Connecticut Gov. Lamont signs marijuana bill; possession will be legal on July 1, retail sales could begin by the end of 2022 June 22, 2021 AggregatedNews Connecticut 0 Comments Gov. Ned Lamont signed a bill legalizing the use, sale and cultivation of marijuana for recreational use Tuesday, calling the measure “a model for the rest of the nation.” The bill signing at the Capitol culminates a yearslong push by… Read More→
Marijuana legalization has been approved by Connecticut lawmakers. Here are 9 things to know about the bill June 17, 2021 AggregatedNews Connecticut 0 Comments Connecticut lawmakers voted on marijuana legalization this week after years of debate, and the 297-page measure is a sweeping package that establishes the framework for the new marijuana market, creates an option to erase past criminal convictions and seeks to… Read More→
Gov. Ned Lamont threatens to veto Connecticut marijuana legalization bill if equity matter is not addressed; measure passed Senate 19-12 June 16, 2021 AggregatedNews Connecticut 0 Comments Gov. Ned Lamont is threatening to veto a bill legalizing and taxing marijuana because it does not go far enough in addressing the historical trauma of the war on drugs and ensuring equity in the state’s budding recreational marijuana industry.… Read More→
Five things to know about recreational marijuana in Connecticut June 11, 2021 AggregatedNews Connecticut 0 Comments Democratic House leaders announced Wednesday that they would be going into special session and voting on a recreational marijuana bill sometime this month. The legislative session is ending at midnight Wednesday night. "My hunch is they can't get it done… Read More→
Connecticut House speaker says final vote on legal weed will happen in special session before end of June June 10, 2021 AggregatedNews Connecticut 0 Comments Efforts to legalize marijuana once again fell short in the General Assembly this year, but House Speaker Matt Ritter pledged that lawmakers will take it up in a special session before July 1. “It’s going to be voted on ...… Read More→
Connecticut Senate narrowly approves legalizing recreational marijuana, 19-17 June 8, 2021 AggregatedNews Connecticut 0 Comments After a nearly five-hour debate into the wee hours of Tuesday morning, the state Senate narrowly voted 19-17 to legalize recreational marijuana, with one Republican joining Democrats in a controversial result that now moves the issue to the House of… Read More→
9 things to know about the legal weed bill Connecticut lawmakers expect to vote on this week June 7, 2021 AggregatedNews Connecticut 0 Comments Connecticut lawmakers are expected to take a vote on marijuana legalization this week after years of debate, and the 297-page measure they will consider is a sweeping package that establishes the framework for the new marijuana market, creates an option… Read More→
Legal weed deal reached between Gov. Lamont, Connecticut lawmakers; homegrown OK’d in 2023; still needs approval in coming days June 7, 2021 AggregatedNews Connecticut 0 Comments After five years of efforts, Connecticut lawmakers have reached a wide-ranging compromise on legalizing recreational marijuana that Gov. Ned Lamont will sign if passed by the legislature. Final approval, however, remains uncertain because the measure requires votes by the state… Read More→
Connecticut Takes First Steps Toward Legalizing Recreational Marijuana April 11, 2021 AggregatedNews Connecticut 0 Comments A bill that would legalize recreational marijuana cleared its first hurdle Tuesday when the judiciary committee approved it by a narrow margin. “I am a proponent of legalizing cannabis,” Sen. Gary Winfield (D-New Haven) said. Winfield said he supports both… Read More→
Connecticut’s legal marijuana trade is ready to bloom February 15, 2021 AggregatedNews Connecticut 0 Comments On the coldest and grayest days of winter, a warm and improbably bright yellow light reliably shines on a dense thicket of plantings deep inside a repurposed warehouse. They are marijuana plants, some as tall as Christmas trees, thick with… Read More→
Advocates make new push to legalize recreational marijuana in Connecticut January 28, 2021 AggregatedNews Connecticut 0 Comments Proponents of legal cannabis in Connecticut said there’s a better than average chance a bill will pass in 2021, while opponents said the old barriers still haven’t been removed. “I’m hoping there isn’t a stumbling block to passing legislation this… Read More→
Will recreational marijuana be legalized in Connecticut this year? Here’s what could happen in the General Assembly. January 28, 2021 AggregatedNews Connecticut 0 Comments Proponents of legal cannabis in Connecticut said there’s a better than average chance a bill will pass in 2021, while opponents said the old barriers still haven’t been removed. “I’m hoping there isn’t a stumbling block to passing legislation this… Read More→
Cannabis producers expand for growth, legalization in Connecticut December 21, 2020 AggregatedNews Connecticut 0 Comments The state’s four licensed marijuana growers are planning for the inevitable, if not imminent, approval of cannabis sales for adult recreational use in Connecticut by expanding their footprints. With the state’s fragile economy — all the worse in the coronavirus… Read More→
Still a close vote: Lawmakers outline two paths to recreational cannabis in Connecticut November 24, 2020 AggregatedNews Connecticut 0 Comments On the campus of a medical marijuana grower in Rocky Hill, state lawmakers on Tuesday outlined two possible paths to legalizing recreational marijuana, which has eluded Connecticut for years while neighboring states have passed it. The first — voting on… Read More→
Study: Legal marijuana in Connecticut would raise between $784M and $952M in state taxes in first five years September 16, 2020 AggregatedNews Connecticut 0 Comments A new study by a UConn economist says legalizing recreational marijuana in Connecticut would generate between $784 million and $952 million in new state tax revenue over five years. The study, funded by a national group that lobbies for marijuana… Read More→