Rhode Island Cannabis Consultants for CCC Retail Bids and Yield
Rhode Island cannabis consulting starts with a deadline: the Cannabis Control Commission (CCC) is taking adult-use retail license applications until 4:00 p.m. on November 23, 2026. We help investors file for one of 18 general or cooperative licenses and help licensed growers raise yield; our records show 58+ licenses secured.
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CCC Deadlines Before Year-End
Updated: 10/8/2026. Rhode Island regulates adult-use cannabis under the Rhode Island Cannabis Act (R.I. Gen. Laws chapter 21-28.11) and medical cannabis under the Edward O. Hawkins and Thomas C. Slater Medical Marijuana Act (chapter 21-28.6). The CCC oversees both through its Cannabis Office (CCC Cannabis Office page), and its rules took effect May 1, 2025. The CCC’s 2026 annual report counts nine licensed compassion centers, all authorized to sell to adults, and 55 licensed cultivators (CCC 2026 annual report).
November 23, the retail deadline, also starts enforcement of a wider pesticide panel: flower harvested on or after November 23 must pass the added pesticides before it can be offered at retail (CCC Bulletin 2026-4). From December 11, unless federal guidance changes, hemp-derived products over 0.4 mg of total THC per container are noncompliant and cannot be transferred to a cannabis retailer (Bulletin 2026-7). By December 31, every licensee must be operating, meaning a cultivator is cultivating, processing, packaging or manufacturing and a retailer is selling, unless it holds a variance, the CCC’s pre-approval for a change, to pause (CCC minimum operations guidance).
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Michael Williamson
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Ian Miller
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Our partners bring multi-faceted expertise across business strategy, licensing, facility development, finance, and commercial operations. That breadth is complemented by subject matter experts across the wider Catalyst BC team, allowing us to bring the right combination of experience to each client and project. The result is bespoke, collaborative support shaped around your business, priorities, and goals - with the right expertise brought to the table when it matters most.
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Hiring a Rhode Island Cannabis Consultant Before the November 23 Deadline
The CCC qualifies applications, runs the drawing and inspects licensees, but the burden of building an application rests with the applicant. A Rhode Island cannabis consultant works on that side: ownership structure, site and zoning, the business plan and rooms that pass inspection and testing.
Buying Into One of Rhode Island’s New Retail Licenses
The door is open to outsiders. After a federal court enjoined the 2025 round on April 8, 2026, the General Assembly removed the Rhode Island residency requirement (2026 amendments, H 8544), and the CCC now says applicants no longer need to be residents or have a principal place of business in the state (CCC adult-use retail FAQ, updated September 18, 2026). The CCC sets no minimum capital, but every application must describe the amount and source of equity, debt and operating capital, with financial statements or other documents showing where the funds come from.
Three of the CCC’s rules shape how capital can be spread. An applicant may file only one application per zone, and no person or entity may be an interest holder, anyone with an ownership, financial or control stake, in more than one application in the same zone. No one may be a majority owner of more than one cultivator, product manufacturer, retailer or compassion center. And the CCC counts anyone holding a veto over even one type of decision as a controlling person, and no one may be a controlling person in more than one applicant or licensee.
Investors who skip the drawing may instead seek a stake in one of the 55 licensed cultivators or nine compassion centers. No license may be sold or transferred without the CCC’s prior approval, which may require a new application, and compassion centers carry extra ownership rules under the medical act.
Our work for Rhode Island investors: zone and structure decisions through cannabis business strategy; a Rhode Island cannabis business plan with source-of-funds documentation through cannabis financial planning; the retail exhibits in all three versions through cannabis license application support; and the build to a final license through cannabis startup support.
