A surgical complication in 2010 almost led Duncan Markovich, the owner and co-founder of the CBD store Better Ways in Brandford, CT, to lose his left leg. He began using cannabis therapeutically to relieve pain and treat nerve damage. After the 2018 Farm Bill descheduled some cannabis products from the Controlled Substance Act, Markovich and…
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A new and somewhat controversial business is getting ready to open up in Canton, Connecticut. It’s a marijuana dispensary, allowed for the first time this year thanks to a new Connecticut law. The business got off the ground with the help of Daniel Glissman, lawyer at MacDermid Reynolds and Glissman Co. who practices cannabis law…
To read the full story with all multimedia elements, visit https://qujournalism.shorthandstories.com/connecticut-abortion-post-roe/index.html Sam Attaguile had an abortion in her first year of graduate school in Chicago in 2013, after getting pregnant right before starting her prescribed birth control. “There wasn’t a question in my mind,” Attaguile said. “Immediately, I was like, ‘This is my choice. I…
For the full version adapted with multimedia click here. Two years ago a sewer main collapsed in Hamden causing over 2 million gallons of raw sewage to pour into the town’s Mill River — it was accidental, but ultimately cleared quickly. Even before the collapse, this ecosystem, which provides drinking water, as well as fishing…
The holiday season is about giving, especially to those in need. Many organizations try to answer this call year-round, giving donations ranging from food to toys. One local organization, Connecticut Foodshare, answers this call with programs like their mobile food pantry. The nonprofit has lots of responsibilities including, forming programs to get food to those…