Cannabis in Connecticut – CT Insider
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Read More »Immigrant And Veteran Marijuana Protections, Along With Hemp And CBD Measures, Advance In Congress – Marijuana Moment
The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday approved a package of spending legislation that contains measures to provide protections for banks that work with state-legal cannabis businesses and allow the legalization of marijuana sales in Washington, D.C., among many other drug policy provisions. The appropriations legislation and attached reports also direct federal government agencies to reconsider policies that fire employees for using cannabis in compliance with state law, criticize restrictive hemp regulations, encourage CBD to be allowed in foods and urge expanded research on marijuana and other substances. While not every included provision is pro-reform—and some measures that activists wanted…
Read More »A showdown in Newtown over a proposed weed ban is planned the same day pot becomes legal in CT – Danbury News Times
NEWTOWN – Leaders here are not alone in their haste to preempt Connecticut’s marijuana legalization law that goes into effect on Thursday, but Newtown will be the first municipality in the area to put a proposed ban on cannabis establishments before the public. Newtown’s public hearing on Thursday to ban all cannabis establishments including medicinal dispensaries will give residents their first chance to weigh in on marijuana legalization since June 22, when Gov. Ned Lamont signed into law “a national model for regulating adult-use cannabis.” Ridgefield and Danbury leaders have announced their own intentions to forestall recreational marijuana businesses from…
Read More »Legal marijuana in Connecticut: A timeline – CTPost
June 30, 2021Updated: June 30, 2021 5:55 p.m. 1of3 A cannibis plant that is close to harvest grows in a grow room at the Greenleaf Medical Cannabis facility in Richmond, Va., Thursday, June 17, 2021. The date for legalizing marijuana possession is drawing near in Virginia, and advocacy groups have been flooded with calls from people trying to understand exactly what becomes legal in July. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) Steve Helber / Associated PressShow MoreShow Less 2of3 Tins of Green Leaf medicated chews are stacked up at the company’s plant in Richmond, Va., Thursday, June 17, 2021. The date for legalizing marijuana…
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Designated weed-smoking areas may be required in these CT cities – CTPost
Outdoor weed parks? They may be coming to a city near you. Included in the law that legalized recreational use of cannabis is a provision that will require some Connecticut cities to create outdoor spaces specifically intended for using marijuana. The law mandates that cities with a population greater than 50,000 “must designate a location in the municipality where public consumption is allowed,” according to an Office of Legislative Research analysis of the bill. There are 19 cities in Connecticut that fit that population requirement. It’s not so simple, though. That provision only applies to municipalities that choose to regulate…
Read More »What Employers Need To Know As Connecticut Legalizes Recreational Marijuana – JD Supra
Connecticut Governor Andrew Ned Lamont signed into law on June 22, 2021 An Act Concerning Responsible and Equitable Regulation of Adult-Use Cannabis (the Act), which essentially legalized the recreational use of marijuana in the state. Among other things, it allows adults 21 and older to personally possess up to 1.5 ounces of marijuana or up to 5 ounces of marijuana in a locked container. It also permits for the expungement of certain marijuana-related convictions; sets up a framework for businesses to apply for grow, manufacture, retail and distribution licenses; and imposes certain restrictions on employers and protections for employees. While…
Read More »Marijuana is legal in CT starting July 1, but what does that mean for Stamford? – The Advocate
STAMFORD — Starting on July 1, Connecticut is officially weed-friendly. But that doesn’t mean Stamfordites should expect dispensaries on every corner. The long road toward buying cannabis in town involves plenty of state oversight and local decision-making at the hands of municipal zoning commissions about who can do what and where. The basic rules are simple. Thanks to the new law, which Gov. Ned Lamont signed last week, people 21 and older can have up to 1.5 ounces of cannabis. In a locked container at home or in a car, adults can have up to five ounces. For vendors, the…
Read More »Connecticut state and local police prepare to enforce new law on legal weed on July 1. Smelling marijuana is no longer justification for searching a motor vehicle. – Hartford Courant
CT CannaWarriors Cody Roberts smokes marijuana in front of the State Capitol. He and other cannabis equity advocates gathered at the Legislative Office Building and then marched to the State Capitol in support of HB6377 cannabis legislation. (Brad Horrigan/The Hartford Courant)
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