Connecticut

SIMSBURY - Thomas Turner isn't pro or anti recreational cannabis sales, he's just pro-democracy. "I'm pro-putting it on the ballot, do it right," the town resident said recently as he was out collecting signatures. Turner is hoping to collect enough signatures to force a question onto a ballot that

Sales in Connecticut were split nearly 50-50 between medical and adult-use pot. Legal marijuana sales in Connecticut remain stable, with the state reporting $21 million in revenue from medical and adult-use cannabis in April. The figures, reported on Wednesday by the state Department of Consumer

Cheshire’s Planning and Zoning Commission has been looking for feedback from the public as it weighs whether to allow commercial cannabis uses, such as a recreational retail establishment, in town. The group got some of what it was looking for during a public hearing on Monday, May 8. Over a dozen

With eight state championships at three different schools, Jack Cochran is one of the most successful coaches in Connecticut high school football history. Controversy often came with his high achievements, but when it came to results, Cochran delivered. Now 57, Cochran is in the delivery business

Connecticut’s hemp farmers and CBD product producers say a bill intended to curb sales of illegal cannabis edibles would significantly affect their business. “This will cripple my business,” said Duncan Markovich, co-founder of Better Ways CBD, a Branford-based cannabis therapeutics brand. “The

Connecticut Hemp farmers want to grow Cannabis A bill that would allow existing hemp growers in Connecticut to cultivate THC-laden cannabis is likely dead in the water, according to legislators. “The likelihood of the bill being raised? It's not probable,” said Deputy House Speaker Juan Candelaria

There will be no more cannabis lotteries in Connecticut until at least the end of the legislative session, state officials have confirmed, with no firm plans on any lotteries in the future. “At this time, a second lottery round has not been scheduled as the legislature continues to consider

On the first 4/20, after Connecticut legalized marijuana, several Hartford-area venues are having events to celebrate, both on April 20 and the days after. One event is serious: CT CannaWarriors 4/20 Rally at the Capitol Building in Hartford, Thursday starting at 11 a.m. The rally advocates for

Connecticut lawmakers are considering a bill that would allow cannabis businesses to take standard deductions on their state tax returns. A bill pending before Connecticut state lawmakers would allow businesses in the state’s nascent cannabis industry to take tax deductions commonly enjoyed by firms

Open to people granted cannabis social equity licenses, the program partners with Oaksterdam University and reSET to help entrepreneurs with the technical aspects of starting their businesses. Included in the law that made the recreational use of cannabis legal in Connecticut is a provision to

Connecticut’s lead prosecutor reported that the state dropped the charges in more than 1500 pending cannabis-related cases. Connecticut’s chief prosecutor announced last week that state’s attorneys have dismissed more than 1,500 pending cannabis-related criminal cases involving offenses that are no

Dan Haar: Early CT cannabis numbers show no great haul for state coffers. We're only two months into retail sales of cannabis to folks without a medical condition so it's way too soon to exhale any conclusions about how much tax money this new market will generate for the state. Still, the early