Cannabis retail license distribution poses challenge for commission

By: Christopher Shea

Outlets: Rhode Island Current

Published: February 16, 2026

Words: 1,003

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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State cannabis regulators have yet to decide how they will handle the awarding of up to 20 cannabis retail licenses to applicants chosen by lottery as early as May.

The state had planned to award 24 licenses but reduced the number based on the distribution of applicants among the state’s six geographic zones. A total of 98 applications were submitted by the Rhode Island Cannabis Control Commission’s Dec. 29, 2025, deadline. One has since …

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