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Connecticut lawmakers won’t “cap the rent,” even as tenants face rising costs. Frankie & Johnny take a look at that, plus adult-use cannabis revenue and NCAA Basketball.
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Frankie & Johnny: January 13, 2023. Topics this week include the sales launch of marijuana for recreational use; efforts by Connecticut officials to erase cannabis convictions in tandem with the broadening of adult-use pot in Connecticut; and the success of the University of Connecticut women’s basketball team in the face of mounting injuries.
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Our weekly news roundup covers the tragic death of a state lawmaker in a wrong-way crash and the suspension of an attorney representing Alex Jones in Connecticut.
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The first legal dispensary for recreational marijuana in New York rung up its first sales on Thursday, opening up what is expected to be one of the country's most lucrative markets for cannabis.
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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.
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R.I. governor signed bill Wednesday making it the 19th state to legalize the drug.
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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.
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The state Department of Consumer Protection says it will ban certain products that confuse cannabis with candy and snacks.
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The Social Equity Council approved Thursday a list of 215 communities that will be prioritized for marijuana sales licenses and special equity programs.