Try Something New
The following strains can be found at RI Compassion Centers and were grown by Mammoth Inc. in Warwick. Mammoth is an award-winning, modern-day, state-of-the-art cultivation facility that uses recirculating deep-water culture […]
Events:
The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
Five Fun Things To Do: April 17 – 23
THU 18 Double-O-Larry’s: The Larry’s Lounge Variety Show brings you the best in RI spy tradecraft with its 007 themed music, comedy and more. Come early; this tends to sell […]
Regulation Conversation: As new industries enter the RI economy, there’s one DBR to rule them all
After policy-makers craft the details, who is the person behind the regulation of new industries? We take a look into the decision-making process of Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation […]
Why So Blue?
Get out your hemp pencils and mark your calendars — the Great American Hemp and Blues Festival is putting tickets on sale 4/20! On July 10, this music extravaganja […]
Creating Equity for the Harmed
On March 1, Rep. Marcia Ranglin-Vassell (District 5, PVD) introduced a bill into the House Finance Committee: H5795, The Rhode Island Cannabis Equity Act. The act creates a cannabis equity […]
Keep On Moving: Hotrods & Horns: The making of Life, Love, & Loss
To lead off, I have to give my support to the workers of Stop & Shop who are forced to forgo their wages while the company tries to replace them […]
Hash It Out: Our expert explains the various ways of producing solventless hash
Modern hash is classified as solvent, solvent-free or solventless extracts. Solvent extracts, like butane hash oil, are processed using a hydrocarbon solvent such as butane, propane or hexane to dissolve […]
A Moment with Moffat
Readers of Motif might recognize the name Jared Moffat, a longtime leader of cannabis legalization efforts and Regulate RI before he moved out of the country a few years ago. Moffat is considering […]
This Way Out: Cannabis as an exit drug from risky pharmaceuticals
“December 2015.” Those words echo in my mind. I hear what feels like a million reverberations of my voice uttering that phrase in response to friends, family and doctors inquiring, “When did it […]
Lunar Notes
Aries: The key word in your life these days is conversation. That’s many conversations with significant others, authority figures, friends, lovers and enemies. You’re going strong and are able to voice […]