Council appointed to promote social equity in CT marijuana trade – The CT Mirror
On June 22, Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz hands one of the pens used by Gov. Ned Lamont to Sen. Gary Winfield, left, and Rep. Jason Rojas. They led the working group that produced the final version of the legalization bill. One month after the cannabis legalization bill was signed into law, Gov. Ned Lamont and four of the top six legislative leaders have made appointments to a 15-member Social Equity Council responsible for promoting diverse participation in the developing new industry. The council already is facing a legislatively-set goal of mid-August for establishing criteria for research into the disparate social, economic…
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Congressional Lawmakers Seek To Build Support For Amendment To Protect All Marijuana States From Federal Interference – Marijuana Moment
A bipartisan group of congressional lawmakers is circulating a letter to build support for a spending bill amendment they’re introducing this week that would protect all state and tribal marijuana programs from federal interference—going beyond the existing measure that shields only medical cannabis states that’s currently enacted into law. The amendment and its supporting Dear Colleague memo, which were shared with Marijuana Moment, is being led by Reps. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) and Barbara Lee (D-CA). The lawmakers explained that the proposed amendment to spending legislation would add “language preventing the Department of Justice…
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Danbury could temporarily ban weed sales, but some concerned city will miss out on economic benefits – Danbury News Times
DANBURY — One city commission didn’t doubt that Danbury should temporarily prohibit Danbury retailers from selling pot. But members of the Planning Commission questioned how long the proposed moratorium on cannabis establishments should be in effect. “I would urge the department to move this along,” commission member Perry Salvagne IV said Wednesday evening. “Economically, the train is leaving the station. I don’t want our community, our local businesses, our residents to not be able to benefit from something the rest of the state is going to be able to benefit form economically.” Joel Urice, vice chairman of the Planning Commission,…
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Gov. Lamont appoints first members of Social Equity Council to oversee the sale of marijuana in Connecticut – Hartford Courant
Gov. Ned Lamont on Thursday appointed five members to a Social Equity Council that will oversee the newly legalized sale of marijuana in Connecticut. Pictured here, American Grow Lab employees gather clippings from “mother” plants to be grown into use for medical marijuana. (Mark Mirko / Hartford Courant)
Read More »Council appointed to promote social equity in CT marijuana trade – The Connecticut Mirror
On June 22, Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz hands one of the pens used by Gov. Ned Lamont to Sen. Gary Winfield, left, and Rep. Jason Rojas. They led the working group that produced the final version of the legalization bill. MARK PAZNIOKAS / CTMIRROR.ORG One month after the cannabis legalization bill was signed into law, Gov. Ned Lamont and four of the top six legislative leaders have made appointments to a 15-member Social Equity Council responsible for promoting diverse participation in the developing new industry. The council already is facing a legislatively-set goal of mid-August for establishing criteria for research into…
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Informational website for medical marijuana users closes after Connecticut regulators ban cannabis street names. ‘Fruity pebbles’ and ‘wedding cake’ deemed inappropriate. – Hartford Courant
A website, Terp_Street, that provided information on medical marijuana, shut down after the Department of Consumer Protection said it ordered it to stop using street names for cannabis. Pictured here is Ian Golandro, a production associate at Advanced Grow Labs in West Haven. (Mark Mirko / Hartford Courant)
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Connecticut Legalizes Recreational Marijuana, Will Allow Employers to Continue Prohibiting Recreational Marijuana Use – JD Supra
Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont recently signed Senate Bill 1201, making Connecticut the 19th state to legalize recreational marijuana for adults 21 years or older. The new law not only requires expungement of certain existing marijuana convictions, but also creates employment protections for recreational marijuana users. While these protections are more limited than those recently recognized in neighboring states New York1 and New Jersey,2 Connecticut employers should review current policies and practices to ensure they are prepared for the changes by July 1, 2022, the effective date of the new employment provisions. Notably, the new law expressly permits employers to continue to prohibit…
Read More »The $8 Billion Question: Which Towns Will Cash In on Marijuana? – The New York Times
On the West Coast, California and the neighboring states of Washington, Oregon, Nevada and Arizona, where marijuana is also legal, are likely to remain the country’s dominant market. In Massachusetts, the city of Easthampton, which opened its first dispensary in December 2018, and is close to at least five colleges, expects to be home to five dispensaries by the end of the year, the mayor, Nicole LaChapelle, said. The extra revenue has been tremendously helpful, she said, especially during the pandemic. A small 1,000-square-foot dispensary generated $84,000 in revenue for the city of roughly 16,000 in April, May and June…
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