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The new colonel of the Rhode Island state police wants state health officials to provide law enforcement with information about medical marijuana caregivers if they are targets of criminal investigations.
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The new colonel of the Rhode Island state police wants state health officials to provide law enforcement with information about medical marijuana caregivers if they are targets of criminal investigations.
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Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee said dispensaries will be on “difficult ground” until federal pot laws change |
Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee said medical marijuana dispensaries like those planned for his state will face challenges as long as the federal government takes a hard line on cannabis.
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Attorney General Eric Holder: “We are in the process of working [on]these issues” |
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said on Thursday that the Justice Department will work with governors and other state officials to reach a “satisfactory resolution” to the establishment of medical marijuana dispensaries in states with medicinal cannabis programs.
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Vermont on Wednesday joined the growing list of medical marijuana states which have received threatening letters from federal prosecutors regarding state licensing of cannabis dispensaries and grow operations.
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Gov. Lincoln Chafee, Rhode Island: “Friday’s letter makes it clear DOJ will now pursue certain commercial cultivation and distribution of medical marijuana, even if such cultivation and distribution is permitted by state law” |
After Federal Threats, Gov. Lincoln Chafee Puts Hold On State’s Dispensary Licensing Program
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Governor Lincoln Chafee received a threatening letter today from Rhode Island U.S. Attorney Peter Neronha. |
Add Rhode Island to the list of states that have received threatening letters from the federal government on the issue of medical marijuana in recent weeks.