State moves to lift court order blocking pot shop licenses after residency requirement rejected

By: Christopher Shea

Outlets: Rhode Island Current

Published: June 29, 2026

Words: 508

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 3 days ago

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Now that Rhode Island has eliminated the residency requirement for recreational pot shop owners, the state’s Cannabis Control Commission is asking a federal judge to undo the court order that halted its first round of applications.

Gov. Dan McKee on June 10 signed a pair of bills to undo a provision in the original 2022 Rhode Island Cannabis Act that required cannabis retailers be majority-owned by Rhode Island resident. The new law voids the …

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