Residential Solar Energy Disclosure and Homeowners Bill of Rights Act, 2024 P.L. Ch. 67 & 68 Pursuant to the recently-enacted Residential Solar Energy Disclosure and Homeowners Bill of Rights Act, 2024 P.L. Ch. 67 & 68, the Department of Business Regulation will begin licensing retailers, sales representatives, and other entities involved with the sale or lease of residential solar energy systems on March 1, 2025. The Department is currently preparing regulations and guidance necessary to implement the provisions of this Act. If you have any questions or complaints relating to the regulation of solar retailers, please email the Department at DBR.Solar@dbr.ri.gov. Stay tuned for further updates.
Holiday Hours and Cold Weather Safety The State of Rhode Island will be observing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's Birthday on Monday, January 20, 2025 and our office will be closed. Normal business hours will resume on Tuesday, January 21st at 8:30 AM.The National Weather Service is forecasting overnight low temperatures Monday and Tuesday "mainly in the single digits" with some "below zero readings possible too," adding "wind chills will certainly drop below zero." Here are some Cold Weather Safety Tips posted on the State Fire Marshal's website
CCC Adult Use Regulations Proposed Proposed rules and regulations for Adult Use Cannabis have been proposed by the Cannabis Control Commission and can be found on the Secretary of State website or on the Commission’s website.The Commission is accepting written comments on the proposed regulations through February 7, 2025. Please send your comments to cccinquiry@ccc.ri.gov or the Commission’s mailing address, however, email is preferred.A public hearing on all four regulations will be held in person on Friday, January 24, 2025, at 1pm at the Public Utilities Commission, 89 Jefferson Blvd, Warwick, RI, 02886. Public comment will only be received in person at this hearing.
Licensed Compassion Centers The below are licensed Compassion Centers in RI For each Compassion Center, below is a link to the "Form 2 - Disclosure of Owners and Interest Holders" it has filed with the Department License# Name Address Phone WebPage Date of Renewal Hybrid Grow/ Retail License MMP CC 001 Thomas C. Slater Compassion Center 1 Corliss StreetProvidence, RI 02904 401-274-1000 Website Link January 14, 2024 Yes / Yes MMP CC 002 Greenleaf Compassionate Care Center 1637 West Main Road, Portsmouth, RI 02871 401-293-5987 Website Link May 25, 2024 Yes / Yes MMP CC 003 Summit Medical Compassion Center D/B/A RISE Warwick 444 Quaker Lane,Warwick, RI 02886 401-889-3990 Website Link October 13, 2024 Yes / Yes MMP CC 004 Plant Based Compassionate Care D/B/A Sweetspot Dispensary 560 South County Trail, Bldg. BExeter, RI 02822 401-271-3869 Website Link June 9, 2024 Yes / Yes MMP CC 005 Aura of Rhode Island, Inc. F/K/A Pinnacle Compassion Center, Inc. 1136 Lonsdale AvenueCentral Falls, RI 02806 401-335-5356 Website Link September 19, 2024 N/a / Yes MMP CC 006 Mother Earth Wellness Inc. 125 Esten AvenuePawtucket, RI 02860 401-352-4300 Website Link November 4, 2024 Yes / Yes MMP CC 007 Solar Therapeutics Rhode Island D/B/A Solar Cannabis Co. 65 Meadow Street, Unit AWarwick, RI 02886 401-642-1919 Website Link March 15, 2024 N/a / Yes