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A woman at a podium answers a question from a man holding a mic in the audience.
Posted inEconomic Development

CT cannabis startups make pitch to investors

Avatar photo by Erica E. Phillips September 6, 2023 @ 4:59 pmSeptember 7, 2023 @ 4:02 pm

The presentations from cannabis startups were the culmination of a 10-month, $1 million state-sponsored accelerator program.

Marijuana under cultivation indoors where light, temperature and humidity are controlled.
Posted inHealth

Legislators approve mold regulation changes for medical marijuana

Avatar photo by Ginny Monk May 25, 2022 @ 3:54 pmJuly 5, 2022 @ 6:00 pm

The change means an increase for substances tested at one of the state’s labs and a decrease at the other, equalizing the two labs.

Kelly Crain, of Middletown, Aldo Cucciniello, of Hamden, and Joshua Frazer, of East Hartford sit in front of the state Capitol on Tuesday, March 22, 2022. The three were part of a protest against a bill that would ban cannabis gifting in Connecticut. Crain and Frazer are medical marijuana patients and said they've needed to get their medicine as gifts from friends or family members at times when their symptoms were particularly bad.
Posted inGovernment

Marijuana gifting bill passes CT House, with some changes

Avatar photo by Ginny Monk April 26, 2022 @ 6:15 pmJuly 5, 2022 @ 6:00 pm

A bill that would ban the practice of gifting cannabis in commercial settings is now headed to the CT Senate.

Marijuana under cultivation indoors where light, temperature and humidity are controlled.
Posted inGovernment

CT legislators set to decide on the acceptable amount of mold in marijuana

Avatar photo by Ginny Monk April 1, 2022 @ 4:11 pmJuly 5, 2022 @ 6:00 pm

The Attorney General’s Office has approved the proposed change. Now, it’s up for discussion in a legislative committee.

Posted inGovernment

Buy a T-shirt, get some weed: CT bill aims to end marijuana ‘gifting’

Avatar photo by Ginny Monk March 10, 2022 @ 5:00 amJuly 5, 2022 @ 6:00 pm

At a public hearing, supporters said the bill would help regulate sales, but some advocates were wary that it would re-criminalize marijuana.

Posted inPolitics

CT marijuana council approves communities targeted for equity programs

Avatar photo by Kelan Lyons August 5, 2021 @ 3:25 pmJuly 5, 2022 @ 6:00 pm

The 215 census tracts were identified based on drug convictions and unemployment rates.

Posted inPolitics

Lamont signs Connecticut’s marijuana legalization law

Avatar photo by Mark Pazniokas June 22, 2021 @ 5:10 pmJuly 5, 2022 @ 6:00 pm

Possession of small amounts of recreational marijuana becomes legal in Connecticut on July 1.

Posted inPolitics

CT House approves recreational marijuana; Senate to vote Thursday

Avatar photo by Mark Pazniokas June 16, 2021 @ 9:08 pmJuly 5, 2022 @ 6:00 pm

The House of Representatives voted Wednesday for legislation that would create a legal market for recreational marijuana in Connecticut.

Posted inMoney

CT Senate passes marijuana bill, governor vows veto over changes

Avatar photo by Mark Pazniokas June 15, 2021 @ 11:00 pmJuly 5, 2022 @ 6:00 pm

Chaos at Capitol: Veto threat delivered during Senate debate

Posted inMoney

Special session to focus on marijuana legalization, budget implementer

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Mark Pazniokas and Jan Ellen Spiegel June 14, 2021 @ 6:43 pmJuly 5, 2022 @ 6:00 pm

Legislative leaders declined to expand the special session beyond marijuana legalization and a budget implementation bill.

Posted inMoney, Politics

Tensions between private money and public interest in CT marijuana debate

Avatar photo by Mark Pazniokas June 11, 2021 @ 4:07 pmJuly 5, 2022 @ 6:01 pm

Whether motivated by altruism, opportunism or both, a proposed shortcut to a cannabis cultivation license did not go well.

Posted inJustice

Ritter pledges passage of marijuana legalization bill in special session

Avatar photo by Mark Pazniokas June 9, 2021 @ 12:36 pmJuly 5, 2022 @ 6:01 pm

The House speaker pledged passage of a bill legalizing recreational marijuana in the next 7 to 14 days.

Marijuana under cultivation indoors where light, temperature and humidity are controlled.
Posted inJustice

Senate narrowly votes to legalize marijuana in Connecticut

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Mark Pazniokas and Keith M. Phaneuf June 8, 2021 @ 4:26 amJuly 5, 2022 @ 6:01 pm

The Senate voted 19-17 early Tuesday for a bill to legalize recreational marijuana in Connecticut.

Posted inPolitics

On 4/20 this year, legalizing pot is not enough

Avatar photo by Mark Pazniokas April 20, 2021 @ 9:11 pmJuly 5, 2022 @ 6:01 pm

There was nothing mellow about this 4/20, the unofficial holiday for the celebration and consumption of cannabis.

Marijuana under cultivation indoors where light, temperature and humidity are controlled.
Posted inPolitics

The calculus of cannabis: How legalizing pot became a political puzzle

Avatar photo by Mark Pazniokas April 13, 2021 @ 5:00 amJuly 5, 2022 @ 6:01 pm

Whether Connecticut legalizes marijuana depends on two legislators solving a puzzle of politics and numbers.

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