Cannabis in Connecticut

Voters in Simsbury will be deciding whether to allow the sale of recreational cannabis in town. When voters head to the polls on Tuesday, one of the ballot items they will find asks,” Shall the sale of recreational marijuana be allowed in the Town of Simsbury?” There’s no specific application for a marijuana business in Simsbury and town leaders......

Municipal elections are happening on Tuesday and voters from across the state will be casting ballots.

Starting Dec. 1, the maximum limit for retail sales of adult-use cannabis will increase from seven grams to 14 grams per transaction, or half an ounce. “We reviewed the available supply and demand since before the launch of the market and feel that now it’s appropriate to increase the transaction limit from a quarter of an ounce to a half…...

Beginning in December, adult use cannabis customers will be able to purchase a half ounce of product per transaction rather than just a quarter ounce.

Sales of recreational cannabis in Connecticut reached a new record of $14 million in August, surpassing $11 million in sales of medical marijuana.

The site where the Chowder Pot used to be in Hartford has been bought by a medical and adult-use cannabis company for $4 million. Goman and York Property Advisors said the 28,000-square-foot property at 165 Brainard Road was sold to INSA, which is a cannabis company that operates in multiple states including Massachusetts, Florida and Ohio. The com...

Now that adult-use cannabis is legal in the state, the Social Equity Council is eyeing the revenue. Cannabis sales have increased month over month since January, with$1 million in growth each month since March, topping out at $12 million in June. The council gets 65% of retail sales tax to help those most affected by the war on drugs. “So,…...

There is another milestone in the cannabis legalization process. As of this week, Green Coach Delivery became the first licensed cannabis delivery company in the state to bring prescribed products to the homes of medical patients. “We get to make a lot of people’s lives easier,” Jack Cochran, Green Coach Delivery owner, said. “They’re n...

The state’s first licensed cannabis delivery service is teaming up with the dispensary Fine Fettle for medical deliveries.

Recreational cannabis sales were up 150% in June, and that adds money for the state’s Social Equity Council in its efforts to reinvest in communities most affected by the war on drugs.