Listen up, because the suit-and-tie regulators in Hartford are dragging local green-thumb hustlers into a proper bureaucratic nightmare. Here’s the deal: a big-time local weed company Affinity Grow, sitting out in Portland, Connecticut, is trying to slap the state with a massive lawsuit. They are claiming state bureaucrats squeezed them for $750,000 in cold, hard cash … [Read more...] about THE GREAT WEED RECALL: Local Pot Farmers Want to Sue Connecticut for Three-Quarters of a Million Bucks!
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The Fat Lady Hasn’t Sang For Affinity Grow, Yet
There’s been a lot of noise around the Affinity Grow situation in Connecticut’s cannabis industry, but if you look at what’s actually public, the story is still pretty simple: nothing is finished yet. People have been expecting a clear outcome for a while now, but the state hasn’t made a final call. No ruling, no penalty, no settlement announcement. Just an ongoing case … [Read more...] about The Fat Lady Hasn’t Sang For Affinity Grow, Yet
What’s Next for Affinity Grow?
The fate of Portland-based cultivator Affinity Grow hangs in the balance following a crucial state administrative hearing in Hartford that was held on May 12, 2026. This high-stakes proceeding marks the latest chapter in a tense, months long regulatory showdown between the Department of Consumer Protection’s Cannabis Control Division and Affinity’s president, Rino Ferrarese. … [Read more...] about What’s Next for Affinity Grow?
State Moves to Yank Grower License
Things are getting messy in Connecticut’s legal weed scene—and this one goes way beyond sticky buds. State regulators are now considering suspending or outright revoking the license of Affinity Grow, a cannabis cultivator run by Rino Ferrarese, over a series of alleged testing and compliance violations. At the center of it all? A brewing fight over whether the state’s … [Read more...] about State Moves to Yank Grower License
Legal Cannabis Entrepreneur Calls for Consequences for Illegal Smoke-Shops
Rino Ferrarese, proprietor of Affinity Grow and Affinity Health & Wellness, has called attention to the competitive disadvantage faced by legal cannabis businesses amid the proliferation of smoke-shop vendors selling unregulated cannabis. As a licensed cultivator and retailer, Ferrarese’s operations employ roughly 100 people across his indoor production facility and … [Read more...] about Legal Cannabis Entrepreneur Calls for Consequences for Illegal Smoke-Shops