Already Licensed in Rhode Island: Canopy Classes, Pesticide Panels and Retests
Rhode Island prices hybrid and adult-use cultivator licenses by canopy, the surface area dedicated to mature plants, and every tier of a rack counts. The CCC’s canopy guidance, effective February 23, 2026, shows a 1,120-square-foot flower room with twelve 4-by-8-foot tables holding 384 square feet of canopy, which becomes 768 square feet on two tiers (CCC canopy transition guidance). Class A covers up to 5,000 square feet and Class B 5,001 to 10,000, any canopy increase needs the CCC’s prior approval, and a cultivator may ask to step down a class and pay a lower fee at its next renewal.
So in Rhode Island, extra tiers add licensed canopy as well as yield, and can push a grow into a higher class and fee. In our experience, the math that matters is grams per square foot of canopy, not per square foot of building, and the climate has to hold mold and microbial counts down across every tier. Our Chief Operating Officer and co-founder Michael Williamson co-founded Greenhaus Industries, which patented stackable trays for growing on multiple tiers, and has 25,000+ hours (company-reported) in cultivation and dispensary operations.
For licensed rooms we work on Rhode Island cannabis facility design with HVACD (heating, ventilation, air conditioning and dehumidification), controlled environment agriculture targets per tier, cannabis vertical farming layouts tested against the canopy class, operational optimization of testing and inventory flow and, when margins slip, a cannabis turnaround diagnostic.
Our Rhode Island record: we have not yet had a Rhode Island client. Leif Olsen, our Chief Executive Officer and a co-founder, leads our licensing work, and Ian Miller, our Executive Chair and a co-founder, raised $22 million (company-reported) in private equity to build a greenfield cultivation and processing operation outside Rhode Island. We have no Rhode Island office; we deliver work on-site and remotely, and the same team runs Catalyst BC’s national cannabis consulting practice.
A word against our own interest: the CCC posts its application instructions, forms and a retail FAQ of 81 answered questions free, and an organized applicant can file without a consultant. To talk through a Rhode Island file, contact us or call (USA) 303-305-3787.
Investing in Rhode Island cannabis
- Cannabis Business Strategy ConsultingZone choice and ownership structure
- Cannabis Financial Planning & ModelingSource-of-funds file and pro formas
- Cannabis Licensing & Application SupportExhibits A to E in three versions
- Cannabis Startup SupportPrerequisites to a final license
Already licensed in Rhode Island
- Cannabis Facility Design & HVAC / HVACD EngineeringOdor control and dehumidification
- Cannabis Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA)Climate that passes microbial tests
- Cannabis Vertical Farming ConsultingTiers sized to your canopy class
- Cannabis Operational OptimizationTesting, inventory and labor flow
- Cannabis Business Turnaround & Operational RecoveryRecovery before renewal or sale
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Is the CCC Accepting Retail License Applications in October 2026?
Yes. The CCC opened its adult-use retail application period at 9:00 a.m. on August 7, 2026, and will not accept applications after 4:00 p.m. on Monday, November 23, 2026; applications go in only through the state’s cannabis licensing portal (CCC adult-use retail application page). Each applicant submits every form and exhibit three times: Version A unredacted, Version B redacted for public release and Version C stripped of names for an initial anonymous review (CCC application instructions and exhibits, 2026). An incomplete application is not reviewed, and its fee is not refunded.
Other license types are not taking applications. The CCC’s cultivator page says the application period for cultivators is closed (CCC cultivators page), its compassion center page says the same for compassion centers (CCC compassion centers page), and we found no open period for product manufacturers on the CCC’s site on October 8, 2026. The social equity certification window closed September 11, 2026, so the six social equity retail licenses are open only to applicants already certified. A Rhode Island cannabis license application must be complete when filed: the CCC may ask for more information, but applicants may not add material on their own.
Correction to published guidance (October 8, 2026): a Rhode Island consulting page we read on October 8, 2026 still tells applicants to get ready before the window opens and counts seven hybrid retailers. The CCC opened the window on August 7, 2026, and its 2026 annual report counts nine compassion centers with hybrid authorization.
