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For marijuana smokers across Connecticut ages 21 and over, the legalization of cannabis will finally become a reality on Thursday, July 1. But even with that, recreational marijuana dispensaries will not become a reality until May of 2022 at the latest. The Hartford Courant has reported that the bill to legalize pot is a 300-page document that begins to set the guidelines for the recreational marijuana market in Connecticut. Here is what you should know: You can possess up to 1.5 ounces of weed on your person and up to 5 ounces in a locked container, but selling pot is still…

Cody Roberts of CT CannaWarriors smokes in front of the Capitol in Hartford on April 20. State lawmakers this past week gave final approval to a bill that allows for the cultivation and sale of recreational cannabis in Connecticut. (Brad Horrigan/The Hartford Courant)

Connecticut just legalized marijuana. Here’s what happens next | Leafly Leafly Leafly ® Loading… Where are you from? noyes Remember me for 30 days. I confirm that this is not a shared device. Darn! You’re not old enough to use Leafly. Redirecting you to By accessing this site, you accept the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Congratulations, Connecticut! The state Legislature approved a sweeping 300-page cannabis legalization and regulation bill on June 17, 2021. With Gov. Ned Lamont’s signature, the bill will become law and take effect on July 1, 2021. The full text of the new law is…

(WFSB) – As Connecticut sits on the verge of legalizing marijuana for recreational use, one Colorado lawyer is warning it will spell trouble here. He says Colorado has learned that all too well. The attorney, who actually helped write the amendment that ended marijuana prohibition in Colorado about a decade ago. He says it has turned out to be a nightmare in his state and says Connecticut should learn from Colorado’s marijuana mistake. “You are creating essentially another big tobacco in your state,” said Robert Corry. Attorney Robert Corry is sounding the alarm bells. He says almost 10 years since…

A North Carolina Senate committee on Tuesday approved a revised bill to legalize medical marijuana in the state. This comes one week after the panel held a hearing to discuss the legislation and approve changes, but members did not vote at that prior meeting. Senators advanced the measure this time in a voice vote. A previous version of the reform legislation cleared Judiciary and another committee last month, but it was rereferred earlier this month. The bill must still clear the Senate Health Care and Rules and Operations Committees in order to reach the floor before potentially heading to the…

HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) – Connecticut’s recreational marijuana bill passed through the Senate late Thursday morning. The legislation passed in the House of Representatives Wednesday night and moved on to the Senate. They voted just before noon, passing the bill 16 to 11, with 9 votes not cast. The bill now heads to Gov. Ned Lamont’s desk to be signed. Connecticut’s recreational marijuana bill passed through the Senate late Thursday morning. “The lesson is the public is far ahead of where elected officials are on this issue, and most of the states that have struggled to do this as we have…

Connecticut is on the verge of legalizing marijuana after lawmakers sent a cannabis reform bill to the desk of the state’s supportive governor on Thursday. The latest action, a Senate vote of 16-11, caps a drama-filled week that at one point saw Gov. Ned Lamont (D) issue a threat to veto the legislation he largely supports over a specific provision on equity licensing eligibility. On Wednesday the bill passed the House of Representatives, which had amended the version adopted by the Senate a day earlier to remove the controversial language, necessitating Thursday’s final vote on concurrence. If Lamont signs the…

File via Shutterstock JONATHAN L. WHARTON When I worked in New Jersey’s state Capitol as a legislative researcher, my supervisor often said there were two things you never wanted to witness: sausage-making and bill drafting. The legislative process is rarely a pleasant experience and few have an understanding of policy making since it can be complicated, political and secretive. What happened this last week with the recreational marijuana proposal wasn’t any different. Delaying passage of the bill was the textbook example of problematic public policymaking.  Connecticut’s General Assembly is notorious for delaying bills. In fact, Judge Robert Satter said in…