Soon after big box stores, auto dealers and shopping plazas popped up on Route 2, the retail strip was dubbed Warwick’s “miracle mile.” It’s no wonder. The stretch, well more … more

The signing of a recreational marijuana legalization bill is an important moment in Rhode Island’s history that is worth celebrating — indicative that state legislators have finally come … more

Beacon Staff Reports At the time of publication, it is expected that cannabis will be legalized after the General Assembly  voted in favor of legislation to legalize, regulate and tax adult … more

Should cannabis be legalized in Rhode Island? Lawmakers will soon be making that decision. A bill that would legalize, regulate and tax recreational cannabis sales in Rhode Island was … more

While there aren’t prominent signs to indicate their presence, almost half of the state’s 68 licensed marijuana cultivators operate out of Warwick. According to the Rhode Island … more

If you were to go back in time even just five years ago and say that, in 2021, Rhode Island would be unable to pass recreational marijuana legislation into law because there were too many different ideas in favor of the concept (and how to do it more

By ARDEN BASTIA Advocates and opponents are making their stances heard as state legislators debate two bills to legalize recreational marijuana. Lawmakers in the Senate Judiciary Committee heard testimony regarding both bills on April 1, holding both for more

By JOHN HOWELL Reclaim RI that describes itself as "a grassroots group of organizers seeking to take back our state for everyday people" distributed door tabs Sunday in the districts of House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi and Senate Majority Leader more

By DANIEL KITTREDGE In a significant step toward the legalization of recreational marijuana, two local lawmakers on Tuesday submitted legislation in the Rhode Island Senate that would establish a regulatory and tax structure for retail cannabis sales. more

Marijuana grow investigated Warwick Police officers and other law enforcement personnel worked at the former JONAH Community Center at 830 Oakland Beach Ave. early on the afternoon of Dec. 11, removing a large number of marijuana plants along with more

By ARDEN BASTIA In an unassuming warehouse tucked behind Jefferson Boulevard, Growth Industries is revolutionizing marijuana cultivation and standardizing medicine. Alex Lavin, CEO and founder of Growth Industries, emphasizes this grow operation is more

By JOHN HOWELL With little notice, a battle is shaping up over an ordinance that would regulate the location of compassion centers and marijuana cultivating operations in the city. Presently the city has one of three compassion centers in the state and more

By LAURA WEICK A Warwick laboratory is the state's first licensed marijuana testing and sampling lab, part of a statewide process to improve medical marijuana safety. The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) licensed Green Peaks Analytical, a more