CT CannaWarriors Rally: The Fight for Medical Cannabis Patients is NOW
Alright, Connecticut, it’s time to wake up and smell the overpriced weed. Our state’s medical cannabis program is circling the drain, and patients are left to drown in the wake of corporate greed. Big cannabis—those multi-state operators with their glitzy dispensaries and monopoly pricing—has turned a program meant for healing into a cash grab.
Enter HB 5429, the Caregiver Bill. This isn’t just legislation; it’s a lifeline. A way to rip control from corporate overlords and hand it back to the people—real caregivers growing affordable, tailored medicine for real patients.
Let’s call it like it is. The current system? A disaster. Prices are sky-high, variety is a joke, and dispensaries are more interested in upselling vape pens than helping patients find relief. Education? Transparency? Personalized care? Forget it. If you’re sick, your options are limited to whatever scraps the MSOs feel like throwing your way.
HB 5429 changes all of that. It blows the doors off the current restrictive caregiver model, allowing trusted, local caregivers to legally grow and provide cannabis for patients who actually need it. This is about giving patients options—not just the overpriced corporate stash but affordable, high-quality strains grown with care and intention.
And let’s not ignore the bigger picture. Programs like this have worked elsewhere—look at Maine, where localized caregiving empowers patients, strengthens communities, and keeps the money where it belongs: in the pockets of real people, not corporate shareholders. It’s proof that the “Caregiver Bill” isn’t a shot in the dark—it’s a tested, patient-centered solution.
But the revolution doesn’t stop there. HB 6377, the Cannabis Justice Bill, is equally critical. This bill is an answer to the damage wrought by decades of prohibition. It calls for justice, equity, and fairness. Expungements for non-violent cannabis convictions? Check. Resources reallocated to dismantle prohibition-era policing? You bet. Cannabis education to finally break the stigma? Absolutely. And most importantly, creating pathways for the people harmed by prohibition to benefit from the industry. It’s justice long overdue.
Meanwhile, Connecticut is still wasting money chasing down folks for carrying “too much” of a plant deemed essential by the same state profiting from its sale. It’s beyond absurd—it’s criminal hypocrisy. These bills are a step toward healing the damage and building a cannabis program that actually works for the people.
Keep it weird,
