Daily Briefing: Is legalized pot a growing industry in RI?

ALSO: Advertisement [eNewspaper]( | [Crosswords]( | [Horoscopes]( [Read in browser]( The Daily Briefing YOUR MORNING NEWS ROUNDUP Fri Nov 24 2023 Will Richmond | Managing Editor Communities & R.I. [@Will_Richmond]( Good morning, I'm Will Richmond at The Providence Journal and this is the Daily Briefing. Hopefully, everyone had a good rest after a full Thanksgiving meal. For some today is a day off and for others, it's back to work. One thing that appears to be working is the state's legalized marijuana program. While the debate on legalization is still fair game as we near the one-year anniversary, it appears that legalization is becoming more mainstream in Rhode Island. To me, at least, one mark of the industry's arrival and acceptance took place when a dispensary moved to one of the state's traditional commercial strips, Route 2 in Warwick. Filled with big box stores and chain restaurants, Route 2 has long been a popular destination for stores to be located and shoppers to find them. Now among the bustling roadway is the Rise Dispensary. Previously located on Jefferson Boulevard, its new location takes it out of the shadows and among the accepted businesses we don't bat an eye at. [06 Sweetspot 12192022] Sweet Spot Marijuana dispensary in Exeter, RI. [The Providence Journal / Kris Craig] Kris Craig, The Providence Journal And it certainly seems shoppers are buying in. With Dec. 1 marking the first anniversary, The Journal's Tom Mooney talked with state officials administering the legalization program to find out just how much the industry has grown. The short answer: it's growing, but how much is still to come? Find out more as Tom's story explores what's happening so far and the next steps as the industry continues to grab a foothold in Rhode Island. This Black Friday buy yourself the gift that keeps on giving, a subscription to The Providence Journal. [Find our latest offer here.]( WORTH A READ 🗳️ [Locations for 2024 presidential debates]( include an HBCU for the first time 🛒 When do Walmart, Target, Best Buy, Home Depot, etc. [open on Black Friday in RI?]( Here's when 📰 Through dad's jokes and brothers' fighting, [June Patinkin was always there and always will be]( [Today's Weather]( 🌤️ Sun and some clouds. Highs in the upper 40s. TOP STORIES [What to know about Black Friday at Rhode Island's malls]( [Providence Place mall]( Here's what to know if you're planning to head to the malls the day after Thanksgiving. [READ MORE]( Advertisement [Jacob Viveiros changes a flat tire for 71-year-old Bob Hood in the Conimicut neighborhood on Thanksgiving Day.]( [While everyone is inside cooking, AAA driver keeps holiday rolling]( Jacob Viveiros of East Providence is thankful to be part of the Thanksgiving work force. [READ MORE]( [Devanney Haruta, a Brown University Ph.D. candidate, sits at a piano placed in a wooded area on campus for her art installation "Piano (de)composition." Exposed to the elements since February, the piano will remain there until she graduates in a few years.]( [Destined for the dump, this piano became an outdoor art project]( When does a piano die? That and other existential questions are in play in the art installation "Piano (de)composition" on the Brown campus. [READ MORE]( [Affordable rental units under construction on Delaine Street in Providence.]( [RI's housing agency wants more money. Here's what they want to do with it.]( Among the requests are a new $100m bond and a tax on short-term rentals. [READ MORE]( [The Coventry Knotty Oakers pose for their victory photo after beating West Warwick on Thanksgiving Day. 11/23/23]( [Coventry extends Thanksgiving winning streak over rival West Warwick]( The program that couldn’t win a football game on Thanksgiving now can’t lose, beating West Warwick 30-14. [READ MORE]( Advertisement All of the headlines, none of the chaos. Learn daily with The Excerpt, 
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