Connecticut Lawmakers Will Put Marijuana Legalization On The Ballot If Legislature Rejects Bill – Marijuana Moment
After years of failed attempts to legalize marijuana in Connecticut, top Democratic lawmakers announced on Tuesday that if the legislature again rejects a cannabis reform bill in the coming session, they’ll take the issue directly to state voters via a ballot referendum. “I think it’ll be a very, very close vote in the House,” House Speaker-designate Matt Ritter (D) said at a press conference outside a medical marijuana dispensary. “But if we do not have the votes—and I’m not raising the white flag—I want to be very clear: We will put something on the board to put to the voters…
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There’s A ’50-50 Chance Connecticut Will Legalize Marijuana In 2021, New House Speaker Says – Marijuana Moment
A draft bill to legalize and regulate marijuana sales in Mexico is being circulated among senators, and a top lawmaker says the plan is to vote on the proposal before December 15. While the legislation hasn’t been formally introduced yet, the draft measure largely reflects an earlier version the Senate passed late last year, with some revisions. Senate Majority Leader Ricardo Monreal Avila of the ruling MORENA party has been pushing for the reform and recently said that there’s agreement among leading lawmakers to prioritize legislation to regulate cannabis. ▶️ La elección de ministra o ministro de la @SCJN y…
Read More »Suffield’s Lasa Extract sees opportunity in burgeoning CBD market – Hartford Business Journal
Rick Sotil jokes that, as someone who’s “never even smoked a joint,” he may seem the unlikely leader of a CBD business. “My kids were laughing,” he recalls, when he first began exploring the venture about two years ago. Indeed, it seems a far cry from the Cuba native’s past as a professional world champion jai alai player; and from his other business, Sotil Tree Service, which he’s run for more than 20 years. But these days he’s bringing the same passion he brought to jai alai and woodworking to Lasa Extract, the Suffield-based business he runs on what used…
Read More »Suffield’s Lasa Extract sees opportunity in burgeoning CBD market – Hartford Business
Rick Sotil jokes that, as someone who’s “never even smoked a joint,” he may seem the unlikely leader of a CBD business. “My kids were laughing,” he recalls, when he first began exploring the venture about two years ago. Indeed, it seems a far cry from the Cuba native’s past as a professional world champion jai alai player; and from his other business, Sotil Tree Service, which he’s run for more than 20 years. But these days he’s bringing the same passion he brought to jai alai and woodworking to Lasa Extract, the Suffield-based business he runs on what used…
Read More »Connecticut’s budding hemp program is set to expand after new bill is signed – Hartford Courant
“Now it’ll be a little bit more because I have to do everything through a federally certified lab, and our closest one I believe is in Massachusetts,” Vega said. “There’s things that make it a little bit more troublesome, but it’s not a problem usually for the bigger guys, because they have all that extra money and they can push it. But as a small business, it makes the waters a little bit more murky to navigate.”
Read More »New Litchfield CBD company offers alternative relief | News | countytimes.com – Litchfield County Times
LITCHFIELD — In the first few minutes listening to George Manzone, owner of the Litchfield County CBD Co., one might take him for a scientist or medical doctor, as he easily rolls out words like “endocannabinoid system,” “cerebellum” and “terpene enhanced glycerides.” With further conversation, it becomes apparent that he is a bit of both. He is also a man on a mission: “To provide customer service as quality crafted as our product,” he said. The abbreviation CBD has become more widely known, mostly for pain management. Their website explains that CBD is actually cannabidiol, which is one of more…
Read More »Your CBD Store opens in New Canaan – New Canaan Advertiser
NEW CANAAN — Oversized balloons, a large grand opening banner, and a sandwich sign announced the opening of Your CBD Store over the weekend at 48 Elm Street — an unusual sight during the coronavirus pandemic. The store sells herbal products made from hemp, not marijuana as many assume. The (grand) opening went very well,” starting Friday, July 10, 2020, owner Anthony Pisano said. “People were really receptive,” and often said “this is great.” The grand opening went through Sunday, July 12, 2020. Pisano, a Hearst Connecticut Media Group advertising employee, was concerned that the weather may impact his opening,…
Read More »New CBD Shop Set To Open In Downtown Westport – Westport, CT Patch
WESTPORT, CT — A new CBD store is opening in Westport’s downtown shopping district. Franny’s Farmacy is scheduled to hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony at its Church Lane location on Thursday, owner/operator Griff Conti announced. The store specializes in “a full line of CBD and hemp oils, CBD topicals, hemp edibles, women’s, baby, and pet lines of hemp and CBD products, hemp flower, CBD-infused coffee and tea, and more.” Conti has a background in the cannabis business, and said he hopes area residents enjoy the health benefits of CBD, which is short for cannabidiol. CBD is a chemical compound from hemp…
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