cannabis

Retailers can start selling adult-use cannabis this January. This hour on Where We Live, we break down what dispensaries might look like in our state and hear what retailers are doing to prepare to open up to the public.

Frankie & Johnny: Dec. 9, 2022. Topics this week include the legalization of marijuana in Connecticut for recreational use, bivalent COVID-19 vaccines for young children and settlement talks in a lawsuit filed on behalf of a Black man severely injured in police custody.

The first New England Cannabis Research and Education Conference will take place at Eastern Connecticut State University.

The Connecticut Social Equity Council reversed their decisions to deny seven companies applying for licenses to be involved in the state’s cannabis industry.

This hour, we talk about how the cannabis industry continues to evolve. Inspiring cannabis entrepreneurs can now take classes and learn everything about the industry from “seed to sale.” We also learn about efforts in West Hartford to "Save Conny The Whale."

Connecticut state regulators have been working to help people disproportionately affected by the war on drugs gain a foothold in Connecticut’s legal adult-use cannabis industry.

It’s been nearly a year since Connecticut became the 18th state to legalize cannabis. Now entrepreneurs must obtain a license through the state to enter the industry.

At least forty people gathered at the state Capitol today to protest a bill that would crack down on giving away adult-use and medical use cannabis.

Connecticut lawmakers are considering a bill, HB 5329, that would impose several new restrictions on cannabis sale and distribution.

Connecticut business incubator and the state’s largest workforce development agency have partnered to form The Alliance for Cannabis Equity, Thursday. It released a “quote” Cannabis Manifesto a resource for Black and Brown entrepreneurs interested in the growing industry.