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BOLTON — The Board of Selectmen will hold a public hearing on Tuesday to consider a proposed ordinance that would ban cannabis possession and consumption on town property. “The town of Bolton has a long history of safety of all of its citizens who want or desire to use town parks … and with the change in law in Connecticut, making marijuana possession legal, it meant the change or revisiting the ordinance for possession or consumption on town property,” First Selectman Pamela Sawyer said. “Now the decision was made to come forward and continue that history of prohibition on town…

State Department of Consumer Protection Commissioner Michelle Seagull and Deputy Commissioner Andrea Comer have a busy 2022 ahead of them, as Connecticut cannabis businesses and consumers anxiously await retail sales to begin in Connecticut. DCP, which has been put in charge of regulating the marijuana industry, will spend much of the new year staffing up as it combs through applications, approves an inaugural slot of marijuana businesses and hopefully opens the market, Seagull and Comer said. The plan is to move quickly, but carefully. “In 2022 we expect to be spending a lot of time evaluating license applications and working…

While the legislature has been hesitant to embrace cannabis reform, advocates hope O’Rourke’s attention to the issue will give it a political boost. By James Pollard, The Texas Tribune At a crowded rally in downtown Austin, Beto O’Rourke ticked off his usual laundry list of campaign promises: stabilizing the power grid, rolling back the state’s new permitless carry law and expanding health care access. But the El Paso Democrat got some of the loudest cheers of the night when he promised to legalize marijuana in Texas, something he said “most of us, regardless of party, actually agree on.” “I’ve been…

CO gov issues mass marijuana pardon; Feds fund drug decrim & safe consumption research; Bizarre federal anti-cannabis PSA with cool cheetah Subscribe to receive Marijuana Moment’s newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. It’s the best way to make sure you know which cannabis stories are shaping the day. Your support makes Marijuana Moment possible… Signing up for a $25/month subscription will help keep us digging, interviewing and reporting on all the cannabis news that’s fit to print. And in return, you’ll gain access to our Bill Tracker tool, too, so you can have the most up-to-date information on the drug…

State Department of Consumer Protection Commissioner Michelle Seagull and Deputy Commissioner Andrea Comer have a busy 2022 ahead of them, as Connecticut cannabis businesses and consumers anxiously await retail sales to begin in Connecticut. DCP, which has been put in charge of regulating the marijuana industry, will spend much of the new year staffing up as it combs through applications, approves an inaugural slot of marijuana businesses and hopefully opens the market, Seagull and Comer said. The plan is to move quickly, but carefully. “In 2022 we expect to be spending a lot of time evaluating license applications and working…

Connecticut’s Department of Consumer Protection has kicked off a public comment period in relation to proposed changes to laboratory testing standards for medical marijuana. In Connecticut, patients with one (or more) of a wide range of debilitating medical conditions can register for a medical marijuana certificate if the condition/s is/are being treated by a Connecticut-licensed physician or advanced practice registered nurse who believes cannabis may be of benefit. The monthly allotment of medical marijuana for registered medical marijuana patients is now 3 ounces per month. There are around 54,000 registered patients in the state, serviced by 18 dispensaries and 4…

With the passage of Friday’s deadline for New York municipalities to opt out of allowing marijuana retailers and consumption sites in their jurisdictions, hundreds of cities, towns and villages across the state will allow cannabis businesses to operate. However, there are still a significant number of areas where cannabis commerce won’t be immediately permitted, with one list from the Rockefeller Institute counting 642 dispensary opt-outs and 733 consumption site opt-outs as of Sunday. But while the institute’s dashboard is regularly updated, it notes that it “does not represent real-time, official information on municipalities’ opt-out decisions.” ….information from municipalities will still…