Shortly after introducing a bill last month to legalize recreational marijuana in Rhode Island, state Rep. Scott Slater received an interesting call from a local business owner.
The caller offered support for the bill, saying his company develops fertilizer from squid excrement that could potentially be used in cannabis cultivation.
When “marijuana” and “state trooper” are used in the same sentence, it usually means someone is in trouble.
Not so if you’re referring to marijuana and Mark Lally, a decorated retired state trooper who runs the only medical cannabis dispensary currently operating in Delaware. Lally opened First State Compassion Center on June 26, 2015, after experiencing bureaucratic holdups and construction delays.
Soft-spoken, clean-cut and often donning a crisp shirt, tie and suit, Brendan Kennedy doesn’t exactly scream rebel.
But the 43-year-old co-founder and CEO of Privateer Holdings could be considered somewhat of a rule-breaker, at least inside his company.
