Connecticut lawmakers pass tax bill directing legal weed revenue to address equity and the impact of the war on drugs – Hartford Courant
Rep. Gale Mastrofrancesco, R-Wolcott, said the “first priority” should be to target money for substance abuse and mental health treatment. Rep. Sean Scanlon, a Guilford Democrat and House chairman of the finance committee, said final legislation will increase funding for those areas.
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For the uninitiated, “420,” also known as 4/20, is known as the cannabis-oriented holiday which is celebrated every year on April 20. “420” is a slang term for marijuana. Recreational marijuana is legal in 17 states (plus Washington, D.C. and Guam), but Connecticut is not one of them. CBD, which is derived from the marijuana plant, is, however, legal for recreational purposes in the state. READ MORE: CBD, marijuana and hemp: What is the difference among these cannabis products, and which are legal? Derived from the marijuana plant, CBD utilizes health-based components from the plant that are not THC –…
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Connecticut battle over legal weed focuses on allowing homegrown cannabis and providing help for those arrested in the war on drugs – Hartford Courant
CT CannaWarriors Cody Roberts smokes marijuana in front of the state Capitol in Hartford Tuesday afternoon. He and other cannabis equity advocates gathered at the Legislative Office Building and then marched to the state Capitol in support of a bill to legalize recreational marijuana. (Brad Horrigan/The Hartford Courant)
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Andrew DaRosa April 20, 2021Updated: April 20, 2021 3:08 p.m. For the uninitiated, “420,” also known as 4/20, is known as the cannabis-oriented holiday which is celebrated every year on April 20. “420” is a slang term for marijuana. Recreational marijuana is legal in 17 states (plus Washington, D.C. and Guam), but Connecticut is not one of them. CBD, which is derived from the marijuana plant, is, however, legal for recreational purposes in the state. READ MORE: CBD, marijuana and hemp: What is the difference among these cannabis products, and which are legal? Derived from the marijuana plant, CBD utilizes health-based…
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Majority Of Connecticut Residents Back Marijuana Legalization And Expungements, Poll Finds As Reform Bills Advance – Marijuana Moment
Washington, D.C. lawmakers on Friday held a joint hearing on a pair of bills to authorize the legal sale of recreational marijuana and significantly expand the existing medical cannabis program in the nation’s capital. The District Council’s Committee of the Whole, along with the Judiciary and Public Safety and Business and Economic Development Committees, took testimony from about 100 people on the legislation over the course of several hours. They heard numerous recommendations on the legalization proposal, ranging from enhancing social equity provisions to ensuring that medical cannabis patients continue to have access to their medicine to establishing regulations for…
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Legal weed still uncertain in Connecticut this year, despite momentum in New York and New Jersey – Hartford Courant
“I have never felt that the marijuana money should be used to subsidize towns’ operating budgets,” he said. “We should be helping our cities through the PILOT system, which has been around for a long time — just underfunded. But marijuana revenues, to me, should not be a source of revenue for towns, other than the local property tax they can collect. It should go to equity. It should go to helping small businesses in urban areas. Juvenile justice programs and, yes, for treatment and other things like that. So I would agree with the minority leader on that —…
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Connecticut Governor Says Marijuana Legalization Will Be Decided By Voters If Lawmakers Fail To Enact Reform – Marijuana Moment
A North Carolina Senate committee on Tuesday approved a revised bill to legalize medical marijuana in the state. This comes one week after the panel held a hearing to discuss the legislation and approve changes, but members did not vote at that prior meeting. Senators advanced the measure this time in a voice vote. A previous version of the reform legislation cleared Judiciary and another committee last month, but it was rereferred earlier this month. The bill must still clear the Senate Health Care and Rules and Operations Committees in order to reach the floor before potentially heading to the…
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Lawmakers move closer to legalizing marijuana in Connecticut – WFSB
HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) — Legalizing recreational marijuana in Connecticut has moved a step closer. On Tuesday, the Judiciary Committee voted ‘yes,’ most Democrats saying ‘yes,’ as most Republicans voted ‘no.’ There’s no question that the pressure is on, especially now that New York has legalized marijuana and it’s been legal in Massachusetts for a few years. Legalizing recreational marijuana in Connecticut has moved a step closer. Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont supports it, and wants it passed this year. “What we are trying to do as we maneuver through this process is to align our legalization effort in many respects as…
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