US RI: Compassion Center Bids Rejected by Health Panel

The Providence Journal, 11 Sep 2010 – PROVIDENCE – In a surprise move, the state Health Department on Friday announced that none of the 15 applicants seeking to open the state’s first compassion center for medical-marijuana patients are qualified to open their doors. The announcement came in a four-paragraph e-mail that said all of the applicants "either failed to meet the minimum scoring requirements or they were disqualified from review for failing to comply with the application requirements."