If there is one thing Americans love as much as legalizing weed, it is filing overly ambitious federal lawsuits. Brant Smith, a longtime Connecticut resident and hemp farmer, decided he wanted in on the state’s adult-use marijuana cultivation action. Upon reviewing Connecticut’s social-equity licensing system—a program designed to give specific applicants a leg up in the … [Read more...] about Judge to Connecticut Hemp Farmer, Try Actually Getting Rejected Before You Sue the State
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CT’s Top 3 Cheapest 8ths Sept.25
The top 3 lowest-priced 3.5g options currently available: 1. Higher Collective – FIND: Slingria (3.5g Whole Flower) 2. Curaleaf – FIND: Half Moonana (3.5g Whole Flower) 3. Fine Fettle – Theraplant: Pink Certz (3.5g Flower) Disclaimer: Dispensary prices, promotional sales, and live stock levels are subject to change at any time and do not include Connecticut … [Read more...] about CT’s Top 3 Cheapest 8ths Sept.25
Watching the Connecticut Weed Racket Face the Music
There is really nothing quite like starting a slow morning with a piping hot mug of black coffee in one hand and a freshly rolled joint of Purple Octane in the other. That pungent, heavy aroma of sweet concord grapes mixed with sharp sour diesel has a way of clearing out the mental cobwebs, and as I kicked back and started scrolling through the morning headlines, a recent piece … [Read more...] about Watching the Connecticut Weed Racket Face the Music
CT’s Top 3 Cheapest 8ths Sept.17
Based on current Connecticut live menu pricing across Connecticut dispensaries, here are the top 3 cheapest eighths (3.5g) of flower currently available, ranked from lowest price: 1. Shangri-La Dispensaries (Norwalk / South Norwalk) 2. Budr Cannabis (Danbury / Montville / Tolland) 3. Higher Collective (Bridgeport) (Runner-up: CTPharma Deep Blue Gas 3.5g at … [Read more...] about CT’s Top 3 Cheapest 8ths Sept.17
CT’s Top 3 Cheapest 8ths
1. Shangri-La Dispensaries (Farmington / Plainville, CT) 2. Curaleaf (Hartford, CT) 3. Higher Collective (Torrington, CT) (Note: Venu Flower Collective also carries select 3.5g ground flower tiers at $19.00 on their Online Menu, and Hi! People lists 3.5g ground options starting at $20.00 on their Online Store). Note: In Connecticut, adult-use recreational … [Read more...] about CT’s Top 3 Cheapest 8ths
When Lawmakers And Cannabis Companies Overlap In Connecticut
Connecticut’s cannabis industry has always been tangled in politics, but a new spotlight on State Rep. Juan Candelaria is raising fresh questions about where public service ends and private interests begin. Candelaria, a longtime supporter of cannabis legalization in Connecticut, played a major role in helping push adult-use marijuana across the finish line. But now, his … [Read more...] about When Lawmakers And Cannabis Companies Overlap In Connecticut
Another Hartford Cannabis Reopening Raises Questions About Stability in CT Market
A medical cannabis shop in Hartford is getting ready to reopen, and on the surface, that sounds like a simple win for patients.More access. More supply. One less gap in the system.But in Connecticut’s cannabis world, nothing is ever just simple anymore.The shop reopening is part of a bigger pattern happening across the state—stores opening, closing, changing hands, and … [Read more...] about Another Hartford Cannabis Reopening Raises Questions About Stability in CT Market
More Questions Than Answers in Connecticut Cannabis
If you’ve been paying attention to Connecticut’s cannabis rollout, none of this will feel surprising.A new report is raising conflict-of-interest questions involving a top Connecticut Democrat and ties to the cannabis industry. And once again, it shines a spotlight on a problem many people have been talking about for years: transparency. Or more accurately… the lack of … [Read more...] about More Questions Than Answers in Connecticut Cannabis
Connecticut’s Cannabis Market Still Has a Transparency Problem
When Connecticut lawmakers passed a sweeping cannabis reform bill this year, supporters touted lower taxes, higher THC limits, expanded product options, and changes designed to help the state's struggling marijuana market compete with neighboring states.What received far less attention was a quiet battle over transparency.And once again, transparency lost.Earlier versions of … [Read more...] about Connecticut’s Cannabis Market Still Has a Transparency Problem
Stop Chasing Dispensaries: A Connecticut Cannabis Reality Check
This morning, somewhere between the first sip of coffee and the moment my brain decided it wanted to do actual work, I ran into a piece featuring Amber Senter — and she is not somebody to breeze past. Senter is the founder and CEO of MAKR House, a cannabis distribution and infused products company, and she is also the co-founder, board chair, and executive director of Supernova … [Read more...] about Stop Chasing Dispensaries: A Connecticut Cannabis Reality Check
