Posts Tagged ‘cannabis’
Prochaska model of behavior change targets college students marijuana-impaired driving
Study will create targeted interventions to change behavior in college students Concerns about marijuana-impaired driving have increased in recent years in the United States. With about half of the nation’s states having legalized recreational use of marijuana – including Rhode Island in 2022 – groups such as the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration have sounded…
Read MoreRI Cannabis Control Commission to hold listening sessions
The Rhode Island Cannabis Control Commission announces four summer listening sessions, to hear from the public, retailers, cultivators, testers, patients, and more as the commissioners prepare to set rules and regulations for adult-use recreational marijuana. “The purpose of these public meetings is for the community and industry to use their voices and for the commissioners…
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Read MoreRhode Island Police Chiefs’ Association & NHTSA: Impaired driving includes cannabis
The Rhode Island Police Chiefs’ Association reports that law enforcement agencies across the state are increasing the number of impaired driving patrols during the holiday season as part of the national “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” enforcement campaign. The 2022 Holiday Season National Enforcement Mobilization began Wednesday, Dec. 14 and runs through Jan. 1. During this time,…
Read More420 Property – National cannabis real estate marketplace includes Rhode Island
Cannabis businesses are gearing up as legislation on medical marijuana – and now recreational marijuana – are clearing the way for the industry. As with the success of any business, it’s location that may doom – or assure – success. A new service for this specialty real estate market has developed – 420 Property. Listing…
Read MoreNO Marijuana in Providence parks, playgrounds, rec centers when use is legal
Providence City Councilors tonight introduced an ordinance to ban the sale and use of marijuana in all city parks after state law recently made recreational cannabis legal. “Providence is a smoke-free city. Children, their families, and anyone immunocompromised should not have to breathe in smoke while enjoying our beautiful parks. This is a public health…
Read MoreRhode Island Compassion Centers. And the winners are…
Complete with lottery balls and a blind-folded former FBI-guy official, 5 new Compassion Center applications were chosen by the RI Department of Business Regulation and the Office of Cannabis Regulation. Tension hung in the air, noticeable even to the ZOOM watchers. Silent with a few darting eyes from RI’s Cannabis Coordinator Matthew Santacroce revealed little…
Read MoreRI League of Cities and Towns: Local burden of recreational marijuana justifies local control
The Rhode Island League of Cities and Towns announces its position on proposals for the legalization of adult recreational use marijuana today. This comes ahead of the House Finance Committee’s hearing scheduled for Thursday, April 29th on Article 11 of the Governor’s budget (the legalization of adult recreational use marijuana). “What we have heard overwhelmingly…
Read MoreReady for the next episode of “RI Vice”? – Richard Asinof/Ian Knowles
by Richard Asinof, ConvergenceRI, contributing writer Story by Ian Knowles, program director at RICARES and a frequent contributor to ConvergenceRI. The train to legalize recreational marijuana is picking up speed The recreational marijuana legalization train is speeding down the tracks in Rhode Island. Gov. Dan McKee has now taken over for former Gov. Gina Raimondo…
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