The Providence Journal reported today that Cuttino Mobley, a Philadelphia native who has played for the Houston Rockets and New York Knicks, is hoping to open a medical marijuana dispensary in Rhode Island.
“You get it after a while,” Mobley said. “You know what you’re supposed to do.”
One of the things he wants to do now is start a wellness center in Warwick, one that will be allowed to dispense medical marijuana. He says he got interested in the field of wellness both through his own medical condition and those of other people close to him, and adds that the health field is one of the fastest growing in the country. Read full article at projo.com
Rhode Island is looking to license medical marijuana supply facilities.
Right now qualified patients or their caregivers must cultivate the cannabis on their own. Rhode Island does allow of collective gardens to be formed to help assure safe access.
Entrepreneurs, green with envy over the West Coast, are casting an emerald gaze at the domestic cannabis industry opening up back East.
Last year fifteen groups endured an intense application process in Rhode Island only to have them all be denied by the state.
This week, after a second round of applications, RI again delayed the announcement if anyone will get a dispensary permit this year.
Cuttino Mobley was forced to leave his promising career in the NBA after doctors discovered that he has an enlarged heart.
The interview in The Providence Journal hints that Mobley is taking the right attitude into a business that needs to serve sick and dying residents.
It is refreshing to see a sports celebrity’s business venture be something more altruistic than a clothing line or body spray!
More information: http://ripatients.org
Chris Goldstein is a respected marijuana reform advocate. As a writer and radio broadcaster he has been covering cannabis news for over a decade. He volunteers with local groups to change prohibition laws including PhillyNORML and The Coalition for Medical Marijuana New Jersey. He enjoys old school hip-hop, vintage airplanes and changing the world. Contact chris { at } freedomisgreen.com