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
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
By Phillip Smith No state east of the Mississippi has legalized marijuana, but that’s very likely to change this year, and New England will be
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
If you are in the area: When: Saturday, December 5at 9:00am – 12:30pm in EST Where: Gloria Dei Lutheran Church 15 Hayes St, Providence, Rhode
By Phillip Smith Beginning in 2012, four states and the District of Columbia have voted to legalize marijuana. By this time next year, that number
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
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
I remember years ago when it seemed like marijuana legalization was quite a ways out. 2010 saw the first statewide vote on marijuana legalization, which
by Phillip Smith After last weekend’s International Drug Reform Conference in Denver, a clear picture is emerging of which states are likely to be the first to
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
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