How will Rhode Island’s new cannabis retail license lottery work? TBD.

By: Christopher Shea

Outlets: Rhode Island Current

Published: March 13, 2026

Words: 735

Last Updated: 4 months, 3 weeks ago

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Cannabis cultivators and prospective store owners implored the panel responsible for regulating Rhode Island’s cannabis market to avoid any further delays in awarding 20 new retail licenses on Friday.

The two remaining members of the state’s Cannabis Control Commission were scheduled to potentially vote on staggering the release of the licenses, along with extending the deadline for licence applicants to secure local zoning approvals. At last month’s meeting on Feb 13, commissioners first considered the …

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