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The chief operating officer of Fine Fettle talks about how they’re making preparations for opening day next week.

In just seven days, Affinity Health and Wellness medical marijuana dispensary will become one of nine hybrid cannabis dispensaries in the state, selling products for general adult use.

In just seven days, Affinity Health and Wellness medical marijuana dispensary will become one of nine hybrid cannabis dispensaries in the state, selling products for general adult use. “When the opportunity came up to become a hybrid and do both medical and adult use, it just seemed like a natural transition,” said Ray Pantalena, Affinity’s dispensary manager. Ray Pantalena...

Connecticut is just a few weeks away from legal recreational cannabis sales.

Connecticut is just a few weeks away from legal recreational cannabis sales. “The purpose of our organization is to help all the new people in this space, all the new businesses,” Connecticut Cannabis Chamber of Commerce President Adam Wood said.  On Wednesday, the Connecticut Cannabis Chamber of Commerce hosted its first ever Together We Grow event. President Adam Wood...

Those looking at a fresh start with a clean background check will have to wait.

Those looking at a fresh start with a clean background check will have to wait. Gov. Ned Lamont’s office announced Tuesday that the state will begin wiping away previous criminal records under the “Clean Slate” law in the second half of next year. Some people say this delay is too long. “I’m just trying to live a normal life...

Connecticut has one of the highest rates of drunk driving fatalities in the country. But confirming a driver is impaired by cannabis is more complicated than determining alcohol impairment.

Driving high equals a DUI. That’s the message the Connecticut Department of Transportation has been driving home since the state legalized adult-use cannabis in 2021. Connecticut has one of the highest rates of drunken driving fatalities in the country. But confirming a driver is impaired by cannabis is more complicated than determining alcohol impairment. “All of a sudden, just the…

A mother in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, faces felony murder and child neglect charges after her 4-year-old son died from eating marijuana-infused gummies earlier this year. News4’s Julie Carey reports.

Tanner Clements died two days after he ate marijuana edibles at a home in Spotsylvania County, Virginia. A pediatric ER doctor has advice for what parents should do if their child gets hold of THC gummies.

President Biden announced he’s taking executive action to pardon all prior federal offenses of simple marijuana possession, and it’s something Connecticut has had in the works for about a year now.

The State of Connecticut is educating the public on responsible cannabis use as we’re just months away from recreational marijuana sales.

It’s been 10 years since medical marijuana was legalized in Connecticut. In that time, the state has been helping patients get the medicine they need. But advocates also say Connecticut can still do better. Since 2014, the organization Americans for Safe Access has graded states on whether their laws provide safe and legal access to medical marijuana users. In its…

Connecticut law allows only businesses licensed in this state to advertise cannabis and cannabis-related services on billboards.

Drivers along Connecticut’s highways should not see any ads for Massachusetts dispensaries since Connecticut changed the rules on cannabis advertising earlier this year. According to the law passed in May, only businesses licensed in Connecticut can advertise cannabis and cannabis-related services on billboards, and only during certain hours. “When the Attorney General came and said, we couldn’t have our...

The City of Norwich could soon have its first cannabis cultivator. A multi-state cannabis operator, based in Rhode Island, has plans to buy property in Norwich and, once fully licensed, open a cultivation facility within the next year. Sweetspot Brands LLC is partnering with a social equity applicant from Stamford, John O’Leary, to form CT Plant Based Compassionate Care...

More than a dozen businesses are hoping to break into the adult use cannabis industry, claiming they were wrongly denied social equity status.

At the future home of Local Market, CBD store in Wallingford, Brayan Valencia is making his dream a reality. “CBD, that’s our store front, our main focus,” Valencia said. “But at the same time, we want to have the opportunity to give – I guess – that same voice to other businesses.” Starting this weekend, he’ll give them space, too….

A new cannabis certificate program at the University of New Haven has some entrepreneurs excited about the future of the industry in Connecticut.