Kim Ahern quit as Rhode Island cannabis chair in October 2025. A voided lottery and a months-long vacancy left 24 new store licenses unissued.
Hoodbaby's Invader Zim sold out a test run in 24 hours, then stayed on California menus, while Rare Breeds still lists one public grower.
Asake launched GIRAN pre-rolls with El Blunto three days after Giran Republic’s first single.
Trulieve’s Middleburg dispensary, opened February 14, 2025, is still the only licensed cannabis shop in town, built for western Clay County patients and veterans.
David Watson, known as Sam the Skunkman, died at 76 after building Skunk #1 and the Amsterdam seed library behind early CBD medicines.
Greenway took seven Choice Growers cannabis brands for a receivable and a six-year royalty, then filled export bags while only The Jeffrey clearly returned to.
Curaleaf’s Sunderland plant packs imported medical cannabis for private clinics, while NHS scripts stay rare and the flower is still grown abroad.