CCC filings open and closed on October 8, 2026
| Filing | Status | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| General adult-use retail license | Open | Until 4:00 p.m., November 23, 2026; one application per zone |
| Workers’ cooperative retail license | Open | Same deadline; the applicant must be organized as a workers’ cooperative |
| Social equity retail license | Open to certified applicants | Certification window closed September 11, 2026 |
| Cultivator license | Closed | No new cultivator licenses available |
| Compassion center license | Closed | Renewals only, through the licensing portal |
| Variance for a change in ownership, premises or canopy | Open to licensees | File at least 60 calendar days before the change |
CCC adult-use retail, cultivator and compassion center pages, read October 8, 2026; CCC general FAQ; 560-RICR-10-10-1, § 1.3.3. Every source is listed at the bottom of this page.
Retail licenses available in each zone
| Zone | Municipalities in the CCC’s 2026 instructions | General / social equity / cooperative |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burrillville, Cumberland, Glocester, North Smithfield, Woonsocket | 2 / 1 / 1 |
| 2 | Central Falls, Johnston, Lincoln, North Providence, Providence | 2 / 1 / 1 |
| 3 | Coventry, Foster, West Greenwich, West Warwick | 2 / 1 / 1 |
| 4 | Cranston, North Kingstown, Warwick | 2 / 1 / 1 |
| 5 | Charlestown, Exeter, Hopkinton, Narragansett, Richmond, South Kingstown, Westerly | 2 / 1 / 1 |
| 6 | Bristol, East Providence, Middletown, Newport, New Shoreham, Pawtucket, Portsmouth, Tiverton, Warren | 2 / 1 / 1 |
CCC application instructions, Section D; R.I. Gen. Laws § 21-28.11-10.2; § 21-28.11-10.3.
From selection to a store that may sell
| Stage | Rule |
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| Selection | Qualified applicants are drawn at random, zone by zone, in a drawing the public can observe |
| Provisional approval | Nine months to finish the prerequisites (twelve for social equity); past that, show substantial completion and good cause |
| Before the final license | Annual fee ($30,000 for general and cooperative licenses), certificate of occupancy, completed divestiture, seed-to-sale system, a union’s labor peace attestation and a CCC inspection |
| After the final license | Start sales within three months (six for social equity); stock inventory and pass a second inspection before the first sale |
| Term and renewal | One-year license, renewed each year with an inspection |
560-RICR-10-10-1, §§ 1.4(H) to (K), 1.5(I) to (L) and 1.6(I) to (L).
Investors weighing a stake rather than a solo bid should read ownership before choosing zones.
Rhode Island’s Hybrid Retailers, Cultivators and 24 New Retail Licenses
Rhode Island’s licensing law sits mainly in two statutes and two CCC rule parts: Part 1 on applications and licensing (560-RICR-10-10-1) and Part 2 on operations (560-RICR-10-10-2). The CCC licenses compassion centers, which may also hold hybrid authorization to sell to adults; cultivators; cannabis product manufacturers; and the three adult-use retail license types. The CCC has adopted the Rhode Island Department of Health’s laboratory regulations, and the Department of Health continues to license testing laboratories.
An adult-use retailer may not cultivate, and only a hybrid retailer may sell both medical and adult-use cannabis. A product manufacturer may not cultivate and is licensed at a single location. The CCC’s general FAQ adds that no license yet allows a social consumption business such as a lounge.
What each Rhode Island license allows, and its limits
| License | What it allows | Key limit |
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| Compassion center | Cultivates, manufactures and dispenses medical cannabis to registered patients and caregivers | The statute allows nine at one time; all nine are licensed |
| Hybrid cannabis retailer | A compassion center also authorized to sell adult-use cannabis | Adult-use sales at one premises only |
| Cultivator (medical, hybrid or adult-use) | Grows, processes and sells to licensed businesses | Single location; no sales to consumers; class set by canopy (medical-only: by facility size) |
| Cannabis product manufacturer | Makes and packages products for other licensees, for both markets | Single location; may not cultivate |
| Adult-use retailer (general, social equity, workers’ cooperative) | Sells adult-use cannabis to consumers 21 and older | Adult-use sales only; may not cultivate |
560-RICR-10-10-1, §§ 1.7 to 1.10; R.I. Gen. Laws § 21-28.6-12; § 21-28.11-7; § 21-28.11-10; CCC adult-use retail FAQ, question 64.
