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Cannabis “gifting” parties and billboard advertising would be banned under legislation that was overwhelmingly approved Tuesday by a key legislative panel. The General Law Committee – acting on reports of events including the weekly High Bazaar in Hamden, at which as many as 1,200 members of the public attended parties in an industrial park attended by dozens of vendors with cannabis flowers and infused products – now sends the bill to the House floor. Lawmakers who voted against the bill included state Sen. Cathy Osten, D-Sprague, and Sen. John Kissel, E-Enfield, who warned that despite hearing testimony from the state’s…

Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ANDREW DAVIS, 41, a citizen of Jamaica last residing in Hamden, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in Hartford to 295 months of imprisonment for marijuana trafficking, firearm possession and money laundering offenses. According to the evidence presented during Davis’ trial in December 2018, in 2013, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), U.S. Postal Inspection Service and Connecticut State Police began an investigation into individuals who were moving large amounts of marijuana from the Southwestern United States to Connecticut.  During the investigation, investigators intercepted four…

A Rhode Island Senate committee on Tuesday held the first hearing on a much-anticipated bill to legalize marijuana in the state. But while activists are eager to end cannabis criminalization, the measure faced pushback over a key provision concerning the proposed process for expunging prior convictions. The bill from Sen. Joshua Miller (D), which was unveiled earlier this month, was heard in the Senate Judiciary Committee. A companion House version from Rep. Scott Slater (D) has not yet been scheduled for a committee hearing. This development also comes two months after Gov. Dan McKee (D) included a proposal to end cannabis…

A Rhode Island Senate committee on Tuesday held the first hearing on a much-anticipated bill to legalize marijuana in the state. But while activists are eager to end cannabis criminalization, the measure faced pushback over a key provision concerning the proposed process for expunging prior convictions. The bill from Sen. Joshua Miller (D), which was unveiled earlier this month, was heard in the Senate Judiciary Committee. A companion House version from Rep. Scott Slater (D) has not yet been scheduled for a committee hearing. This development also comes two months after Gov. Dan McKee (D) included a proposal to end cannabis…

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A man who at one point lived in Hamden was sentenced to more than 24 years in prison after law enforcement found more than 100 pounds of marijuana in his apartments as well as 40 fake identification cards with different names, according to federal officials. A jury in December 2018 found Andrew Davis, 41, guilty of one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 100 kilograms or more of marijuana; one count of possession with intent to distribute 50 kilograms or more of marijuana; one count of possession of firearms in furtherance of a drug trafficking…

MERIDEN — Willow Brook Wellness at 1371 E. Main St. is planning to move its medical cannabis dispensary to 1387-1391 East Main and open a recreational dispensary in the same building. Willow Brook, which is in the Sundad Plaza, received a provisional special permit last fall to sell recreational marijuana in the plaza. Last week, the Planning Commission agreed to grant a new provisional permit for the building next door. The provisional permit is contingent upon getting state licensure to operate a hybrid cannabis business. “They’re looking to occupy that whole building,” said Planning Commission Secretary Elain Cariati. “They would rather have it under one roof: cameras, security.” The…

A Connecticut legislative committee on Friday approved a bill that would set the state up to provide certain patients with access to psychedelic-assisted treatment with substances like MDMA and psilocybin. Before the vote, several members of the joint Public Health Committee remarked on the compelling testimony of top military officials, advocates and scientists who spoke about their experiences and the potential impact of the reform at a hearing earlier this week. The legislation was approved on a noncontroversial basis as part of the panel’s consent calendar. It now advances to floor consideration. The measure, HB 5396, would create psychedelic treatment…