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The Week in Weed: April 2025 # 3

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Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, we see that the DEA’s rescheduling hearing is still pending. Germany’s cannabis program is likely to...more

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Rhode Island Cannabis Update: Cannabis Commission Confirmed and New Retail Advertising Guidelines Released

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Since the Rhode Island Cannabis Act (RICA) was signed into law in May 2022, Ocean State citizens have been eagerly awaiting the appointment and confirmation of the members of the Cannabis Control Commission. That day finally...more

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Rhode Island Becomes 19th State To End Marijuana Prohibition

On May 24th, Governor Daniel McKee signed the Rhode Island Cannabis Act (the “Act”) into law, making the Ocean State the 19th state to legalize cannabis for adult-use. While adult-use retail sales will not launch in the...more

Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP

Marijuana Is Now Legal In Rhode Island!!!

With a stroke of his pen on Wednesday, Governor McKee signed the bill that dramatically changes the landscape for marijuana cultivation, possession, sale and use in Rhode Island. Many of the changes are effective immediately....more

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Rhode Island Legalizes Recreational Marijuana and Protects Off-Duty Use

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Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee signed a bill legalizing recreational marijuana in the state on May 25, 2022. The new law took effect immediately. Adults age 21 and older now can possess up to an ounce of cannabis, may grow...more

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Rhode Island Legalizes Cannabis: Key Provisions of the 'Rhode Island Cannabis Act'

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After years of debate, Rhode Island's General Assembly voted to legalize adult-use cannabis on May 24, 2022. Governor Daniel McKee signed "The Rhode Island Cannabis Act" into law on May 25, making The Ocean State the 19th to...more

Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP

Rhode Island Poised to Legalize Cannabis

After several years of fits and starts, Rhode Island is finally poised to pass a substantive cannabis legalization bill as soon as next week. An amended version of the previously-proposed cannabis bill is now on the fast...more

Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP

Is Legal Adult-Use Cannabis Finally Coming to RI in 2022?

Rhode Island House Speaker Joe Shekarchi seems to think so. While he has been quoted in local media saying that while the legislature is “still not there” on a final product, he is at least ready to say that “we’ve worked...more

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