The social equity applicant test after the 2026 amendments
| Requirement | Rule |
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| Who qualifies | A person arrested for, convicted of or adjudicated delinquent for a now-decriminalized cannabis possession offense before May 25, 2022, or a member of an impacted family; an entity must be at least 51% owned and controlled by such people |
| Impacted family | Someone whose parent, legal guardian, child, spouse or dependent was such a person, or who was such a person’s dependent |
| Other jurisdictions | An equivalent offense from another jurisdiction counts with official documentation |
| Residency | Not required |
| Certification | Window closed September 11, 2026; the CCC has scheduled no new window |
| Fees | No application fee; annual fee $0 in year 1, then $7,500, $15,000, $22,500 and $30,000 from year 5 |
| Transfers | A social equity license may be transferred only to another qualified social equity applicant |
CCC social equity FAQ, updated October 2, 2026; R.I. Gen. Laws § 21-28.11-31(g).
Licenses under the Cannabis Act generally run one year, and the CCC issues a renewal within 30 days to a licensee in good standing that has filed and paid its taxes (§ 21-28.11-21).
CCC Application, License and Canopy Fees for Rhode Island Operators
Retail application fees are charged per zone and are nonrefundable, including when an applicant is not drawn or withdraws. An applicant using an active social equity certification number pays no application fee for any retail license type.
Retail, manufacturer and compassion center fees
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| General retail license, application (per zone) | $7,500 |
| General retail license, annual | $30,000 |
| Workers’ cooperative retail license, application / annual | $7,500 / $30,000 |
| Social equity retail license, application | $0 |
| Cannabis product manufacturer, application / annual | $2,000 / $4,500 |
| Compassion center, application / annual | $10,000 / $500,000 |
| Hybrid retailer authorization, annual | $30,000 |
| Commercial cannabis identification card, per person, annual | $100 |
560-RICR-10-10-1, §§ 1.3.5(B) and 1.14.
Cultivator license classes by canopy
| Class | Canopy | Annual fee |
|---|---|---|
| Micro-license | 0 to 2,500 sq. ft. | $4,500 |
| Class A | 0 to 5,000 sq. ft. | $10,000 |
| Class B | 5,001 to 10,000 sq. ft. | $20,000 |
| New adult-use cultivator, application | Any class | $4,500 |
560-RICR-10-10-1, §§ 1.10.3 and 1.10.4(B).
Taxes on adult-use sales and inspection penalties
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| State sales tax | 7% |
| State cannabis excise tax | 10% of each retail sale |
| Local cannabis excise tax | 3% of each retail sale, paid to the city or town where the cannabis is delivered |
| Municipal fees | No cannabis-specific fee, tax or charge beyond those generally assessed on local businesses |
| Wrongful failure to cooperate with an inspection | Misdemeanor: up to a year in prison or $5,000 per violation per day, or both, and revocation |
R.I. Gen. Laws § 21-28.11-13; § 44-18-18; § 21-28.11-14; § 21-28.11-20(d).
Budget accordingly: a general retail applicant drawn in one zone pays the CCC $37,500 before opening, the $7,500 application fee plus the first $30,000 annual fee, and $30,000 every year after. Applying in all six zones costs $45,000 in nonrefundable fees, and a winner drawn in several zones may keep only one. The retailer adds the three taxes to the price, and their rates total 20% of the sale (our arithmetic from § 21-28.11-13 and § 44-18-18). The security plan must include a plan to open a secured deposit account before licensed activity; the CCC lists four local financial institutions that serve cannabis businesses, without endorsing them (CCC financial institutions list). Our cannabis startup costs breakdown covers the build-out side of the budget.
