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Rhode Island Licenses First Medical Cannabis Testing Facility

Green Peaks Analytical is the first third-party business licensed to test products for pesticides, metals and solvents.

Hawaii Legislature Approves Bill Allowing Cannabis Edibles, Illinois Collects More Than $52 Million in Adult-Use Tax Revenue to Date: Week in Review

This week, lawmakers in Hawaii sent a bill to Gov. David Ige that would allow the state’s eight medical cannabis licensees to sell edibles.

Rhode Island Opens Application for New Medical Cannabis Dispensary Licenses

The Department of Business Regulation will start accepting applications July 17.

Aurora Cannabis CEO Steps Down, Cannabis Industry Loses Legendary Breeder Subcool: Week in Review

Aurora Cannabis Founder and CEO Terry Booth has announced his retirement, effective immediately.

Rhode Island Lawmakers Backtrack on Attempt to Have Legislative Veto Powers Over Medical Cannabis, Hemp Regulations

The House and Senate passed identical bills in unanimous votes that removed the “legislative veto” language that was included in this year’s state budget.

Congressional Committee Hearing Discusses Future of Cannabis Regulation, Illinois Adult-Use Sales Reach Nearly $20 Million in 12 Days: Week in Review

Members of the U.S. House of Representatives’ Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Health held a hearing Jan. 15 titled “Cannabis Policies for the New Decade.”

Rhode Island Governor Includes Cannabis Legalization Proposal in State Budget Plan

Gov. Gina Raimondo’s proposal includes state-run adult-use cannabis retailers.

Rhode Island Lawmakers Rewrite Medical Cannabis Bill in Wake of Governor’s Lawsuit

Gov. Gina Raimondo sued last year when lawmakers awarded themselves the power to veto medical cannabis regulations.

Rhode Island Lawmakers Seek to Dismiss Governor’s Lawsuit Over Cannabis Law

Gov. Gina Raimondo has asked a judge to block legislation that would give the legislature the power to veto cannabis regulations.

Rhode Island Governor Files Lawsuit to Block Lawmakers from Regulating Medical Cannabis, Hemp

Gov. Gina Raimondo has asked a Superior Court judge to rule unconstitutional new powers that lawmakers awarded themselves over the industry earlier this year.

Look Back: Report Predicts 18 States Will Legalize Cannabis by 2020

In this 2015 article, we look at which states were poised to legalize cannabis. Updated in 2019, we look back at how those predictions fared.

Opioid Dependency Rejected as Condition for Medical Marijuana Use in Rhode Island

The state Department of Health said chronic pain—the reason people are prescribed the potentially-addictive drugs—is already a qualifying condition for the program.

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