Local officials to decide whether it will be legal to smoke recreational marijuana publicly – News 12 Connecticut
Jun 30, 2021, 9:28pmUpdated on Jul 01, 2021 By: News 12 Staff Recreational marijuana is legal for adults across the state July 1 – so now, it’s up to local officials where it will be legal to smoke publicly. Communities with 50,000 or more residents must designate at least one area where it’s allowed. In Fairfield, officials say they’re not sure yet what a designated smoking area might look like but that you certainly won’t be able to smoke marijuana anywhere you can’t smoke cigarettes. Fairfield First Selectwoman Brenda Kupchick says the law isn’t clear on what that’s supposed to look like….
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Recreational Marijuana Now Legal in Connecticut – NBC Connecticut – NBC Connecticut
As of Thursday, it is now legal for adults in Connecticut to possess and even consume small amounts of marijuana. The new law allows individuals age 21 and older to possess or consume up to 1.5 ounces (42.5 grams) of “cannabis plant material” and up to 5 ounces (141.7 grams) in a locked container in a home or in the trunk or locked glove box in the person’s vehicle. There’s a series of fines and other measures for violators, including mandatory referral to youth services bureaus for 2nd-time juvenile offenders. Also beginning Thursday, the odor of cannabis or burnt cannabis…
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Weed Is Now Legal In Connecticut! — With Some Restrictions – WSHU
As of Thursday, recreational marijuana is officially legal to possess and use in Connecticut. Residents who are 21 and older are allowed to possess 1.5 ounces of marijuana. However, users cannot buy or sell from dispensaries until next year as well as grow their own plants until 2023. Smoking will be allowed in public areas. Medical marijuana users will no longer be required to go to a dispensary to get their supply. The new law prohibits landlords from refusing to rent to tenants who have a prior marijuana-related conviction. Also, colleges are not allowed to deny financial aid to students…
Read More »How greater Bridgeport, the Naugatuck Valley are handling marijuana legalization – CTPost
Questions abound on how to handle the legalization of marijuana in Connecticut on a local level. While officials in the greater Bridgeport area and the Naugatuck Valley are still poring over the lengthy bill, some are already drawing direct links between marijuana smoking and cigarette smoking. Others have yet to figure out what regulations make sense for their community, but worry about the impact on policing and low-income neighborhoods. While municipalities will be allowed to limit the use of marijuana in public, those with populations over 50,000 — including Bridgeport, Stratford, Fairfield and Milford — must at least designate public…
Read More »Thomaston approves moratorium on marijuana businesses, Waterbury looks to follow – WFSB
WATERBURY, CT (WFSB) — As Connecticut navigates the legalization of recreational marijuana, some towns and cities are asking for more time. Moratoriums have been passed, or are in the works, banning businesses from setting up shop. As Connecticut navigates the legalization of recreational marijuana, some towns and cities are asking for more time. For Waterbury, they want to take the time to see how other cities handle implementation. “Not only in Connecticut, but other cities and towns in states that have already legalized marijuana, particularly in New England, and see what the impacts are on those cities and towns on…
Read More »Up Next New Marijuana Laws Take Effect In Connecticut, South Dakota And Virginia – Marijuana Moment
Massachusetts lawmakers on Tuesday heard testimony about a bill to create a task force charged with studying the implications of legalizing psychedelics like psilocybin and ayahuasca. The legislature’s Joint Judiciary Committee met to discuss legislation from Rep. Mike Connolly (D). While members didn’t vote on the proposal, the sponsor was able to make the case for the reform, noting the emerging research that suggests entheogenic substances hold significant therapeutic potential for certain mental health conditions. He also pointed to the local reform movement that’s led three Massachusetts cities to decriminalize psychedelics so far, saying it represents “another reason why it…
Read More »Nearly 100 new laws take effect in Connecticut on July 1. Here’s a look at some of them, from legal marijuana to school curriculum – Hartford Courant
Gov. Ned Lamont is shown signing a landmark law on sports betting and online gambling legislation in his office at the state Capitol. The legislation takes effect July 1, but sports betting is not expected to start until the first National Football League game on Sept. 9. The Norman Rockwell painting behind the governor is an original that belongs to Lamont. (Office of Gov. Ned Lamont)
Read More »Connecticut Tackles Hemp Derived THC Alternatives – HempGazette
Loopholes have been closed in Connecticut that previously enabled delta-8 and other THC variant products derived from hemp to be sold outside of appropriately licensed premises. Senate Bill 1201 was signed into law June 22 and stipulates that from July 1, 2021 businesses may no longer offer or sell products made using hemp or hemp-derived products with tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) concentration exceeding 0.3 percent on dry weight basis. This isn’t just about delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol, but also include delta-7, delta-8, and delta-10 – unless the business is a licensed cannabis retailer or medical marijuana dispensary. License applications are not yet available for…
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