How the CCC Draws Rhode Island Retail Winners, Zone by Zone
The CCC does not score retail applications against each other. It reviews each complete application to decide whether it is qualified, and may inspect a proposed premises first. It also sends each application to the city or town, and under the statute it may approve a license only if no notice of non-compliance from the municipality arrives within 45 days (§ 21-28.11-17.1). Every qualified applicant then enters a public random drawing for its zone, and an authorized representative must attend in person.
An applicant drawn in more than one zone must choose one zone on the spot, and the next applicant is drawn for each zone it gives up. A selected applicant may not move outside its zone, and may move within the zone only with the CCC’s approval. The retail FAQ says the CCC grants no zoning extension this round: final zoning approval must be in the application by November 23. The CCC has not announced the drawing date; it plans to draw all three license types close together.
Five steps to open a Rhode Island dispensary in this round
These steps apply to a general or workers’ cooperative retail applicant (560-RICR-10-10-1, §§ 1.4 and 1.6).
- Secure site control with a lease or purchase agreement, which may be contingent on selection, and get final zoning approval, such as a zoning certificate or a granted special use permit.
- Map the 500-foot school buffer and draw the floor plan, then write the operations manual, business plan and security plan.
- File Forms 1 to 4 and Exhibits A to E in three versions, with the $7,500 fee for each zone, before 4:00 p.m. on November 23, 2026.
- Once qualified, attend the drawing; if selected, complete the prerequisites within nine months.
- Pay the $30,000 annual fee, pass the pre-license inspection, source inventory and pass the second inspection before the first sale.
In our work in other states, applications stall more often on zoning and site control than on writing, so our cannabis licensing and application team checks those first.
Who Can Own and Invest in a Rhode Island Cannabis License After the Residency Repeal
The CCC reads “interest holder” broadly. It covers every direct or indirect owner down to the individual, every officer, director and manager, anyone with managing or operational control, any investor or person with a financial interest, and any management company (560-RICR-10-10-1, § 1.2(A)(12)). A lender, guarantor or any holder who bears the risk of loss or can profit from the business has a material financial interest that must be disclosed. The retail FAQ treats a landlord whose lease takes a percentage of sales as an interest holder.
The statute allows one person to invest in several licensed businesses, provided no one is a majority owner of more than one (§ 21-28.11-19). The CCC defines majority as at least 51% ownership with control of daily operations, and interests can combine: with holders at 36%, 34% and 30%, any two together form a majority. The retail FAQ adds that an individual may hold an interest of more than 9.9% in only one license, and that a gift or other funding without repayment terms must be disclosed. No cannabis licensee or interest holder may hold any interest in a Rhode Island licensed testing laboratory. An existing licensee may also apply with a plan to divest its current interests, carrying it out only if selected. Time matters for exits: no variance that changes majority ownership, control, financial interest or compensation will be approved in the first year of licensed activities, unless the CCC finds that public health, safety, welfare or other grounds require it.
Where Rhode Island Allows New Cannabis Retail: Zones, Referendums and School Buffers
A city or town that did not already host a compassion center could put the question of new cannabis licenses on its ballot by November 8, 2022; where voters rejected it, the CCC issues no new license for recreational sales, and a town that opted out receives no local cannabis excise revenue (§ 21-28.11-15). The statute’s zone lists include six towns the CCC’s 2026 instructions do not list as included municipalities: Smithfield, Scituate, East Greenwich, Barrington, Jamestown and Little Compton; confirm with the CCC before choosing a site there. The CCC does not accept applications in any city or town that declined by referendum.
