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Andrew DaRosa April 20, 2021Updated: April 20, 2021 3:08 p.m. For the uninitiated, “420,” also known as 4/20, is known as the cannabis-oriented holiday which is celebrated every year on April 20. “420” is a slang term for marijuana. Recreational marijuana is legal in 17 states (plus Washington, D.C. and Guam), but Connecticut is not one of them. CBD, which is derived from the marijuana plant, is, however, legal for recreational purposes in the state. READ MORE: CBD, marijuana and hemp: What is the difference among these cannabis products, and which are legal? Derived from the marijuana plant, CBD utilizes health-based…

For the uninitiated, “420,” also known as 4/20, is known as the cannabis-oriented holiday which is celebrated every year on April 20. “420” is a slang term for marijuana. Recreational marijuana is legal in 17 states (plus Washington, D.C. and Guam), but Connecticut is not one of them. CBD, which is derived from the marijuana plant, is, however, legal for recreational purposes in the state. READ MORE: CBD, marijuana and hemp: What is the difference among these cannabis products, and which are legal? Derived from the marijuana plant, CBD utilizes health-based components from the plant that are not THC –…

The past few months have been a roller coaster for George Chatzopoulos. In January, Chatzopoulos, the owner of several restaurant franchises across Connecticut, started exploring the idea of converting one of his locations for a new business venture. In February, he was diagnosed with brain cancer and underwent surgery. Later this month — on March 27 — he will celebrate the grand opening of his Glastonbury-based Incredible Edibles store, a new health, organic food and beverage retailer that will feature CBD-infused products. The Glastonbury store location — formerly home to Chatzopoulos’ The Simple Greek restaurant — will be the first…

The past few months have been a roller coaster for George Chatzopoulos. In January, Chatzopoulos, the owner of several restaurant franchises across Connecticut, started exploring the idea of converting one of his locations for a new business venture. In February, he was diagnosed with brain cancer and underwent surgery. Later this month — on March 27 — he will celebrate the grand opening of his Glastonbury-based Incredible Edibles store, a new health, organic food and beverage retailer that will feature CBD-infused products. The Glastonbury store location — formerly home to Chatzopoulos’ The Simple Greek restaurant — will be the first…

MONROE, CT — Rachael Quinn suffered from Crohn’s disease and could not find relief for her symptoms until her friends suggested CBD oil. After taking it for 45 days, Quinn now credits the oil for her getting her life back to the way it was before her diagnosis. This sparked a desire to help others through the use of natural hemp-derived products. Quinn founded Your CBD Store, with the first location opening in Bradenton, Fla., in 2018. There are now over 600 stores in the U.S. and the U.K. — with a new one closer to home. Your CBD Store…

MERIDEN — Instead of rakes and lawn mower parts, the former Civali’s Hardware store at 1387 E. Main St. will become a health and wellness center with a doctor’s office, a hemp and CBD product shop, and a glass accessory shop. The new plaza, which has yet to be named, is Tomarin Holdings LLC’s latest venture in the city. It is expected to open in several weeks.  “It’s really beautiful,” said Tomarin partner Rino Ferrarese. “It’s really exciting, new businesses, jobs. There is a body of water behind the property. We’re cleaning it up and putting in benches. We’re going to try to make it as nice as…

Marijuana buds are shown at Huron View Provisioning in Ann Arbor, Mich., Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021. The first year of state-licensed recreational marijuana sales in Michigan saw $511 million of sales in recreational and $474 million in medical sales, generating over $100 million in tax revenue, but the state also found that the industry drastically failed to attract minority business owners. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) (Paul Sancya/AP)

Rocky Hill — On the coldest and grayest days of winter, a warm and improbably bright yellow light reliably shines on a dense thicket of plantings deep inside a repurposed warehouse. They are marijuana plants, some as tall as Christmas trees, thick with flowers. “For these plants, it’s like July 15 every day,” said Rino Ferrarese, the president and co-founder of CTPharma, one of the four licensed producers of medical cannabis in Connecticut, a state weighing a jump into the much bigger recreational market. Serrated leaves and flowers glisten with what appears to be a light frost, a promising sign…