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TRUMBULL — While retail sale of recreational marijuana is expected to begin in May of 2022, in Trumbull the wait may be a bit longer. The Planning & Zoning Commission unanimously passed a moratorium on cannabis sales in town during the commission’s Aug. 18 meeting. The one-year moratorium will expire on Sept. 1, 2022. Rob Librandi, the town planner, said the reasoning behind the moratorium was concern that the town would receive applications to build dispensaries without necessarily knowing what the best practices would be. “A moratorium will give us that time to see what may be suitable for the…

There was plenty of news across Connecticut on Friday. If you missed any of it on your local Patch, here’s a roundup of some of the top stories. A man is facing charges after marijuana was found in a 3-year-old’s lunch box, according to a report.>>>Read More. The winning Powerball ticket was also sold in town, according to the Connecticut Lottery.>>>Read More. After suffering from epilepsy as a child, rising high school senior Rachael Roizer hopes to help others like her.>>>Read More. Vaccinations of CT residents 12-15 years of age crept up by two percentage points in the past week,…

@brianjohnsonBP SOUTHINGTON – Resident Stacey Dolan’s petition to force a referendum on marijuana dispensaries had to “re-launch” due to an issue with filing. As a result, she won’t be able to gather enough signatures for the issue to appear on this year’s ballot and she is aiming instead for 2022. Dolan said she had to “revitalize” the petition due to a “process issue” which rendered the first round of signatures she collected in early July “deficient.” Dolan started a new petition July 20 and will have until Jan. 20 next year to collect the required 3,146 signatures for the referendum…

Berkshire County, Mass. Rebelle, Great Barrington Rebelle, a dispensary in a 100-year-old farmhouse, promises to elevate the cannabis experience, with “no more windowless rooms, no more waiting in line, no more hospital vibes.”  Products: Flower, edibles, vapes, cannabis beverages, prerolls, concentrates, PAX pods, tinctures, topicalsPre-order: YesHours: Sunday to Wednesday, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Thursday to Saturday, 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. 783 South Main Street, 413-258-3958, letsrebelle.com. The Pass, Sheffield The Pass, a dispensary located in a modern barn, is “grounded by the area’s guiding principles of human and agricultural wellness,” according to its website. Products: Flower, pre-rolls, vaporizers,…

Legislation that legalized recreational marijuana in Connecticut beginning July 1, also includes a provision that any city or town with a population of more than 50,000 must “designate a place in the municipality in which public consumption of cannabis is permitted.”  19 municipalities across Connecticut fit that requirement, and leaders of all of those cities and towns are currently navigating how best to implement the law at the local level. For Mayor Ellen Zoppo-Sassu of Bristol, the question is not necessarily designating a specific area for smoking, but rather, figuring out whether Bristol will place any limits on the public…

Connecticut is pursuing an initiative to prioritize the black and brown communities in distributing business licenses for recreational marijuana. This states that state leaders can help correct historic fraud. Democratic Governor Ned Lamont convened the first meeting of the state’s Council of Social Justice on Thursday. This helps determine who can participate in the legitimate weed cannabis. Connecticut became the 19th state to legalize recreational marijuana last month and is expected to go on sale in July next year, requiring measures to prioritize the most hit communities in the drug war. .. “We will finally have a way to create…

Those who want to get into Connecticut’s new legal cannabis industry need an early start. Investors and credit unions want to start planning now.  “The cannabis industry is a multi-million dollar industry, going into upwards of a billion dollar industry,” Luis Vega, a hemp farmer and member of the Minority Cannabis Business Association, says.  “Step one, make sure you start your business plan, make sure you are a viable business with a roadmap on what you would like to do,” Vega says.  It’s not cheap.  “Just in Connecticut the fee to go is $3 million,” Vega says.  That’s for a…

SOUTHINGTON — Residents won’t be voting on whether to allow local marijuana sales in November but may have a chance next year. Stacey Dolan, leader of the effort to collect the necessary signatures to put the question on the ballot, said she won’t have enough names by the Aug. 25 deadline. “We will roll over the signatures and aim for the 2022 election instead,” Dolan said Wednesday. This summer, the state legislature legalized recreational marijuana and allowed towns to regulate or prohibit sales. It also allowed residents to put the question to referendum, which would supersede any other town action. According…