The Thomas C. Slater Compassion Center is open for business. The amusing names attached to certain cannabis strains may tend to undermine their image as serious medicine but this nomenclature has been evolving over many years and in no way diminishes the validity of the treatment. Plant taxonomy in general is full of sly references — particularly at the level of individual cultivars — why would this be any different.
Slater was a democratic member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives from 1995 until his death of lung cancer in 2009. One of the final pieces of legislation sponsored by Slater involved the legalization of medical marijuana; this despite the fact that he himself did not find the need of it for relief of his own symptoms. Slater just wanted to ensure safe and legal access for those who did.
The TCS Compassion Center is closed Mondays and located at 1 Corliss Street right across from the big post office (directions).
Hours: Tuesday through Friday 10am to 7pm/Saturday and Sunday 10am to 4pm. More details at the Slater Center website.