{"id":2130,"date":"2021-11-01T16:26:26","date_gmt":"2021-11-01T16:26:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/CBMigQFodHRwczovL3d3dy5ub3J3aWNoYnVsbGV0aW4uY29tL3N0b3J5L25ld3MvMjAyMS8xMS8wMS9zb21lLWNvbm5lY3RpY3V0LXRvd25zLXB1dC10ZW1wb3JhcnktYmFuLXJldGFpbC1tYXJpanVhbmEtc2hvcHMvNjIzMjk4NzAwMS_SAS5odHRwczovL2FtcC5ub3J3aWNoYnVsbGV0aW4uY29tL2FtcC82MjMyOTg3MDAx"},"modified":"2021-11-01T16:26:26","modified_gmt":"2021-11-01T16:26:26","slug":"retail-marijuana-shops-expect-to-open-next-year-in-connecticut-these-towns-say-not-yet-norwich-bulletin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/?p=2130","title":{"rendered":"Retail marijuana shops expect to open next year in Connecticut. These towns say ‘not yet.’ – Norwich Bulletin"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) \u2014 With the legalization of recreational cannabis for adults and the impending start of retail sales next year, several Connecticut coastal towns are saying no, for now.<\/p>\n

Guilford, Madison and North Branford recently put in place measures that stop cannabis establishments from opening for nine months to a year from now and Clinton has made it unlawful for any building, structure or land to be used as a cannabis establishment, producer, retailer or dispensary, the New Haven Register reported.<\/p>\n

The law signed in June by Democratic Gov. Ned Lamont law allows individuals age 21 and older to possess or consume up to 1.5 ounces (42.5 grams) of \u201ccannabis plant material\u201d 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\u2019s vehicle. Retail sales of recreational cannabis in Connecticut are not expected to begin until the summer of 2022 at the earliest.<\/p>\n

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Clinton town manager Karl Kilduff told the Register that at a public hearing in September on the issue, 15 of 17 people spoke against allowing cannabis establishments in the town. The town\u2019s police chief also expressed concern about a \u201cblack market\u201d developing alongside the legal market.<\/p>\n

Guilford\u2019s moratorium lasts through next June but allows for more community discussion, First Selectman Matt Hoey told the newspaper. Madison\u2019s moratorium is for nine months or until the commission adopts zoning regulations, and North Branford\u2019s lasts until next October, which town officials said gives the commission time to digest the law and come up with its own regulation.<\/p>\n