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  • Frontage Road in East Haven photographed on February 2, 2023.
    News
    Retail cannabis could find home in East Haven with special zone
    The adult-use cannabis retail district must be located within a commercial zone along Frontage Road and Foxon Road, according to the application.
    By Austin Mirmina
  • A propagation room with young cannabis plants at the CTPharma cultivation facility in Rocky Hill, Connecticut, photographed on December 13, 2022.
    News
    CT zoning board approves controversial cannabis warehouse
  • Logo in Curaleaf New York processing facility lobby on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019, in Coeymans, N.Y. (Will Waldron/Times Union)
    Cannabis in Connecticut
    CT officials 'reviewing' cannabis company's Russian connection
  • Customer Mark MacIntyre, left, purchases items during a celebration of the start of adult-use marijuana sales at Curaleaf Stamford in Stamford, Conn., on Saturday January 28, 2023. Curaleaf Stamford invited patients and customers for festivities throughout the day which included vendor-sponsored giveaways, product discounts, music, and complimentary food and drinks.
    News
    Bridgeport OKs cannabis dispensary near Fairfield border
  • An eighth of an ounce of flower purchased on the first day of retail cannabis sales at RISE in  Branford  on Jan. 10, 2023.
    News
    Officials in CT city compare cannabis warehouse to liquor store
  • Tom Macre, founder of Still River Wellness, a medical marijuana dispensary in Torrington. He is opening a recreational cannabis store in early February next door to the dispensary and is petitioning Newtown for permission to open a retail cannabis store on Route 25.  
    Cannabis in Connecticut
    Torrington entrepreneur lobbies Newtown to lift its pot sales ban
  • To celebrate the start of adult-use marijuana sales, a day of festivities is held at Curaleaf Stamford in Stamford, Conn., on Saturday January 28, 2023. Curaleaf Stamford invited patients and customers for festivities throughout the day which included vendor-sponsored giveaways, product discounts, music, and complimentary food and drinks.
    Cannabis in Connecticut
    CT Curaleaf dispensary opens for recreational cannabis sales
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  • Cannabis in Connecticut
    Cannabis delivery businesses getting ready to open in Connecticut
    Cherry Punch cannabis plants grow in a room with yellow light at the CTPharma cultivation facility in Rocky Hill, Connecticut, on December 13, 2022. Connecticut has awarded eight provisional cannabis delivery licenses, but one licensee believes they will only be profitable in certain conditions.  By Jordan Nathaniel Fenster
  • Cannabis in Connecticut
    Curaleaf Stamford dispensary to start recreational cannabis sales
    Curaleaf cannabis dispensary at 814 Main St. in Stamford, Conn., photographed on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023. The Stamford Zoning Board voted 3-2 Monday night to amend the special permit of Curaleaf's East Main Street medical dispensary to also allow "adult-use" sales, making it the city's second hybrid cannabis retailer. Curaleaf received approval by the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection to welcome recreational customers starting at 10 a.m. Saturday. By Jared Weber
  • Cannabis in Connecticut
    Proposal could change which towns get cannabis license preference
    A marijuana plant. Connecticut's Social Equity Council wants to include poverty rate when determining which communities get preference in cannabis licensing. By Julia Bergman
  • Fairfield Citizen
    Fairfield considering extending ban on marijuana establishments
    Customers wait in line on the first day of recreational marijuana sales at Zen Leaf Meriden, in Meriden, Conn. Jan. 10, 2022. The one-year moratorium on cannabis establishments will lapse in February, so the Town Plan and Zoning Commission needs to decide if it will extend the ban. By Josh LaBella
  • Cannabis in Connecticut
    Curaleaf gets OK as second recreational cannabis retailer
    Curaleaf cannabis dispensary at 814 Main St. in Stamford, Conn., photographed on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023. The Stamford Zoning Board voted 3-2 Monday night to amend the special permit of Curaleaf's East Main Street medical dispensary to also allow "adult-use" sales, making it the city's second hybrid cannabis retailer. The Stamford Zoning Board voted 3-2 Monday night to allow Curaleaf’s East Main Street medical dispensary to sell recreational cannabis. By Jared Weber

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  • Cannabis in Connecticut
    CT Republicans call for major cannabis changes over concerns
    Customers wait to make a purchase of an eighth of an ounce of flower on the first day of retail cannabis sales at RISE in  Branford  on Jan. 10, 2023. Republicans who failed to stop the legalization of adult-use marijuana in 2021 have proposed major changes, including mandatory health warnings and child-proofing. By Ken Dixon
  • Opinion
    Opinion: Protecting CT’s youth in the era of legal cannabis
    Customers wait in line outside the Fine Fettle marijuana dispensary in Willimantic, Conn., Tuesday, Jan. 10. The opening of adult-use cannabis dispensaries in Connecticut marks a significant change in our state. This is the first time that cannabis is being sold legally to adults in Connecticut, and with this change comes a responsibility for all of us... By Kelly Juleson
  • News
    Curaleaf proposes Hartford's first recreational cannabis store
    The Arrow Alternative Care dispensary at 92 Weston St. Hartford's Planning and Zoning Commission will consider an application from Curaleaf to operate its medical dispensary as a recreational cannabis store as well. By Jonah Dylan
  • Cannabis in Connecticut
    'Songrica' or 'Sour Diesel?' A look at CT's unique cannabis names
    Untrimmed buds of Ice Cream Cake cannabis plants are photographed in a Cure Room at the CTPharma cultivation facility in Rocky Hill, Connecticut, on December 13, 2022. “Gorilla Glue” and "Sour Diesel" or “Songrica” and “Sativarin F?" Here's why cannabis sold in Connecticut is named differently By Jordan Nathaniel Fenster
  • Cannabis in Connecticut
    Danbury approves second cannabis retail shop in two weeks
    The Botanist in Danbury, the city’s first medical cannabis dispensary, has been approved to also sell recreational cannabis to adults. The Botanist opened on Mill Plain Road in 2021.   Danbury approved The Botanist on Mill Plain Road to become a hybrid cannabis business — one week after BUD-R got the green light to open a cannabis retail shop on Federal Road. By Rob Ryser

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Medical Cannabis News

  • Cannabis in Connecticut
    CT agency urges medical marijuana users to shop before Tuesday
    Cherry Punch cannabis plants grow in a room with yellow light at the CTPharma cultivation facility in Rocky Hill, Connecticut, on December 13, 2022. Connecticut’s first adult-use cannabis shops will open Tuesday, and the DCP encourages registered medical marijuana patients to shop before then. By Jailene Cuevas
  • News
    New Haven medical marijuana shop gets OK for recreational sales
    Affinity Health and Wellness Inc. at 1351 Whalley Ave. in New Haven. Affinity Health and Wellness on Whalley Avenue got its special permit in a 3-1 vote after officials debated ramifications on traffic and a nearby park. By Mary E O Leary
  • 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

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
  • Cannabis in Connecticut
    CBD altered to THC sold in Connecticut despite law
    A hemp / legal cannabis plant in a greenhouse at Texas A&M Soil and Crop Sciences Friday, April 8, 2022, in College Station. The cannabis plants greenhouse, each containing no more than the legal limit of THC in Texas. These hemp plants can be grown and sold legally. Found in legal hemp, CBD is being synthesized into psychoactive THC and sold from gas stations to head shops. By Jordan Nathaniel Fenster
  • 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
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