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It has been nearly a decade since the first time a majority of Americans supported legalizing cannabis. Two years ago, that number reached a record high, according to Gallup, with 68 percent supporting marijuana legalization — a number that has held steady since. That same year, as the coronavirus pandemic engulfed the country in March 2020, medical marijuana businesses were declared essential, allowing them to remain open along with pharmacies and grocery stores. It was a triumph for legalization advocates. As the New York Times reported, it was “official recognition that for some Americans, cannabis is as necessary as milk…

The State Bond Commission today is considering allocating $10 million to provide low-interest loans to cannabis entrepreneurs as Connecticut’s recreational adult-use market prepares to come online.    If approved, the Department of Economic and Community Development would receive $10 million to provide low-interest loans to social equity applicants seeking to start or maintain a cannabis establishment. Distribution of funds would be awarded based on applications submitted to the Social Equity Council.    This would be the first allocation from the $50 million the state earmarked for technical assistance and business accelerator programs for social equity applicants. Per guidelines from the state, a…

WATERBURY — A Rhode Island couple accused of keeping their two young children in “squalor” while they were on the run from authorities have been charged with child abuse offenses in Connecticut. Jesueily Sanchez, 25, and Tyshaun Peete, 28, were arrested in Waterbury this week by local police and members of the U.S. Marshals’ Rhode Island and Connecticut Violent Fugitive Task Force. Authorities learned they were staying at a third-floor apartment in Waterbury, according to incident reports from their arrests obtained Wednesday by Hearst Connecticut Media Group. Law enforcement used a battering ram to break open the apartment door after…

WATERBURY — A Rhode Island couple accused of keeping their two young children in “squalor” while they were on the run from authorities have been charged with child abuse offenses in Connecticut. Jesueily Sanchez, 25, and Tyshaun Peete, 28, were arrested in Waterbury this week by local police and members of the U.S. Marshals’ Rhode Island and Connecticut Violent Fugitive Task Force. Authorities learned they were staying at a third-floor apartment in Waterbury, according to incident reports from their arrests obtained Wednesday by Hearst Connecticut Media Group. Law enforcement used a battering ram to break open the apartment door after…

CLEVELAND, March 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — MMJ.com is a telemedicine platform that allows medical marijuana patients to meet with a state-certified MMJ doctor via telephone or webcam. Their MMJ card service has been designed to streamline the process of a patient gaining access to receive a medical marijuana card or renewal from the comfort of their home. THE PROBLEM Continue Reading Medical Marijuana Card Online MMJ.com Medical Marijuana Card Online with MMJ.com The ability for patients to obtain medical marijuana is not a simple task. A patient must sometimes drive up to six hours in their home state just to find…

Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that five men have pleaded guilty in Bridgeport federal court to firearm charges stemming from a plan to murder an individual and set fire to the Bridgeport business where he worked. The following five individuals pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon: DOMINICK GONZALEZ, also known as “Dom,” 31, of BridgeportLUIS MERCADO, also known as “Pops,” 55, of BridgeportGEORGE RIVERA, also known as “Pito,” 33, of DanburyJASON SCOTT, also known as “Hood,” 39, of BridgeportLUIS MEJIAS, also known as “Kermit,” 35, of Waterbury…

Georgia lawmakers on Tuesday advanced a bipartisan resolution that calls for the formation of a House study committee to investigate the therapeutic potential of psychedelics like psilocybin and make recommendations for reforms. The legislation, sponsored by House Appropriations Public Safety Subcommittee Chairman Bill Hitchens (R), was taken up by the House Defense And Veterans Affairs Committee and approved unanimously via a voice vote. That panel’s chair, Rep. Heath Clark (R), is a cosponsor of the measure. Before the vote, lawmakers discussed the potential therapeutic value of psychedelics for military veterans. “I certainly have a place in my heart for people…

Georgia lawmakers on Tuesday advanced a bipartisan resolution that calls for the formation of a House study committee to investigate the therapeutic potential of psychedelics like psilocybin and make recommendations for reforms. The legislation, sponsored by House Appropriations Public Safety Subcommittee Chairman Bill Hitchens (R), was taken up by the House Defense And Veterans Affairs Committee and approved unanimously via a voice vote. That panel’s chair, Rep. Heath Clark (R), is a cosponsor of the measure. Before the vote, lawmakers discussed the potential therapeutic value of psychedelics for military veterans. “I certainly have a place in my heart for people…