Connecticut towns face question: Once recreational marijuana is legal, where should it be sold? – Hartford Courant
The Healing Corner in Bristol is one of the few medical marijuana dispensaries in the state. As towns weigh where to allow stores selling recreational marijuana, Bristol Mayor Ellen Zoppo-Sassu said the town will use existing rules governing medical marijuana dispensaries as its base. (John Woike / Hartford Courant)
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Connecticut Legalizes Recreational Marijuana | Jackson Lewis PC – JDSupra – JD Supra
Connecticut has become the 19th state to legalize recreational marijuana use by adults. Governor Ned Lamont signed the Act Concerning Responsible and Equitable Regulation of Adult-use Cannabis on June 22, 2021. Connecticut will permit individuals 21 years of age and older to possess and use recreational cannabis. Individuals cannot possess more than 1.5 ounces on their person or more than 5 ounces in a locked container in their home or in a locked glove box or trunk of a motor vehicle. Provisions regarding lawful possession go into effect July 1, 2021, but the provisions affecting employers will take effect next…
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This CT town is banning weed dispensaries. Here’s why. – CT Post
PROSPECT — While Gov. Ned Lamont on Tuesday signed the bill to legalize recreational marijuana in the state, town officials last week voted to at least temporarily ban any recreational facilities from opening up here. Robert Chatfield, who has served as Prospect’s mayor for 44 years, said the town’s Planning & Zoning Commission voted unanimously on June 16 to prohibit any recreational establishment from opening shop. The unanimous vote came a day before the state Senate voted on the final approval of the bill on June 17. Chatfield said the decision is a six-month moratorium, following the passage of the…
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Marijuana Will Soon Be Legal In Connecticut. But Don’t Try To Buy Any In One Waterbury Suburb. – WSHU
At least one town in Connecticut won’t join the rest of the state in allowing recreational marijuana stores. Prospect is a conservative-leaning suburb of Waterbury, in the state’s Naugatuck Valley. Town officials voted unanimously to block retail sales at a Planning and Zoning Commission meeting. “I’m totally against this coming in,” said Prospect resident Rich Blank at the meeting. “I’m totally against the law being passed, even, but I have no say in that of course. I just don’t want to see it get into the hands of kids. It’s gonna be a total mess, and it’s just something they’re…
Read More »‘We can get it right’: With Connecticut, recreational marijuana use has now been legalized in nearly half of the US – USA TODAY
Connecticut became the 19th state to legalize recreational use of marijuana Tuesday, when Gov. Ned Lamont signed a highly anticipated bill which hopes to address racial inequities stemming from the nation’s war on drugs. “We had a chance to learn from others, and I think we’ve got it right here in the state of Connecticut,” said Lamont, referring to the multiyear effort to finally pass a legalization bill during a ceremony at the state capital. “Maybe we weren’t the first but we were the first, I think, to show that we can get it right,” he said. People age 21 and…
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Connecticut Governor Signs Marijuana Legalization Into Law – Marijuana Moment
A Republican Missouri lawmaker is again making a push to place marijuana legalization on the ballot. But some activists aren’t waiting on the legislature to take action to refer the issue to voters, with one campaign officially launching signature gathering on Wednesday for a separate reform initiative. Rep. Shamed Dogan (R) on Wednesday pre-filed his joint resolution to place a constitutional amendment on legalization on the 2022 ballot. He introduced a similar proposal last year, but it did not advance. Under the lawmaker’s plan, adults 21 and older could purchase, possess and cultivate cannabis for personal use. It does not…
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Connecticut Legalizes Recreational Marijuana, With Sales Aimed for 2022 – The New York Times
After years of failed attempts, Connecticut legalized recreational marijuana on Tuesday, laying the groundwork to direct cannabis revenue into communities of color that have long been targeted by policies criminalizing the drug. Gov. Ned Lamont, a Democrat, signed a bill to legalize the use and cultivation of recreational cannabis and expunge thousands of past convictions for possession, after both houses of the state legislature passed the bill last week. With his signature, Connecticut became the 19th state to legalize recreational marijuana and the fifth to do so this year after New Mexico, New York, Virginia and New Jersey. “We had…
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Connecticut: The 19th US State to Legalize Cannabis – CelebStoner
.page-container .pagenation ul li {list-style:none;} .page-container .pagenation ul {display:block; clear:both; float:left;} Republican Gov. Ned Lamont has been pushing for Connecticut to legalize it. In a special session, the Connecticut legislature reached an agreement to legalize marijuana. With Republican Gov. Ned Lamont’ss signature on June 22, Connecticut became the the 19th U.S. state to do so. The new law goes into effect July 1. Lamont stated: “It’s an important thing to do on a number of fronts – number one in terms of equity and social justice… focused on the communities hardest hit by the War on Drugs. Making up for some…
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