Cannabis Control Commission appeals ruling halting license rollout after closed door meeting

By: Christopher Shea

Outlets: Rhode Island Current

Published: April 14, 2026

Words: 1,159

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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The two-person Rhode Island Cannabis Control Commission and staff met behind closed doors for around an hour Tuesday morning to discuss last week’s federal court order halting the process that was set to award 20 new retail licenses as soon as May.

Three and half hours later, the commission filed an appeal against the April 8 ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Melissa Dubose involving three federal lawsuits challenging the state’s requirement that …

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