CT Cannabis/Hemp Bill Nears House Vote (UPDATED) April 4, 2024 Tom Hymes Compliance and Regulations, Connecticut, News & Insights 0 Comments Fresh off its passage by the General Law Committee, a substitute for HB5150 – An Act Concerning Cannabis and Hemp Regulation – received a favorable report by the Legislative Commissioner’s Office of the Connecticut General Assembly on Tuesday, and was… Read More→
CT Retail Weed Sales Fall for Second Month March 13, 2024 Tom Hymes Connecticut, News & Insights, Retail 0 Comments Signaling a trend no market wants to see, Connecticut’s retail cannabis sales for both medical and adult-use fell by well over a million dollars between January and February. According to the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection (DCP), which regulates the… Read More→
Lawmakers, trying ‘to wrest back a little’ control on cannabis, plan fixes to CT law March 13, 2024 AggregatedNews Connecticut 0 Comments Recognizing a fast-changing world, a key state committee voted Tuesday to expand the overall marijuana regulation to THC-infused beverages. Only 14 months since licensed retailers began selling recreational marijuana in Connecticut, legislators said they are trying to make sure that they regulate the products… Read More→
The ‘Simple People’ Are Legislating in CT February 27, 2024 Tom Hymes Compliance and Regulations, Connecticut, News & Insights 2 Comments Connecticut legislators were unprepared for the large number of people who showed up last Thursday to testify before the General Law Committee and had to move the proceedings to a larger chamber to accommodate everyone. It was a simple mistake… Read More→
CT Bill Would Prohibit Cannabis Discounts February 26, 2024 Tom Hymes Compliance and Regulations, Connecticut, News & Insights 0 Comments 421 bills have thus far been introduced for consideration by Connecticut’s General Assembly in the 2024 legislative session, which was convened February 7 and runs until May 8. Among the bills are half a dozen that deal in some way… Read More→
Connecticut Flower Supply Remains Spotty – UPDATED February 13, 2024 Tom Hymes Connecticut, News & Insights 0 Comments We are midway through February, and while the availability of raw flower in Connecticut’s dispensaries has improved slightly, it has also settled into a hit-or-miss proposition that seems to depend on where you live. It is rare these days to… Read More→
Connecticut’s recent cannabis shortage is a supply vs. demand issue, officials say January 29, 2024 AggregatedNews Connecticut, Uncategorized 1 Comment Several cannabis companies have recently sent emails to their customers, telling them there has been a shortage of cannabis flower, the plant material used to roll joints. “We are currently facing a flower shortage in the state due to limited… Read More→
Connecticut’s Captive Cannabis Market December 14, 2023 Tom Hymes Connecticut, News & Insights 1 Comment Wikipedia describes a captive market as “a market where the potential consumers face a severely limited number of competitive suppliers; their only choices are to purchase what is available or to make no purchase at all. The term therefore applies… Read More→
Is recreational cannabis killing Connecticut’s medical marijuana program? November 1, 2023 AggregatedNews Connecticut 0 Comments Less than a year after the recreational market opened, Connecticut’s medical cannabis program is showing signs of decay, which follows a pattern seen in other states where cannabis has been legalized for medicinal uses, medical cannabis advocates say. Since cannabis became available recreationally,… Read More→
Connecticut Update: Flower Sales Level Out in State October 24, 2023 Tom Hymes Connecticut, News & Insights 0 Comments There is something strangely disconcerting about the consistency of the Connecticut cannabis market, which, ten months after the start of adult-use sales on January 10, broke the $25 million for single-month sales mark in September. To reach that milestone, the… Read More→
CT cannabis sales pass $25 million in September; recreational use hits $14 million October 11, 2023 AggregatedNews Connecticut 0 Comments Sales of cannabis in Connecticut passed $25 million in September for the first time, the Department of Consumer Protection said Tuesday. According to preliminary data, sales of adult-use marijuana, also known as recreational cannabis, totaled $14.39 million in September, while… Read More→
Connecticut Senate Passes Last-Minute Bills Regulating Hemp, Updating Cannabis Laws June 8, 2023 Tom Hymes Connecticut, Hemp Industry News, News & Insights 0 Comments A multi-section bill containing an array of changes to Connecticut's cannabis regulations that was passed by the Senate this week included language intended to close loopholes in existing law that allow intoxicating hemp-derived products to be sold at unlicensed stores.… Read More→
NECANN Debuts Connecticut Cannabis and Hemp Convention in Hartford May 23, 2023 Tom Hymes Connecticut, News & Insights 0 Comments I came away a smarter person after attending NECANN’s most recent cannabis convention held this weekend in Connecticut’s capital city of Hartford. But considering the size of the show, which was held at the XL Center, calling the event a… Read More→
Fine Fettle cannabis dispensary had 5 of its pending CT licenses pulled. Why? It’s complicated. April 9, 2023 AggregatedNews Connecticut, Social Equity 0 Comments Connecticut's appointed council regulating equitable growth in the state's new cannabis industry has dealt a setback to an up-and-coming cannabis company with an outlet in Stamford. Fine Fettle, which operates four stores in Connecticut and two in Massachusetts, was stripped… Read More→
Mold in marijuana? Connecticut’s rules are less strict than other states March 23, 2023 AggregatedNews Connecticut 0 Comments Connecticut is joined by only Florida and Maryland in setting the mold limit as high as 100,000 CFU/g. But safety standards vary widely across the nation. Branford resident Alex London uses cannabis to help with lingering back pain and migraines… Read More→