State moves to lift court order blocking pot shop licenses after residency requirement rejected

State moves to lift court order blocking pot shop licenses after residency requirement rejected

Buds of marijuana on display inside Mother Earth Wellness in Pawtucket, one of nine retailers licensed to sell recreational cannabis in Rhode Island. (Photo by Christopher Shea/Rhode Island Current)Now that Rhode Island has eliminated the residency requirement for recreational pot shop owners, the state’s Cannabis Control Commission is asking a federal judge to undo the court order that halted its first round of applications. Gov. Dan McKee on J…