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Last July, Connecticut turned over a new leaf when it legalized cannabis for adult recreational use. Legal to possess and smoke, but not quite yet to grow. The right to cultivate six cannabis plants was granted only to licensed medical marijuana, or MMJ, patients, and was delayed until October, causing patients to lose out on the summer growing season. The rest of the state’s residents will have to wait until 2023. Why the wait? And who waited? Along with the other impatient MMJ patients who have confided to me that they have already explored a new hobby, not I. I…

Last July, Connecticut turned over a new leaf when it legalized cannabis for adult recreational use. Legal to possess and smoke, but not quite yet to grow. The right to cultivate six cannabis plants was granted only to licensed medical marijuana, or MMJ, patients, and was delayed until October, causing patients to lose out on the summer growing season. The rest of the state’s residents will have to wait until 2023. Why the wait? And who waited? Along with the other impatient MMJ patients who have confided to me that they have already explored a new hobby, not I. I…

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Various versions of medical and recreational marijuana are now legalized in all but seven states. That has led to much more research into the health effects of cannabis. CBS2’s Dr. Max Gomez has more on new studies that show surprising heart effects in young users. READ MORE: New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission Releases First Set Of Rules For Legal Marijuana Sales For decades, it was thought that marijuana use could not lead to a physiologic dependence on cannabis, the active ingredient in the plant. But today’s marijuana isn’t what your parents smoked at Woodstock. It is…

Dreamstime American cannabis chains continued to outperform their Canadian counterparts in the September quarter—by a widening margin. While U.S. operators like Curaleaf Holdings and Green Thumb Industries grew sales by a respective 74% and 50% over the prior-year quarter, Canadians like Cronos Group and Canopy Growth took write downs of $220 million and $87 million, respectively, because they can’t sell what they’ve got. The licensed cannabis industry in the U.S. now has annualized sales of $25 billion, on its way to $75 billion …$80 billion, or more, Green Thumb chief executive Ben Kovler told Barron’s Thursday. His company is preparing…

As we edge closer to the new year of 2022, Connecticut is preparing to launch its recreational cannabis program and will eventually see a flood of applicants. But, unfortunately, the complicated process for licensing producers for its adult recreational cannabis program could very well affect the price of pot in Connecticut. Since recreational cannabis became legal in Connecticut on June 16, 2021, various town officials throughout the state have made it clear they are not interested in pursuing the sale of recreational marijuana in their town, and they are: Clinton Guilford Madison North Branford Enfield Milford Greenwich Newtown Prospect Avon Southington…