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How to check a Rhode Island cannabis store
Right now, Rhode Island’s adult-use cannabis stores are licensed compassion centers.1 Look the store up in the Cannabis Control Commission’s (CCC) list before you buy. The store’s name and address should match the list. If you can’t find the store there, don’t buy there.
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1. Search the CCC’s list
The CCC says licensed compassion centers are the stores selling adult-use cannabis, and links to its list of them.1
- Go to the CCC’s list of licensed compassion centers .
- Find the store by name or address. The list shows each center’s license number, name, address, phone and website.2
- Check the column Hybrid Grow/ Retail License. A store that sells to adults 21 and older should show Yes for retail.2
- Check that the name and address match the store’s sign or website.
The list does not show a license status.2 If you have questions about a store’s license, contact the CCC’s Cannabis Office.7
State law lets the CCC license up to 24 more retail stores.3 The CCC says its application is open until November 23, 2026.1 Until new stores open and appear on a CCC list, use the compassion center list.
2. If you order delivery
- A licensed retailer may deliver only if the CCC has given it permission (a variance) and signed off on its delivery plan.4 Ask the store before you order.
- Delivery goes only to a Rhode Island address, between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m.4
- You must be 21 or older with a government ID, or a Rhode Island patient cardholder. The name on the order must match your ID.4
- You pay ahead or electronically. Drivers can’t take cash at the door.4
3. Check the label and keep the package
Cannabis can’t be sold until a licensed lab has tested it.3 Labs are licensed by the Rhode Island Department of Health.5
Licensed products show the business name and license number, a tracking number, the THC and CBD amounts from a licensed lab, and the state’s warning symbol on the front. Warnings are in a bright yellow box.4
Edibles may have up to 10 mg of THC per serving and 100 mg per package.4 Keep the package so you can match it to a recall notice or report a problem.
Hemp and CBD shops are different
A hemp or CBD shop is not a licensed cannabis store. Hemp products you eat or drink may have no more than 1 mg of THC per serving and 5 mg per package, and may be sold only to people 21 and older.6
If something doesn’t look right
If you have a question or concern about a product, the CCC says to contact the store where you bought it first.1 For more help, call the CCC’s Cannabis Office at 401-889-5607 or email ccc.cannabiscompliance@ccc.ri.gov.7
Official source
Rhode Island’s cannabis regulator: Cannabis Control Commission (CCC)
- Check a business license Official license list
- See official recalls No public recall list found
- File a complaint Report an unlicensed business or a problem
- Regulator website Laws, rules and news
These links go to the regulator’s own website. CHSA does not copy or host license records, so you always see the official, current version.
Sources
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Licensed Compassion Centers
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 21-28.11-10.2, Cannabis retail sales
- Operational Requirements for Cannabis Establishments (560-RICR-10-10-2)
- Licensing Analytical Laboratories for Sampling and Testing Cannabis (216-RICR-60-05-6)
- Rhode Island Industrial Hemp Program (560-RICR-10-20-1)
- How to Get in Touch With the CCC
CHSA does not test, certify or endorse products or retailers.