Cannabis regulators in Rhode Island are now accepting online applications for 24 new retail licenses through the end of December, Rhode Island Current reports. Six of the licenses are reserved for social equity applicants, and another six are set aside for worker-owned cooperatives. Under state rules, social equity applicants are defined as individuals who were adversely affected by the War on […]
Rhode Island Cannabis News
Rhode Island legalized cannabis by bills signed on May 25, 2022. Medical cannabis was legalized in 2006 with medical dispensary systems coming online in 2009. Cannabis remains illegal for adult use despite activist efforts. Browse the latest Rhode Island cannabis industry updates below:
Rhode Island cannabis reforms
Rhode Island became the 11th state to legalize medical cannabis in 2006 but the Legislature did not approve a system of licensed retailers until 2009. Bills to legalize adult-use cannabis are proposed each year but have yet to gain much traction among lawmakers.
Rhode Island medical cannabis program
To qualify for the Rhode Island medical cannabis program, patients must have a doctor’s recommendation and be treating one of the following debilitative qualifying conditions: cancer, glaucoma, positive status for HIV, AIDS, Hepatitis C, or a chronic/debilitating disease that causes cachexia or wasting syndrome, severe and/or chronic pain, severe nausea, seizures, and agitation related to Alzheimer’s Disease.
There are multiple vertically integrated medical cannabis companies operating in Rhode Island, as well as several dozen independent cultivators and smaller businesses.
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