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The marijuana industry in the U.S. continued to grow in 2021, with almost half a million people now employed full-time in the cannabis sector as more state markets come online and mature, according to a report released by Leafly on Wednesday. That growth is expected to continue exponentially as states like New York, New Jersey and Connecticut prepare to implement retail sales. But the new figures for 2021 are already sizable, especially considering the ongoing challenges businesses have faced amid the coronavirus pandemic. Last year was the first time that job creation in the marijuana industry exceeded six figures, with…

Connecticut residents will eventually be able to get cannabis delivered to their homes under the state’s new recreational-use law. Delivery will initially happen through retailers once stores open, which is expected to happen later this year, and then eventually from stand-alone delivery services. Cities and towns, which can set their own marijuana rules, including prohibiting retailers and manufacturers from operating within their borders, cannot ban delivery. At least 12 states that have legalized recreational cannabis allow for home-delivered marijuana in some form, including two of Connecticut’s neighbors — Massachusetts and New York. Operations in Massachusetts began last July. New York,…

BRIDGEPORT — A city resident was charged last week after police say he was caught in a vehicle with a ghost gun and another gun that had its serial number obliterated. Shortly after 7 p.m. Friday, officers with the Narcotics and Vice Division were on motor vehicle enforcement in the area of Park Avenue and Austin Street when they saw a vehicle in the area with an invalid or fake temporary registration and pulled the driver over, Capt. Kevin Gilleran said. The driver, identified by police as 31-year-old Kenneth Joyner, was found in possession of an illegal loaded 9mm ghost…