The staff at Portsmouth, Rhode Island’s Greenleaf Compassionate Care Center, one of the three medical marijuana dispensaries located in the state, voted last week to
Out of Rhode Island: The Rhode Island legislative session came to close early on Saturday morning. Unfortunately, despite overwhelming public support for reform, leaders of
Good news out of Rhode Island: Following approval from the Rhode Island House and Senate, a bill that would add post-traumatic stress disorder to the
Important news out of Rhode Island. See the legislative alert I received below: In February, Gov. Gina Raimondo proposed an annual state budget that included
I received the following alert out of Rhode Island. If you live there, I urge you to get active: Leaders of the General Assembly have
Doctors for Cannabis Regulation, an organization led by some of the most prominent physicians in the country, has formally endorsed the effort to legalize and
Rhode Island lawmakers are making a final push before the current session ends. One of the bills they are considering is H 7752, which is known
The Rhode Island House Judiciary Committee is scheduled to hold a hearing Tuesday on a bill that would end marijuana prohibition in the state and
I saw the below press release go out from Representative Nardolillo, via Marijuana Majority’s Twitter feed: In response to a proposal by Gov. Gina Raimondo
Rhode Islanders who use medical marijuana to help manage chronic and debilitating medical conditions spoke out against a proposal in Governor Gina Raimondo’s 2017 budget
Rhode Island state lawmakers recessed the legislative session late Thursday leaving hundreds of bills, including a widely supported proposal to make marijuana legal for adults
Representatives of Regulate Rhode Island will be joined by legislative supporters at a news conference Wednesday at 11 a.m. ET in front of the Rhode
I have never been fired from a job before, but I’d imagine it sucks very badly. I have quit jobs in the past, but I’ve
There are now four states that have passed marijuana legalization. Those of course are Colorado, Washington, Oregon, and Alaska. Add to that the District of
A report released yesterday by Rhode Island-based OpenDoors estimates that passage of the Marijuana Regulation, Control, and Taxation Act will generate between $21.5 to $82
State Representative Edith Ajello (D – Providence) and state Senator Josh Miller (D -Cranston) are currently reaching out to their colleagues to ask them to
By Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director A majority of Rhode Island voters back legalizing and regulating the use and sale of cannabis in a manner
Rhode Island, the second New England state to permit the sale of medical marijuana, opened its first dispensary on Friday. Located on in Providence, the Thomas
Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee calls for an international debate regarding cannabis legalization and the War on Drugs, but stops short of showing support for
By Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director Legislation signed into law last year decriminalizing minor marijuana possession offenses takes effect on Monday, April 1. Presently, possessing cannabis in the Ocean
By Robert Capecchi, Marijuana Policy Project The Rhode Island House Judiciary Committee convened to take testimony on H 5274, the Marijuana Regulation, Control, and Taxation Act. This
By Morgan Fox, Marijuana Policy Project The news blog GoLocalProv just ranked the bills being considered in the Rhode Island General Assembly as the “most likely to have a
By Phillip Smith State Rep. Edith Ajello (D-Providence), chair of the House Judiciary Committee, announced Wednesday she had introduced a bill to make marijuana legal
New Directions Rhode Island – A Public Safety And Health Approach To Drug Policy Our current drug policies are not working. Youth drug use and availability are
