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Changing the culture around cannabis in Connecticut

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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Growing marijuana at home is legal

Growing medical marijuana in your home is now legal in the state of Connecticut as of Oct. 1. The law that went into effect this month allows medical marijuana patients 18 and older to grow three mature plants and three immature plants per person allowed medical use, with a total of 12 plants per household.…

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Hamden government leaders call for the legalization of marijuana to address racial inequity

Discussion about legalizing marijuana is aflame at the Connecticut State Capitol this year and State Representative Josh Elliott, a Democrat from Hamden, is spearheading the issue as a way to remedy the injustices caused by the War on Drugs. The legalization of recreational cannabis in Connecticut is “almost certain to happen” by the end of…