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BRISTOL \u2013 With new updates in state and potential local laws regarding marijuana, the Bristol Ordinance Committee discussed the pros and cons of selling it within municipal limits. <\/p>\n

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Bristol officials have recently said that with the passage of legal recreational marijuana into state law they would be looking into the potential for making taxable revenue from marijuana growers and cultivators that may wish to set up in Bristol. <\/p>\n

\u201cI provided to you information from the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities which I think did a pretty good job in explaining about two pages of the large impacts of the recently passed recreational bill,\u201d said city legal advisor Tom Conlin. \u201cI thought this was a good synopsis and helpful for you here.\u201d <\/p>\n

Committee member and City Council member Greg Hahn said that there are some municipalities that have taken upon themselves to vote whether they want to have or will allow cannabis sales in their city. <\/p>\n

Hahn said he had heard that some communities had been looking to vote to not allow sales in their city. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe pushback on that from the press was it\u2019s legal and you have liquor stores in your city. What would the difference be?\u201d said Hahn of arguments he had heard surrounding the issue. \u201cThey said, well driving issues associated with that. Then it was said that selling it doesn\u2019t mean you\u2019re going to have driving issues, it’s the fact that it\u2019s legal now. You\u2019ll have those same issues. (Marijuana buyers will) just get it somewhere else. So why is it you won\u2019t allow it to be sold in the city?\u201d <\/p>\n

Hahn described the situation as akin to opening a \u201ccan of worms\u201d with the new state legislation and residents potentially not wanting to allow the sale of marijuana for ethical reasons in their communities. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s going to be interesting to see how it all moves forward,\u201d said Hahn. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Posted in The Bristol Press<\/a>, Bristol<\/a> on Thursday, 5 August 2021 11:17. Updated: Thursday, 5 August 2021 11:19. <\/div>\n

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