These Connecticut towns are banning recreational marijuana sales, use – CT Insider
On June 22, Gov. New Lamont signed the long-awaited bill legalizing adult cannabis use and the sale of recreational marijuana in the state of Connecticut. The bill adds new sources of tax revenue and erases certain marijuana-related convictions. Though dispensaries are not slated to open until 2022, towns have begun to issue their own bans on the sale of the substance while others are currently deliberating where to stand on the matter. READ MORE: Legal weed in CT: Your questions answered Scroll below to see which towns have currently banned the sale of recreational marijuana. Towns and cities will be…
Read More »These Connecticut towns are banning recreational marijuana sales, use – Middletown Press
On June 22, Gov. New Lamont signed the long-awaited bill legalizing adult cannabis use and the sale of recreational marijuana in the state of Connecticut. While the bill has many benefits for the state, including adding new sources of tax revenue and erasing certain marijuana-related convictions, many towns are opposing the sale of recreational marijuana. Though dispensaries are not slated to open until 2022, towns have begun to issue their own bans on the sale of the substance while others are currently deliberating where to stand on the matter. READ MORE: Legal weed in CT: Your questions answered Scroll below…
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These Connecticut towns are banning recreational marijuana sales, use – The Advocate
On June 22, Gov. New Lamont signed the long-awaited bill legalizing adult cannabis use and the sale of recreational marijuana in the state of Connecticut. While the bill has many benefits for the state, including adding new sources of tax revenue and erasing certain marijuana-related convictions, many towns are opposing the sale of recreational marijuana. Though dispensaries are not slated to open until 2022, towns have begun to issue their own bans on the sale of the substance while others are currently deliberating where to stand on the matter. READ MORE: Legal weed in CT: Your questions answered Scroll below…
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These Connecticut towns are banning recreational marijuana sales, use – New Haven Register
On June 22, Gov. New Lamont signed the long-awaited bill legalizing adult cannabis use and the sale of recreational marijuana in the state of Connecticut. While the bill has many benefits for the state, including adding new sources of tax revenue and erasing certain marijuana-related convictions, many towns are opposing the sale of recreational marijuana. Though dispensaries are not slated to open until 2022, towns have begun to issue their own bans on the sale of the substance while others are currently deliberating where to stand on the matter. READ MORE: Legal weed in CT: Your questions answered Scroll below…
Read More »Update On The Legalization Of Marijuana In Connecticut – Cannabis & Hemp – United States – Mondaq News Alerts
On June 17, 2021, the Connecticut Legislature passed a bill allowing the state to legalize use of cannabis for people 21 years of age or older, which was subsequently signed into law by Governor Ned Lamont on June 22, 2021. As of July 1, 2021, adult use of cannabis is legal in Connecticut. The new legislation expands the June 2012 legalization of medical marijuana under Governor Dannel P. Malloy’s prior administration. The Legislation Senate Bill 1201 legalizes cannabis use for adults over the age of 21 years, limited to no more than 1.54 ounces of cannabis on their person, and…
Read More »Cuomo’s slow rollout of legalized weed becoming a real buzzkill, critics say – New York Post
New York’s legalized-pot program is on a train to nowhere — apparently derailed because Gov. Andrew Cuomo is fuming over his stalled plans to overhaul leadership at the MTA. Cuomo and the state Legislature approved the legalized sale of weed in New York in March, but the governor has since become a real buzzkill on the issue, critics say. He has yet to nominate an executive director for his new Office of Cannabis Management or name appointees to the Cannabis Control Board, even though the Marijuana Taxation and Regulation Act was passed months ago, they say. His rep, asked by…
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Legalizing Marijuana in Connecticut – The National Law Review
Friday, July 23, 2021 On June 17, 2021, the Connecticut Legislature passed a bill allowing the state to legalize use of cannabis for people 21 years of age or older, which was subsequently signed into law by Governor Ned Lamont on June 22, 2021. As of July 1, 2021, adult use of cannabis is legal in Connecticut. The new legislation expands the June 2012 legalization of medical marijuana under Governor Dannel P. Malloy’s prior administration. The Legislation Senate Bill 1201 legalizes cannabis use for adults over the age of 21 years, limited to no more than 1.54 ounces of cannabis…
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Uptick In Kids Eating Marijuana In CT Leads To PSA Being Released – Bethel, CT Patch
CONNECTICUT — A new video public service announcement produced and distributed by the state warns parents to keep marijuana and other “adult substances” out of children’s reach. The PSA (below) stars Vanessa Dorantes, commissioner of the state Department of Children and Families, who advises adults to “keep all medications, over-the-counter, prescription drugs, legal substances such as marijuana and alcohol, and of course, illegal drugs, away from (children’s) reach.” The new 65-second spot comes less than a month after recreational cannabis became legal for adults in Connecticut. Since then, Dorantes’ agency has investigated six reports of children ingesting a foreign substance,…
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