State Legislators are slated to meet tomorrow for the Opening Day of Session. What will be on the agenda this session, you ask? HARTFORD — An ambitious to-do list awaits Connecticut lawmakers when they return Wednesday to the state Capitol for a roughly three-month election-year legislative session. While changes to the second year of the two-year budget approved … [Read more...] about Budget, health care, marijuana on lawmakers’ to-do list
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Possible cannabis plants found at state Capitol building
Hahaha....Come on now. Who is this mysterious person just dropping seeds all over the state Capitol building in Vermont. We want to shake his or her hand. -Dabbin Dad After a visitor to the Vermont Capitol spotted possible cannabis plants growing in the flower beds on the front lawn, an officer inspected the plants and found what is believed to be 34 hemp or marijuana … [Read more...] about Possible cannabis plants found at state Capitol building
Cannabis Equity Bill passes Connecticut Committee
Yes, that is right! The Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee just passed SB-1138 Joint Favorably with Substitution. What does that mean? This means that some funds raised through taxation will be earmarked and directed to help revitalize distressed municipalities. This is the first step toward inclusion and creating a fair and equitable cannabis industry here in … [Read more...] about Cannabis Equity Bill passes Connecticut Committee
A DC Experience
Law of the Land On November 4th 2014, voters in Washington DC passed ballot Initiative 71 which legalized and permitted the use of up to two ounces of marijuana and the possession and cultivation of up to three marijuana plants. This story was met with jubilation and excitement from people all over. The people in the Capitol stood up for liberty and choice when they … [Read more...] about A DC Experience
Time for Action is Now Connecticut
Connecticut are you ready to stop playing political games? In regards to cannabis legalization, the time for action is now. For too long, advocates and residents alike, sought out and attempted to educate the legislators in Hartford. Cannabis is not the devil plant Harry Anslinger would have liked you all to believe. The war on drugs was only successful in tearing … [Read more...] about Time for Action is Now Connecticut