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For almost a decade, Ryan Vassar has been involved in Connecticut’s cannabis and hemp cultivation industry, running a small business that’s taken advantage of the state’s growing medical marijuana program. Now, with more pot cultivators expected to pop up across the state following recreational legalization, Vassar sees significant growth opportunities ahead. Vassar, 41, owns and operates Mr. Nice Guy, a Wolcott-based cannabis cultivation and organic garden supply store. The company sells everything from soil and composters to grow lights and tents to support the entire grow process from planting to cultivation. The business has been at its current 2,000-square-foot retail…

Most New Yorkers voters are against allowing people with prior marijuana convictions to get a head start in launching adult-use retail stores in the state, a new poll found just days after regulators approved a proposal to do just that. The survey from Siena College shows that only 33 percent of New Yorkers favor “ensuring that many of the first licenses for marijuana retail stores go to those previously convicted of marijuana-related crimes or their family members,” compared to 54 percent who are opposed and 13 percent who said they aren’t sure. It’s an interesting data point, as there’s generally…

Connecticut Accepts Unlimited Applications Through Cannabis License Lottery In February 2022, Connecticut’s Department of Consumer Protection (DCP) started accepting applications for certain cannabis licenses for a period of 90 days. The cannabis licenses will be awarded through a lottery process in which six general retail licenses and six social equity licenses initially will be available. Social equity applicants must provide proof of income and residency, among other requirements, and will be selected outside the lottery process by DCP. Additionally, DCP cannot award a license to an applicant that already has two or more licenses in the same license category (e.g.,…

RIDGEFIELD — Officials are gauging residents’ interest on retail cannabis through a series of public hearings, although attendance has been slim so far. The purpose of the hearings is to hear people’s thoughts, opinions and concerns about whether or not Ridgefield should permit the sale of cannabis locally as the town considers whether to hold a referendum on the issue. Four people attended the first hearing, First Selectman Rudy Marconi said. Recreational marijuana was legalized at the state level last summer. Since then, towns like Ridgefield have passed temporary restrictions on cannabis establishments as they figure out how — and…

RIDGEFIELD — Officials are gauging residents’ interest on retail cannabis through a series of public hearings, although attendance has been slim so far. The purpose of the hearings is to hear people’s thoughts, opinions and concerns about whether or not Ridgefield should permit the sale of cannabis locally as the town considers whether to hold a referendum on the issue. Four people attended the first hearing, First Selectman Rudy Marconi said. Recreational marijuana was legalized at the state level last summer. Since then, towns like Ridgefield have passed temporary restrictions on cannabis establishments as they figure out how — and…

Most New Yorkers voters are against allowing people with prior marijuana convictions to get a head start in launching adult-use retail stores in the state, a new poll found just days after regulators approved a proposal to do just that. The survey from Siena College shows that only 33 percent of New Yorkers favor “ensuring that many of the first licenses for marijuana retail stores go to those previously convicted of marijuana-related crimes or their family members,” compared to 54 percent who are opposed and 13 percent who said they aren’t sure. It’s an interesting data point, as there’s generally…

Most New Yorkers voters are against allowing people with prior marijuana convictions to get a head start in launching adult-use retail stores in the state, a new poll found just days after regulators approved a proposal to do just that. The survey from Siena College shows that only 33 percent of New Yorkers favor “ensuring that many of the first licenses for marijuana retail stores go to those previously convicted of marijuana-related crimes or their family members,” compared to 54 percent who are opposed and 13 percent who said they aren’t sure. It’s an interesting data point, as there’s generally…

MMJ BioPharma Labs to manufacture, transport, import, and export cannabis domestically and internationally to DEA registrants. ST. PETERSBURG, FL / ACCESSWIRE / March 25, 2022 / MMJ BioPharma Labs has been issued a DEA Analytical Lab Registration for schedule 1-4 drugs with the primary focus on cannabis research and development. With this DEA approval MMJ Biopharma Labs becomes one of the only federally legal labs dedicated to cannabis extraction, research, and development. MMJ will be collaborating with the University of Connecticut. MMJ BioPharma Labs understanding the need to analyze the plant genetics, chemistry, and potential impurities of extracts was the…