Take two on RI cannabis licenses: Regulators restart application process

By: Christopher Shea

Outlets: Rhode Island Current

Published: August 7, 2026

Words: 548

Last Updated: 1 week, 4 days ago

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Rhode Island’s Cannabis Control Commission on Friday reopened the application process for prospective retailers after regulators’ first attempt to license more pot shops was halted by a federal court order and voided under a new state law.

Gov. Dan McKee on June 10 signed a pair of bills that undo a provision in the original 2022 Rhode Island Cannabis Act that required cannabis retailers be majority-owned by Rhode Island residents, along with kickstarting a …

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