The premises must sit at least 500 feet from the property line of a pre-existing public or private K-12 school, unless the town has reduced the distance. A town may set time, place and manner rules, but its zoning may not cap establishments below the state limits, and its sign rules may be no stricter than those for liquor stores (§ 21-28.11-16). Site control needs an executed lease, a purchase agreement or proof of ownership; a letter of intent does not count, and two applicants may not claim the same unit.
A retailer may deliver only under a CCC-approved variance, between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., to a Rhode Island address, with no more than $7,500 of product in a vehicle and no cash collected at the door.
Before you sign a lease, confirm the zoning, the school buffer and the building’s fit; our cannabis facility design work starts with that screen.
CCC Testing, Retests and Rhode Island’s Combined 20% Cannabis Taxes
Every product stays in quarantine until it passes the Department of Health’s testing rules, and a batch of dried flower may not exceed 15 pounds or mix strains (560-RICR-10-10-2, § 2.26). A certificate of analysis, the lab’s test report, expires one year after it issues, so unsold stock must be retested. After a failed test, a retest must be run by the laboratory that ran the first test, on unaltered material. Otherwise the batch is remediated with CCC approval or destroyed; for microbial failures the CCC pre-approves ozone, X-ray and hydrogen peroxide treatment (CCC approved remediation processes).
Testing is tightening. Bulletin 2026-4’s added pesticide panel also covers concentrates made on or after November 23, 2026. The CCC’s quality assurance program retests flower samples drawn at cultivators and vertically integrated compassion centers (Bulletin 2026-5), and since September 2026 it also pulls packaged flower off hybrid retail shelves to compare retest results with the certificate of analysis, particularly for potency, with relabeling or a recall possible (Bulletin 2026-6).
Demand is steady. The CCC reported $120.1 million in 2025 retail sales and $47.0 million in wholesale transfers between licensees (CCC 2025 sales release), then $30.6 million in retail sales and $13.8 million in wholesale transfers for the second quarter of 2026 (CCC second-quarter 2026 release). The annual report says the share of affiliated transfers, a compassion center moving product from its own cultivation, fell below last year’s 26%, so compassion centers are buying more from cultivators.
Rhode Island’s Three Taxes on Cannabis Sales and Where They Go
Adult-use retail sales carry the 7% sales tax, a 10% state cannabis excise tax and a 3% local cannabis excise tax, collected by the retailer and paid to the tax administrator in the manner of the sales tax. State excise revenue goes to a marijuana trust fund for uses including program administration, prevention, treatment and law enforcement training; the local excise goes to the city or town where the cannabis is delivered. Application and license fees under the Cannabis Act go to the social equity assistance fund, which the annual report put at $2,539,875 in August 2026.
Federal income tax is the bigger open question: 26 U.S.C. § 280E bars deductions and credits for a business trafficking in Schedule I or II controlled substances (26 U.S.C. § 280E). The annual report says hearings on moving cannabis to Schedule III have concluded, with decisions expected in the coming months.
Two Rhode Island Engagements for the November 23 Window
Investors get an application readiness review before they file: zone choice, interest holder map, site control, zoning evidence, Exhibits A to E in all three versions checked against the CCC’s instructions, plus a Rhode Island cannabis business plan with source-of-funds documents. Licensees get a canopy and testing review: a canopy diagram and class check, a pesticide-panel plan for harvests from November 23, and Rhode Island cannabis compliance consulting on retest and remediation records. Send your zone, license type and production figures, and we will tell you plainly if another firm suits you better.
What Applicants and Licensed Cultivators Ask About CCC Licensing
Can I still apply for a Rhode Island adult-use retail license in 2026?
Yes. The CCC is accepting applications through its licensing portal until 4:00 p.m. on November 23, 2026. Late or incomplete applications are not accepted, and fees are not refunded.
Do I need to live in Rhode Island to apply for a cannabis license?
No. After a federal court enjoined the 2025 round, the 2026 amendments removed the residency requirement, and the CCC says applicants no longer need to be residents or have a principal place of business in Rhode Island.
