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With just the House’s vote to go, recreational cannabis could become legal in Connecticut in the next 24 hours or so. The legislation cleared the Senate early Tuesday and would allow those 21 and older to possess and use cannabis starting July 1.

If the cannabis bill does pass the House, it will also wipe out some minor drug charges against some.

It’s been a debate in Connecticut for years now, but recreational marijuana could soon be a reality. The legislation is another step closer to becoming law after the 19 to 17 Senate vote earlier this morning. It now heads to the House for a vote. Here’s what you should know about the bill: State leaders are looking to allow those…

The Connecticut State Senate has passed a bill that would legalize the recreational use of cannabis for people 21 years old and up in the state. The next step is for the bill to head to the state House of Representatives.

It’s been a debate in Connecticut for years now, but recreational marijuana could soon be a reality. The legislation is another step closer to becoming law after the 19 to 17 Senate vote earlier this morning. It now heads to the House for a vote.

Lawmakers announced a deal about how to allow those age 21 and over to buy recreational cannabis starting in 2022. And on Monday state senators weighed in on the nearly 300 page bill.

The end of the legislative session is fast approaching but lawmakers have a lot of unfinished business, including a piece of legislation that would legalize and tax cannabis for adults over the age of 21. “I am a no on this bill when it comes to not just the policy with lack of potency caps, I am concerned from an…

Lawmakers and Gov. Ned Lamont are negotiating a bill that would legalize cannabis, but in order to do that, they will need to figure out a way forward that’s equitable for communities impacted for decades by the war on drugs. “You’re not going have an equity situation where you own everything and I work for you for $15 an...

Should recreational marijuana be legalized in Connecticut like it is in neighboring states? Sen. Doug McCrory joins this week’s Face the Facts to give his take on it.

A bill that would legalize recreational marijuana cleared its first hurdle Tuesday when the judiciary committee approved it by a narrow margin.

The General Assembly’s Judiciary Committee approved a bill Tuesday that would legalize the recreational use of marijuana in Connecticut.

Connecticut lawmakers were expected to approve a bill legalizing marijuana, but there may be some changes to the proposal before a final deal.

State lawmakers agreed to legalize cannabis late Saturday night.

New Jersey legalized marijuana last month. Now New York state lawmakers reached a deal to legalize it as soon as next week. Will Connecticut be next?

Advocates say they want to make sure a bill legalizing marijuana in Connecticut provides equity for communities who have been harmed the most by current marijuana laws.

With a projected state budget deficit hungry for new revenue sources and a growing number of nearby states legalizing recreational cannabis some lawmakers believe 2021 will be the year Connecticut does the same.  “I think it will be a very, very close vote in the house,” incoming house speaker Matt Ritter says.  The outcome of the election gives proponents...

Light up! A nationwide push to relax drug laws took a big step forward Tuesday as five more states legalized marijuana for adults and voters made Oregon the first state to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of street drugs such as cocaine, heroin and methamphetamine.