PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo says she’s not inclined to accept an offer from the state’s largest medical marijuana dispensary to help plug a $5 million budget hole. The Democratic governor’s budget proposal includes a plan …
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Rhode Island Cultivator Loses Already-Approved Mortgage After Bank Gets Spooked By Sessions
Mr. and Mrs. Guardarramas Based on sheer Facebook bragging value alone, becoming a homeowner ranks just behind getting engaged and baby photos (which is tied with getting a new puppy). So, you can only imagine how heart-wrenching it must …
Read More »From Rhode Island to Alaska, Banks Are Still Causing Headaches for the Cannabis Industry – News
Rhode Island Pot Dispensary Offers Help with State Budget if Regulators Limit Competition – News
Connecticut Lawmakers Taking Another Look at Legalizing Marijuana
By Susan Haigh HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut legislators are under pressure to revisit legalizing the recreational use of marijuana, as a growing number of New England states are allowing people to possess and use pot. There is concern among …
Read More »Cannabis Decriminalization Leads to Fewer Arrests and No Increase in Teen Use, New Study Reports – News
Rhode Island Want to Expand Medical Cannabis Access to Patients in Massachusetts and Connecticut – News
Vermont Becomes First State to Legalize Marijuana Through Legislature
The Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, and Rhode Island legislatures are expected to seriously consider making marijuana legal for adults this year as well, and the New Hampshire House recently approved a similar measure. In Michigan, signatures …
Read More »Rhode Island Considering Cannabis Home Delivery to Compete with Legal Massachusetts Weed – News
There are currently only three licensed medical cannabis dispensaries in Rhode Island, and for some of the state’s licensed patients, it may be much easier to hop across the border and purchase weed from a Massachusetts retail shop. If the …
Read More »Washington State Finally Considers Allowing Recreational Home-Grows – News
Recreational cannabis has been legal in Washington state since 2012, but while adult recreational users are free to purchase weed from retail stores, they are prohibited from growing their own. That may be about to change now that the Washington …
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