Connecticut

Cannabis remains allowed on holidays in Connecticut, including Christmas and New Year’s Day. Connecticut’s Department of Consumer Protection (DCP) released a press release Wednesday, reminding residents that alcohol sales will be banned on Christmas and New Year’s Day, but cannabis and gambling is

Bronx Man Faces Charges for Illegally Selling Marijuana Products in Connecticut Tobacco Shop. Officials say a man from the Bronx is facing charges in connection to illegally selling marijuana products out of his tobacco shop. According to police in Connecticut, Abdul Hassan made over $1,200 in cash

You won’t be able to buy alcohol on Thanksgiving in Connecticut, but dispensaries will still be open, according to announcements from state government. It is not legal to buy alcohol on Thanksgiving in Connecticut, the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection’s Liquor Control Division reminded

Genetic Study Sheds Light on Cannabis Use Disorder and Its Links to Psychiatric Disorders and Health Risks. A Yale-led analysis of the genomes of more than 1 million people has shed light on the underlying biology of cannabis use disorder and its links to psychiatric disorders, abuse of other

The town of Simsbury is back-tracking on a plan to ban smoking in all public areas. The original plan was to ban public smoking of all tobacco and vaping products, but the board of selectmen decided in favor of banning just cannabis in public areas after a meeting on Monday. In the original draft

As adult-use cannabis dispensaries continue to open across Connecticut, other types of marijuana businesses have been slow to begin operations. As of Nov. 1, 55 cannabis companies had licenses pending, according to the state’s online licensing database, with 40 of those businesses having received

The sales data shows Connecticut cannabis sales held steady throughout August and September. Cannabis is flying off shelves in Connecticut, according to state data, and adult-use cannabis transactions accounted for over half of the money coming in. Adult-use sales began on Jan. 10 and sales revenue

While medical cannabis sales dropped slightly, adult-use sales are growing. New data on monthly cannabis sales in Connecticut shows that numbers have increased yet again. The Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection (DCP) said in a press release that between Aug. 1-31, the combined total of

James Whitcomb, a former CEO of Parallel, helms Frontier Risk Group. Frontier Risk Group raised $3.1 million in seed funding with the help of Casa Verde Capital, apparently on the wave of optimism generated by the marijuana rescheduling news this week. The Connecticut-based cannabis insurance firm

Connecticut Pioneers $50 Million Bond Initiative to Empower Social Equity Cannabis Businesses. Social equity cannabis businesses regularly contend with the burden of structural inequality, lack of intergenerational wealth, and funding, high taxation and real estate prices, and, stringent compliance

A cannabis dispensary near the Buckland Hills Mall has begun offering cannabis for recreational use. Curaleaf, located at 240 Buckland St., opened earlier this year for medical sales but began selling adult-use cannabis this week, roughly two miles from the existing Fine Fettle dispensary on Hale

A Florida-based company is looking for permission to build a 64,000-square-foot cannabis-growing center in the southern end of Bloomfield only blocks from the Hartford line. AYR Wellness operates dispensaries in six states, and wants to make its Connecticut debut with its own cultivation center at