Connecticut officials have designated facilities in Branford, Bridgeport, Bristol, Hartford, South Windsor and Uncasville to serve as the state’s first six medical marijuana dispensaries.
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Connecticut legalized adult-use cannabis in 2021, but it’s still unclear when recreational weed will be available to buy without a prescription.
Companies in four CT towns to produce medical marijuana
Portland, Simsbury, Watertown and West Haven will be home to facilities that produce medical marijuana for patients to use in accordance with state law, officials announced Tuesday.
Connecticut has 1,154 medical marijuana patients, but no applicants to grow or provide the drug yet
As of Tuesday, there were 1,154 patients certified to use marijuana for medicinal purposes in Connecticut, according to the state Department of Consumer Protection. Of those, 365 live in New Haven County, 281 live in Fairfield County, and 222 live in Hartford County. Tolland County has 28 patients, the fewest of any county.

