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Legal Cannabis Proponents Urge Connecticut Lawmakers to Move Quickly

HARTFORD — Proponents of legalizing marijuana in Connecticut urged state lawmakers on Tuesday to act quickly and capitalize on the ‘‘novelty factor’’ of possibly becoming the first New England state to allow recreational use of the drug.

Tracy Helin of Middletown, who is registered to use the state’s medical marijuana program to relieve cancer symptoms, warned legislators who attended an informational hearing on legalization that time is of the essence. Recreational marijuana legalization is being considered in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

‘‘If Connecticut is on the trailing end of this trend, we will miss the novelty factor . . . it won’t be the shiny new toy in a few years,’’ he said, likening legalized marijuana to casinos, which have opened in a growing number of states over the years. ‘‘If we miss the boat on this, there will be many dollars lost when we’re really in a budget crisis.’’ [Read more at the Boston Globe]

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