NEW BRITAIN, Conn. (WTNH) — Residents in New Britain’s Slater Road neighborhood aren’t happy about a new potential neighbor — a 133,000-square foot cannabis cultivation and distribution site. “It smells like a skunk,” said Shelley Vincenzo, who lives in the area. The Rocky Hill-based CCC Construction wants to transform the former Webster Bank building, and has already cleared … [Read more...] about New Britain neighbors against proposed cannabis warehouse
CT Cannabis
CT Killed Cannabis Culture
It’s official: the cannabis culture is now a thing of the past. We can all thank the big MSOs for that.For those of you who don’t know, MSOs are multi-state operators. They’re the bigwigs of the cannabis industry, the ones who control the majority of the market. And they’ve killed any chances of small businesses or mom-and-pop shops of ever getting into the game.The thing is, … [Read more...] about CT Killed Cannabis Culture
The Flight Of The Wildebeest And The Jog Of The Juggernaut
It was early morning, and I had a ride ahead of me. I was off to meet with the Wildebeest himself, Dabbin-Dad. We had a couple of invites to a private event, and we had every intention of showing up in true Dabbin-Dad fashion, with multiple cases of small arson along the way."FREE DABS!" screams in the back of my mind.I hadn’t been out in the wyld for quite some time. I look … [Read more...] about The Flight Of The Wildebeest And The Jog Of The Juggernaut
Rec kick off in CT is disturbing to say the least.
Why would one be disturbed, you ask? To start…The lottery for this whole process has been nothing less than a cash grab. Any local "little guys" never stood a chance at the purchasing power of the MSOs (Multi State Operators) to enter multiple submissions. That table was sloped!All in the name of getting as much money as they could. It didn’t matter how they got it, so … [Read more...] about Rec kick off in CT is disturbing to say the least.
Step Into The Cold, It’ll Be Warm Soon.
One winter at a time, we enter the future, which is essentially positive. One winter at a time, things improve. We step into the cold to move forward out of the past. The world is, generally speaking anyway, a better place to live this year than it was last year. Right? So if you're going to celebrate something, then have a drink to that. For example, last year I didn't have … [Read more...] about Step Into The Cold, It’ll Be Warm Soon.
Connecticut’s new retail marijuana market off to shaky start after state cannabis chief resignation
Andrea Comer, deputy commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection, is resigning as the state's cannabis chief to become the new Chief of Staff for incoming State Treasurer Erick Russell. Connecticut’s cannabis chief, Andrea Comer, is resigning days ahead of the state’s first legal recreational sales, highlighting a possible problem with the new … [Read more...] about Connecticut’s new retail marijuana market off to shaky start after state cannabis chief resignation
Well there’s a plus
Are you the subject of an old marijuana arrest record? How would it have been if this had happened today? Would it have been a ticket, or perhaps nothing at all?In January, Connecticut's governor, Ned Lamont, will implement an automated method that will wipe out the existing records of marijuana possession convictions for thousands of CT residents.Until now, it was necessary … [Read more...] about Well there’s a plus
As of today, patient limits have been increased.
Effective immediately the Department of Consumer Protection has increased the patient monthly allotment by 1.5 ounces. One used to be limited to 3.5 ounces and now they can get 5. But let's do so math... Shall we? The cheapest zip I found in the dispensary was $201.00. To get 5 would cost a PATIENT $1005.00. As if. … [Read more...] about As of today, patient limits have been increased.
Social Equity Council Moves Forward By Approving Cannabis Applicants
The Department of Consumer Protection is still aiming for Connecticut to open its first recreational cannabis businesses by the end of the year or early next year and the Social Equity Council met Monday to help move the process along. On Monday the Social Equity Council reversed six earlier denials for social equity status allowing those businesses to move forward with DCP to … [Read more...] about Social Equity Council Moves Forward By Approving Cannabis Applicants
The Hot Mess Express
State House Minority Leader Vincent Candelora, R-North Branford, was recently quoted in the Hartford Courant stressing his discontents in regards to the current state of affairs of legalization in CT.One of the things Candelora focused on was when he said the medical marijuana industry is losing customers. People are not paying the annual $100 fee for a medical marijuana card … [Read more...] about The Hot Mess Express
