Rhode Island’s top cannabis regulator is stepping down a day after indicating when the state would finally award 24 new cannabis retail licenses.
Kimberly Ahern, who chaired three-member Cannabis Control Commission since its inception in 2023, resigned on Oct. 21 ahead of a rumored run for state attorney general next year.
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Ahern was appointed to the $204,069-per-year post in June 2023 by Gov. Dan McKee, whom she served as chief of staff.
In her resignation letter, Ahern highlighted the recent creation of a social-equity program as well as the long-awaited launch of a new licensing window.
“These milestones have laid a strong foundation for the careful expansion of adult-use cannabis retail licensing statewide,” she wrote.
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