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  • New Canaan and other wealthy towns made it onto the state’s list of “disproportionately impacted areas” for favorable treatment in the marijuana legalization rollout, due to a quirk in the data. Pictured is a fundraiser at the famous Glass House in New Canaan.
    Columnist
    Haar: 3 wealthy towns are ‘impacted areas’ in CT cannabis law
    New Canaan, Madison and Simsbury all appeared on a preliminary list of the CT marijuana social equity council’s places for special treatment in cannabis legalization.
    By Dan Haar
  • Leaves of a Cannabis plant seen on display at the first ever Cannabis Exhibit at the California State Fair and Food Festival in Sacramento, Calif., on Thursday, July 14, 2022. After a two-year hiatus, due to the pandemic, the state fair and food festival will open Friday July 15 and run until July 31. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
    News
    Ten more cannabis license applicants file lawsuits against CT
  • The Middletown Planning and Zoning Commission has received an application for a cannabis dispensary to be located at the former Bank of America at 895 Washington St.
    Middletown
    Middletown gets its first application for a cannabis shop
  • A Bridgeport-based company sued the state Friday, arguing it had been erroneously denied a license to cultivate marijuana.
    News
    CT company seeking cannabis license sues state council
  • Dixwell Alder Jeanette Morrison, D-22, speaks in favor of New Haven's proposed cannabis regulations on Aug. 1, 2022.
    News
    New Haven alders OK rules for retail cannabis
  • A retail pot facility has been proposed at 33 Berlin Road in Cromwell, the site of an old laundromat.
    Middlesex-County
    Central CT town receives applications for marijuana facilities
  • Leaves of a Cannabis plant seen on display at the first ever Cannabis Exhibit at the California State Fair and Food Festival in Sacramento, Calif., on Thursday, July 14, 2022. After a two-year hiatus, due to the pandemic, the state fair and food festival will open Friday July 15 and run until July 31. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
    News
    Two CT companies seeking cannabis cultivator licenses file suits
Cannabis CT
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  • News
    Experts: CT cannabis cultivation could be linked to big investors
    Becky Goetsch, owner of Killingworth's Running Brook Hemp, grows marijuana plants heavy with CBD. “Folks with capital are interested in this industry — it’s a billion dollar industry that is on the brink of going federally legal,” one expert said. By Verónica Del Valle
  • News
    After first rejecting the industry, Bridgeport welcomes legal pot
    The Connecticut House passed a bill Wednesday, June 16, 2021, that would legalize marijuana in the state. (Brad Horrigan/Hartford Courant/TNS) The zoning commission this week approved rules allowing recreational marijuana retail sales in a majority of the city’s commercial strips, undoing last fall’s vote that defined the industry the same as strip clubs and pornography shops and hid the... By Brian Lockhart
  • Metro
    Police: New Haven man had illegal guns, pound of marijuana
    Cody Mallard Hamden police said one of the firearms had been reported stolen from New Haven. By Ben Lambert
  • News
    Stamford mayor’s husband could get cannabis cultivation license
    Art Linares, Republican candidate for state treasurer and current state senator, right, talks with Daniel Elysee during an ice cream social at Burlington Public Library in Burlington on Thursday night, August 9, 2018. Mayor Caroline Simmons’ husband Art Linares owns part of Connceticut Social Equity: one of 16 businesses that could get a cannabis growing license. By Verónica Del Valle
  • News
    Cannabis use expected to increase in CT after legalization, study says
    Becky Goetsch, owner of Killingworth's Running Brook Hemp, is applying to become a micro-cultivator of recreational marijuana. She already grows marijuana plants heavy with CBD. A study from researchers at Columbia University shows that cannabis use increases in states where recreational use is legal. By Jordan Nathaniel Fenster