How much does a Rhode Island retail cannabis license cost?
A general or workers’ cooperative applicant pays a $7,500 nonrefundable application fee for each zone and $30,000 a year once licensed. Certified social equity applicants pay no application fee, and a social equity license’s annual fee rises from $0 in year 1 to $30,000 by year 5.
How does the CCC choose which applicants get retail licenses?
The CCC may issue up to 24 retail licenses, four in each of six zones: two general, one social equity and one workers’ cooperative. Qualified applicants in each zone are selected by a public random drawing, not by scoring.
Can one investor back several Rhode Island retail applicants?
Yes, within limits. A person or entity may be an interest holder in only one application per zone, may not be a majority owner or controlling person in more than one applicant or licensee, and an individual may hold more than 9.9% of only one license.
How does the CCC measure cultivation canopy, and can I expand it?
Canopy is the surface area dedicated to mature plants, and each tier of a rack counts. Any canopy increase needs the CCC’s prior approval, and the published classes run to 10,000 square feet.
What can a Rhode Island grower do after a failed lab test?
The failed batch is segregated. You may ask the same laboratory to retest unaltered material, remediate with CCC approval, or destroy the batch; ozone, X-ray and hydrogen peroxide are pre-approved for microbial failures.
Which taxes does a Rhode Island cannabis retailer collect?
Three: the 7% sales tax, a 10% state cannabis excise tax and a 3% local cannabis excise tax. The retailer adds them to the price and remits them to the state tax administrator.
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Rhode Island Sources: Cannabis Act, 560-RICR-10-10 and CCC Records
Provenance. Figures checked against the statute, rule and agency text by Catalyst BC on October 8, 2026. The statutes were read on the Rhode Island General Assembly website, which had not yet incorporated the 2026 amendments; for those, this page relies on the bill text and the CCC’s own guidance. The rules were read on the Secretary of State’s Rhode Island Code of Regulations. The budget figures are our own arithmetic from the fee schedule; company figures come from Catalyst BC’s own records. Where this page and the official text differ, the official text governs.
Statutes and rules
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 21-28.11-7, licensed cannabis cultivators
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 21-28.11-10, hybrid cannabis retailers
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 21-28.11-10.2, cannabis retail sales
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 21-28.11-10.3, geographic zones
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 21-28.11-13, taxes
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 21-28.11-14, municipal fees
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 21-28.11-15, municipal authority
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 21-28.11-16, local control
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 21-28.11-17.1, general conditions for licenses
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 21-28.11-19, multiple licenses restricted
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 21-28.11-20, inspections, audits and investigations
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 21-28.11-21, expiration and renewal
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 21-28.11-31, social equity assistance program and fund
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 21-28.6-12, compassion centers
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 44-18-18, sales tax imposed
- 26 U.S.C. § 280E, via the Cornell Legal Information Institute
- 2026 amendments to the Rhode Island Cannabis Act, H 8544 (bill text linked by the CCC)
- 560-RICR-10-10-1, cannabis establishment applications, licensing and renewals
- 560-RICR-10-10-2, operational requirements for cannabis establishments
Cannabis Control Commission pages and documents
- The Cannabis Office
- Adult-use retail license application submission
- Application instructions and exhibits, 2026
- Adult-use retail license FAQ, updated September 18, 2026
- Social equity program FAQ, updated October 2, 2026
- Cultivators
- Financial institutions serving cannabis businesses
- Compassion centers
- Frequently asked questions
- Transition to canopy guidance, effective February 23, 2026
- Minimum operational activity guidance, September 2, 2026
- Approved remediation processes
- Bulletin 2026-4, additional pesticide testing enforcement
- Bulletin 2026-5, quality assurance testing program phase 1
- Bulletin 2026-6, quality assurance testing program phase 2
- Bulletin 2026-7, federal total THC limit for hemp-derived products
CCC reports and releases
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