Cops Continue to Cite for Marijuana Possession

  Possessing small amounts of marijuana was decriminalized in Rhode Island in 2013. Regardless, law enforcement across the state continue to issue ...

December, 2017

• 22 December

  Rhode Island Not Accepting Marijuana Cultivator Applications in 2018

  A notice was recently issued by the Department of Business Regulation noting that the state is not accepting medical marijuana cultivator ...

November, 2017

• 22 November

  Freetown Selectmen Delay Public’s Vote on Marijuana Sales

  In April, Freetown residents were supposed to vote whether to allow or ban recreational marijuana sales. The issue, however, wasn’t on ...
• 8 November

  North Providence Planning Board Recommends Marijuana Cultivation Center

  The North Providence Planning Board is considering a recommendation to the Zoning Board of Review to allow a state-licensed marijuana cultivation ...

September, 2017

• 27 September

  Court to Decide Towns Attempt at Restricting State’s Medical Marijuana Laws

  A decision has not been made regarding Smithfield’s proposed medical marijuana ordinance that would make the law stricter than Rhode Island’s ...

August, 2017

• 29 August

  Smithfield Adopting its Own Medical Marijuana Rules

  The town of Smithfield is adopting its own marijuana regulations. It is banning caregivers and is limiting how many marijuana plants ...

June, 2017

• 22 June

  How Did Rhode Island’s Marijuana Senate Bill Get Labeled SB420?

  Rhode Island’s recreational marijuana legalization bill is numbered Senate Bill 420. That number is synonymous with marijuana subculture. While you may ...
• 8 June

  New Rhode Island Committee to Study Marijuana Legalization Options

  Rhode Island is forming a committee to conduct a study regarding the effects of marijuana legalization. The House Committee voted to ...