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South Dakota: Medical Marijuana Registration Fees Nearly To Double   Medical marijuana businesses in South Dakota will have to pay nearly double the current amount for their state registration certificates, writes Sioux Falls-based TV station KELO. Starting no later than Sep. 30, the...

CT State's Attorney Drops Charges On More Than 1,500 Cannabis Cases Connecticut prosecutors led by Chief State Attorney Patrick J. Griffin have dropped charges on over 1,500 pending drug-possession cases after reviewing over 4000, reported CT Insider. Of the 4,248 cases, 1,773 substances other...

Long-awaited legal adult-use sales in Connecticut launched Tuesday garnering more than $200,000 in total. The first day of recreational pot sales went smoothly. According to a spokesperson for the state Department of Consumer Protection, the seven licensed shops sold $251,276 worth...

The Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection announced Friday that adult-use cannabis sales can officially begin on Jan. 10, 2023.  “I am proud of the hard work our team has done to meet the goal of opening adult-use sales in a safe, well-regulated market,” DCP...

Connecticut governor Ned Lamont announced Tuesday that around 44,000 state residents with cannabis possession convictions will have their records partially or fully erased in January 2023. The policy, which uses the automated erasure method, comes as a key part of a 2021 bill that Lamont...

Connecticut Gov. Lamont’s GOP Opponent Calls For Attorney General Investigation After Tweet and Song Celebrating Legal Marijuana Bob Stefanowski (R) wrote a letter asking state AG William Tong (D) to investigate whether Gov. Ned Lamont (D) broke a state statute by sharing...

Connecticut became the 18th state in the union to legalize marijuana for recreational purposes in June 2021, when Gov. Ned Lamont signed the bill into law. The bill, which allows adults 21 and older to possess up to 1.5 ounces of cannabis, went into effect on July 1, and the sale of recreational...

Connecticut just became the 18th state in the union to legalize marijuana for recreational purposes and the 4th just this year, as Gov. Ned Lamont signed the bill into law on Tuesday. The bill, which allows adults 21 and older to possess up to 1.5 ounces of cannabis, goes into effect...

Connecticut is on the verge of becoming the 18th state to legalize marijuana for recreational purposes after lawmakers finally sent a cannabis reform bill to Gov. Ned Lamont’s desk on Thursday morning, the 50th anniversary of President Richard Nixon’s declaration of the war on drugs....

The Connecticut Senate passed a bill to legalize marijuana early Tuesday morning after a marathon debate that finally ended in a 19-17 vote.  The legislation that will regulate and tax marijuana for adults 21 and older is now headed to the House of Representatives for final...

Texas House Sends Psychedelics Research To Governor’s Desk  The Texas House approved a budget amendment to the psychedelics research bill advancing it to the Governor’s desk.  The bill, HB 1802, requires the Department of State Health Services and Texas Medical...

Connecticut House Votes For Cannabis Legalization, Social Equity Connecticut Labor Public Employees Committee approved cannabis legalization bill on Thursday in a 9 to 4 vote, reported Marijuana Moment. The bill is sponsored by Rep. Robyn Porter (D), who chairs the labor panel, and is praised by...

Illinois Grants $31M To Support Social Justice Initiatives; Expunges And Pardons 500K Records The Prairie State took $31.5 million from cannabis tax revenue to support social justice initiatives. According to Marijuana Moment, $28.3 million will be granted to service delivery, while...

Like several of its neighboring Northeastern states, Connecticut has teetered on the verge of legalizing adult-use cannabis laws in recent years. The state Senate passed HB 5389 in 2012, legalizing medical cannabis. In the years since, the state of 3.6 million residents has seen patient enrollment...