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HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) – New laws went into effect on Friday, Oct. 1. Pedestrian crossing A new pedestrian law expands the circumstances where drivers must yield the right-of-way to people at marked and unmarked crosswalks that are not controlled by traffic signals or police officers. Previously, the law said a driver must yield to a pedestrian, slowing or stopping as necessary, if the pedestrian has stepped off the curb or into a crosswalk. Under the new law: …a driver must “slow or stop as necessary if the pedestrian (1) is within any portion of the crosswalk; (2) steps to the…

Patients who are registered with the state’s medical cannabis access program may now legally grow cannabis for their own personal use. Under the new law, which took effect today, qualified patients ages 18 and older are permitted to grow up to six cannabis plants in their homes. Households with more than one qualified patient may home cultivate a maximum of 12 plants. Over 54,000 residents are currently registered with state regulators to possess and access medical cannabis. Previously, patients were prohibited from growing their own cannabis and were required to obtain marijuana from one of the state’s limited number of licensed…

A variety of new laws take effect Oct. 1, 2021 in Connecticut. By Hugh McQuaid,CTNewsJunkie.com New laws taking effect in Connecticut Friday will give pedestrians safer options in crosswalks, medical marijuana patients the right to grow cannabis plants in their homes, and alcohol consumers a new fee on nips. Those are a few of the changes Oct. 1 will bring as a handful of bills or provisions of new laws go into effect on Friday. Among the new statutes are elements of sweeping legislation designed to protect pedestrians and cyclists on Connecticut roads. Crosswalks One element of that bill taking…

(Getty Images) Cannabis use has not increased in the states where it has been legalised, according to a new study. In an article published by The Journal of the American Medical Association, researchers said there was no increase in marijuana use in the general population or among previous users when it became legal where they lived. The study asked 830,000 Americans over the age of 12 about their cannabis use, before and after it became legalised in their home state. It looked at data from 2008 to 2017. Washington state and Colorado, which became the first two US states to…

SOUTHBURY — Southbury has followed the lead of other Connecticut municipalities by placing a temporary ban on cannabis establishments. After hearing from Southbury residents, the Zoning Commission voted unanimously to approve the moratorium last month. The moratorium allows the town to defer to June any decisions on regulations and pot shops. According to the minutes of the special meeting, Zoning Commission Chairman Gary Giroux said a nine-month moratorium is in place, allowing the commission time to write regulations and determine where retailers could set up in town. “This moratorium allows us to take our time do the research and produce…