New Haven is turning up the heat on unlicensed cannabis sales.
The city’s Board of Alders has approved fines of up to $30,000 per day for businesses caught selling cannabis products without the required state licenses. The move is part of a broader crackdown on smoke shops and retailers accused of selling unregulated THC products outside Connecticut’s legal cannabis market.
City officials say the tougher penalties are aimed at protecting consumers from untested products and keeping cannabis sales within the state’s regulated system. The action follows multiple raids and inspections that uncovered large quantities of allegedly illegal cannabis products in New Haven-area smoke shops.
Supporters say stronger enforcement is needed to protect public health, while critics argue that high prices and taxes in the legal market continue to fuel demand for unlicensed sellers.
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