First Month of Connecticut Adult-Use Sales Shows a Remarkable Consistency in Demand March 1, 2023 Tom Hymes Connecticut, News & Insights 0 Comments Adult-use sales of cannabis in Connecticut have been underway for only a few months, and already the numbers indicate a remarkable consistency in demand week to week, with the sole caveat that fewer than a dozen dispensaries currently serve the… Read More→
Name that Strain: Connecticut’s Strange Experiment With Cannabis Names & Numbers February 8, 2023 Tom Hymes Connecticut, Policy & Legal 0 Comments Other than the act of paying money and receiving a product in exchange, cannabis shopping in Connecticut is very, very different from anywhere else, by design. For reasons that defy comprehension, state law requires strain names to be both approved… Read More→
Connecticut GOP Bill Would Stop Adult-Use Sales (For Now) January 25, 2023 Tom Hymes Compliance and Regulations, Connecticut, News & Insights 0 Comments Connecticut House Republicans introduced legislation Tuesday containing 13 proposals concerning the regulation of cannabis that would, if passed, effectively bring the state’s nascent adult-use market to a screeching halt, at least for the time-being. One proposal would “suspend retail cannabis… Read More→
CT cannabis customers were surprised by prices. We analyzed the cost vs other states January 13, 2023 AggregatedNews Connecticut 0 Comments Prices at Connecticut’s newly-opened cannabis recreational dispensaries are higher than prices at dispensaries in surrounding states, according to a CT Insider analysis of data. On the first day of legal cannabis sales here, many customers took to social media to decry what… Read More→
Will CT recreational cannabis sales impact Massachusetts dispensaries? January 10, 2023 AggregatedNews Connecticut, Massachusetts 0 Comments Recreational cannabis users in Connecticut have been shopping at dispensaries out of state — until today. The opening of seven recreational cannabis locations marks the first time Connecticut residents will be able to buy non-medical products in their home state.… Read More→
CT retail cannabis sales set to begin Tuesday: ‘There’s going to be lines’ January 9, 2023 AggregatedNews Connecticut 0 Comments Connecticut’s first recreational cannabis retail shops will open Tuesday morning – a long awaited milestone in the state’s effort to decriminalize the drug and create an equitable legal market. State officials gave permission to nine existing medical cannabis dispensaries to… Read More→
Connecticut Adult-Use Sales Begin January 10 with Quarter-Ounce Limit December 22, 2022 Tom Hymes Connecticut, News & Insights 0 Comments Adult-use sales of cannabis are about to commence in Connecticut, but the launch will come with its own uncertainties as the state attempts a supply-and-demand balancing act that may be wishful thinking on its part. The agency overseeing the rollout,… Read More→
CT company being paid $600,000 to screen some cannabis license applicants September 13, 2022 AggregatedNews Connecticut 0 Comments As Connecticut establishes its legal weed market, the state is giving preference in licensing to so-called social equity applicants who live in areas that were targeted by past drug enforcement. It’s a move that a growing number of states where… Read More→
Cannabis in Connecticut: Concerns of a California Transplant August 15, 2022 Tom Hymes Connecticut, News & Insights 1 Comment I just moved my family to Connecticut from Los Angeles, where I have lived almost exclusively since 1979. I am a born-and-raised New Yorker and spent a lot of time in Connecticut as a kid and young man, so I’m… Read More→
Connecticut Legislates Equity, But Not a Share of the Profits for Marijuana August 5, 2022 AggregatedNews Connecticut 0 Comments In an effort to open the newly legal marijuana market to those most harmed during the years it was criminalized, Connecticut lawmakers set strict standards for who may own the emerging businesses. But they didn’t legislate anything about profits. Last… Read More→
CT releases names of marijuana businesses given initial approval July 21, 2022 AggregatedNews Connecticut 0 Comments The state has released the business names of the 16 applicants and their financial backers who were selected to be among the first to grow cannabis in Connecticut. The applicants hail from Bridgeport, Hartford, New Britain, Manchester, Middletown, Southington, Stamford… Read More→
DCP announces names of 16 applicants approved to be marijuana cultivators in CT July 19, 2022 AggregatedNews Connecticut 0 Comments (WTNH) – The Department of Consumer Protection has announced the names of the 16 applicants who were approved to be social equity cultivators. The Social Equity Council chose 16 applicants that met the requirements approved by the General Assembly to… Read More→
Marijuana has been legal in CT for a year, but still not for sale: ‘They still have a lot to do’ July 1, 2022 AggregatedNews Connecticut 0 Comments A full year into Connecticut’s legalization of adult-use cannabis, the state has yet to reap a single tax dollar from sales of recreational marijuana. But while the rollout has been slightly bumpy, with the General Assembly passing a law this… Read More→
Marijuana gifting parties are now illegal in Connecticut May 26, 2022 AggregatedNews Connecticut 0 Comments Cannabis gifting parties are no longer allowed in Connecticut. Gov. Ned Lamont this week signed legislation that seeks to crack down on the unregulated cannabis bazaars that cropped up across Connecticut after the drug became fully legal here. At the events, attended… Read More→
When will you be able to buy recreational marijuana in CT? It’s unclear May 24, 2022 AggregatedNews Connecticut 0 Comments Connecticut legalized adult-use cannabis last year, but it’s still unclear when recreational marijuana will be available to buy without a prescription. Existing medical-use cultivators and retailers could be the first to offer recreational products in the market, but only a… Read More→