The Rhode Island ACLU has filed a lawsuit in Superior Court against the state Department of Health (DOH) for making it more difficult for patients
Rhode Island cannabis advocates have reason to cheer today as Governor Lincoln Chafee signed a bill to decriminalize marijuana possession into law. The law will
Rhode Island General Assembly Overwhelmingly Decriminalizes Possession Of Small Amounts Of Marijuana Earlier this evening, June 5, 2012, the Rhode Island General Assembly overwhelming approved
Is Marijuana Decriminalization Coming To Rhode Island? By Anthony Johnson Decriminalizing cannabis can save law enforcement resources and hard-earned tax dollars as it is getting
Safe Access Legislation Enacted In Rhode Island By Robert Capecchi Fourteen months ago, Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee decided to withhold issuing certificates of operation
by Philly Buds Though states may vote in favor of beginning medical marijuana, the actual process to get dispensaries up and running is often long
Rhode Island H7888 Would Restrict Safe Access Lawmakers in Rhode Island will debated a bill yesterday (H 7888) which would place further restrictions on the
Marijuana Dispensaries Coming To R.I.: Gov., Legislature Agree By Steve Elliott of Toke of the Town Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee and the Legislature on
By Steve Elliott of Toke of the Town Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee, under political fire for blocking three medical marijuana dispensaries authorized back in
Here is more solid evidence public support for cannabis policy reform is growing and public perceptions are changing. This is an article from the Marijuana
By Phillip Smith Here’s the latest on the medical marijuana front: California On December 21, California Attorney General Kamala Harris sent a letter to top
Governors Christine Gregoire (D-WA) and Lincoln Chafee (I-RI) announced at a press conference today that they were jointly filing a federal petition to reclassify marijuana
By Steve Elliott of Toke of the Town A new study by Rhode Island Hospital concludes that legalizing medical marijuana in that state did not
By Steve Elliott of Toke of the Town Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee has blinked first in his stand-down with the federal government over medical
by Robert Capecch It’s been nearly four months now since Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee (I) decided to place a hold on his state’s compassion
By W. Zachary Malinowski The Rhode Island Medical Society, an early supporter of the state’s medical-marijuana program, is urging Governor Chafee to issue operating licenses
By Steve Elliott of Toke of the Town The head of Rhode Island’s largest medical marijuana advocacy group said she is still optimistic that cannabis
The use of medical marijuana became legal under the Edward O. Hawkins and Thomas C. Slater Medical Marijuana Act on January 3, 2006. It was
By Randal Edgar Seated before the Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday, Catharine Leach of Warwick described herself as a wife, a mother and a PTA member.
A bill to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana is scheduled for a hearing in the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, May 24th. Adults
By Katie Mulvaney The Providence Journal PROVIDENCE – A recent Cranston case that tested the state’s medical-marijuana law raises a question about whether people with
By Steve Elliott of Toke of the Town Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee has responded to a threatening letter that U.S. Attorney Peter Neronha delivered
By Kase Wickman Robert Watson, a high-ranking Republican state legislator in Rhode Island, is in hot water after being charged with driving under the influence
Rhode Island — A “Laboratory of Democracy?” “It is one of the happy incidents of the federal system that a single courageous state may, if