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  • Brittney Griner back in Russian court on cannabis charge
  • Changes to marijuana laws among legislation taking effect
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  • Metro
    Hamden cannabis rules could bring back High Bazaar, other events
    Hundreds of patrons cycle through the High Bazaar cannabis party at 18 Crest Way in Hamden Jan. 15, 2021. In addition to limiting precisely where cannabis retail establishments could be located, the proposed regulations outline two rather unusual provisions. By Meghan Friedmann
  • News
    Who will be the first CT marijuana growers?
    Cannabis plants are pictured in a greenhouse of the new European production site of Tilray medical cannabis producer, in Cantanhede, on April 24, 2018. - The Canadian company Tilray, which aims to become one of the world's leaders in the therapeutic cannabis industry, inaugurated its European production site today in the central Portuguese town of Cantanhede. (Photo by PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA / AFP)PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA/AFP/Getty Images State lawmakers crafted Connecticut’s adult use cannabis law with the intention of enabling those who were targeted by past cannabis criminalization to participate in the legal market. By Julia Bergman
  • News
    CT releases names of marijuana businesses given initial approval
    Becky Goetsch, owner of Killingworth's Running Brook Hemp, is applying to become a micro-cultivator of recreational marijuana. She already grows marijuana plants heavy with CBD. The applicants hail from Bridgeport, Hartford, New Britain, Manchester, Middletown, Southington, Stamford and Waterbury. By Julia Bergman
  • News
    Danbury leaders: Permitting new pot businesses ‘a home run’
    File photo Danbury would permit four marijuana businesses citywide and confine them to certain commercial and industrial zones where they wouldn’t impinge on schools, parks and churches. By Rob Ryser
  • Hartford
    Lamont answers questions on marijuana, UConn and taxes
    Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont cheers during the 2022 Stamford Memorial Day Parade in Stamford, Conn. Sunday, May 29, 2022. The parade went from the Stamford Police Department to Veteran's Park, where a ceremony was held to honor and remember those who died in war. The ceremony sepcifically honored this year's grand marshal, U.S. Army Cpl. James Lyles, as well as Gold Star Families in attendance. One follower was curious about whether Connecticut would ever allow drivers to access their license through a smartphone. By Dan Brechlin

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Medical Cannabis News

  • Opinion
    Opinion: Why tax medical marijuana, unlike other meds?
    This Aug. 22, 2019 photo shows medical marijuana plants being grown before flowering during a media tour of the Curaleaf medical cannabis cultivation and processing facility in Ravena, N.Y. After legislative efforts stalled and a vaping sickness stirred new concerns, the governors of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut still want to make recreational pot legal. But the states have different approaches and timeframes, and some proposals have shifted since last year. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink) Fees are not covered by insurance, so patients bear the full cost By Nathan Tinker
  • News
    How medical marijuana differs from recreational in CT
    Cannabis items are for sale at Fine Fettle medical cannabis dispensary in Stamford, Conn. Monday, Feb. 21, 2022. The dispensary opened its doors to patients on Monday providing a variety of prescribed medical cannabis items and accessories. And other useful information about Connecticut's medical marijuana program. By Mark Prokop, Lindsay Boyle
  • News
    CT opens applications for hybrid cannabis retailers
    Connecticut plans to license two general applicants and two social equity applicants as hybrid retailers. Connecticut has opened the 90-day application window for hybrid retailers in its recreational cannabis market. Here’s what you need to know. By Staff reports
  • News
    Medical marijuana dispensary opens with eye toward expansion
    Assistant manager Marion Baxter, PharmD, shows cannabis flower from the four Connecticut growers at Fine Fettle medical cannabis dispensary in Stamford, Conn. Monday, Feb. 21, 2022. The dispensary opened its doors to patients on Monday providing a variety of prescribed medical cannabis items and accessories. Fine Fettle, which opened Monday in Springdale, has already begun the process to include recreational marijuana in its offerings. By Verónica Del Valle
  • News
    CT medical marijuana patients can now get 3.5 ounces a month
    Medical marijuana patients previously were able to get up to 3 ounces a month, and can now get up to 3.5 ounces monthly, officials announced on Friday, Feb. 18, 2022. Connecticut medical marijuana patients had been allowed up to 3 ounces of cannabis each month. By Tara O'Neill

CBD News

  • Local
    New CBD store opens in New Milford with hemp industry growing
    National CBD retailer Your CBD Store has announced the opening of its New Milford store at 5 Church St. Offering CBD-infused honey sticks and gummies as free samples, the store’s owners — Kabi and Jonathan Mickens — welcomed locals to a sidewalk sale with tables set up outside. By Leah Brennan
  • Business
    'The Breakroom,' offering CBD coffee, open for business in SoNo
    The Breakroom, a coffee shop at 14 N Main Street in South Norwalk on Dec. 2, 2021.  The Breakroom, located on 14 N Main Street is open for business, offering CBD coffee.   By Adriana Morga
  • Business
    Sugar Leaf CBD shop supports female entrepreneurs
    Kristin Souza owns and operates Sugar Leaf at 109 College St. in Middletown. It features CBD products and accessories. Kristin Souza wants to combat the stigma she believes women feel when using cannabis-derived products. By Christine DeRosa
  • News
    CBD store aims to be ‘up and running’ by early April in Wilton
    A Your CBD Store is expected to open soon in Wilton. The store is part of the Your CBD Store chain, which offers “hemp-derived” items, according to the business’ website. By Leah Brennan
  • News
    New Litchfield CBD company offers alternative relief
    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... By Jo Ann Jaacks
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