A bill that would ban the practice of gifting cannabis in commercial settings is now headed to the CT Senate.
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CT legislators set to decide on the acceptable amount of mold in marijuana
The Attorney General’s Office has approved the proposed change. Now, it’s up for discussion in a legislative committee.
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Buy a T-shirt, get some weed: CT bill aims to end marijuana ‘gifting’
At a public hearing, supporters said the bill would help regulate sales, but some advocates were wary that it would re-criminalize marijuana.
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CT marijuana council approves communities targeted for equity programs
The 215 census tracts were identified based on drug convictions and unemployment rates.
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CT House approves recreational marijuana; Senate to vote Thursday
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
Chaos at Capitol: Veto threat delivered during Senate debate
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Special session to focus on marijuana legalization, budget implementer
Legislative leaders declined to expand the special session beyond marijuana legalization and a budget implementation bill.
Posted inJustice
Ritter pledges passage of marijuana legalization bill in special session
The House speaker pledged passage of a bill legalizing recreational marijuana in the next 7 to 14 days.
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Legislators say CT marijuana bill favored one potential producer
Connecticut’s marijuana legalization bill was rewritten to strike language favoring a potential applicant for a cultivation license.
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With three days left in legislative session, the rush is on to get bills passed
The House could vote on the budget today. A key senator is pushing for a Senate vote on legalizing marijuana.
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On 4/20 this year, legalizing pot is not enough
There was nothing mellow about this 4/20, the unofficial holiday for the celebration and consumption of cannabis.
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The calculus of cannabis: How legalizing pot became a political puzzle
Whether Connecticut legalizes marijuana depends on two legislators solving a puzzle of politics and numbers.
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Gov. Lamont’s cannabis bill passes out of Judiciary Committee, but not without changes
Revisions allow medical card-holders to grow their own plants and proposes that 55% of revenue go toward social-equity efforts.
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Equity issues dominate hearing on Lamont’s marijuana bill
The administration’s testimony took up the hearing’s first five hours. More than 130 people are signed up to speak.
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CT budget debate heats up quickly over equity
Urban lawmakers on the Appropriations Committee charged Gov. Ned Lamont’s budget largely ignores inequities in education and health care.