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Cannabis
Slow rollout of CT’s newest cannabis cultivation facility reflects industry’s growing pains
April 21, 2025It’s no secret that Connecticut’s adult-use marijuana industry has had a bumpy rollout since its launch two years ago.
April 21, 2025
Twinkies, Ding Dongs and cannabis? Hostess brands 420 tour to visit CT dispensaries
April 11, 2025Anyone with the late-afternoon munchies in Stamford or Groton next week may be in luck, thanks to a special “Route 4/20” road trip courtesy of snack brand Hostess.
April 11, 2025
CT creates new office to regulate medical and recreational marijuana
April 10, 2025The Department of Consumer Protection is removing oversight and enforcement of the marijuana industry from the agency’s Drug Control Division less than a month after state officials apologized for what appeared to be a retaliatory inspection at a
April 10, 2025
CT cannabis shop owners: Let us sell our businesses sooner
April 8, 2025Connecticut lawmakers are considering a bill that could change how quickly some cannabis business owners can sell their companies, but state officials are concerned about what effect that might have on the state’s fledgling marijuana industry.
April 8, 2025
Norwalk-based cannabis insurance firm, with backing from Snoop Dogg-founded VC fund, has ambitious growth plans
April 7, 2025Frontier Risk may sit in a small, hidden office in the picturesque Rowayton section of Norwalk, but the cannabis industry insurance provider’s plans for the future are quite grand.
April 7, 2025-
Cannabis dispensary opens near UConn Storrs
April 3, 2025Cannabis retailer Verano is opening a dispensary close to UConn’s main Storrs campus. Zen Leaf Ashford debuts this week at 55 Nott Highway, a 10-minute drive from the campus.
April 3, 2025
Opinion: CT’s THC cap is a losing game for consumers, patients and the economy
March 31, 2025The General Law Committee has sent a clear message: In 2025, it will not consider lifting the THC potency cap for adult-use cannabis.
March 31, 2025
Serial entrepreneur Salinas debuts CT’s first cannabis bud bar in Derby; dispensaries in Hartford, New Haven next
March 27, 2025Retail cannabis store Hi! People Cannabis Market in Derby has opened the state’s first bud bar — a space where customers can examine and smell the different cannabis products on offer.
March 27, 2025
Retaliatory inspection of cannabis cultivator? DCP apologizes.
March 24, 2025The state Department of Consumer Protection apologized Friday for conducting what appeared to be a retaliatory inspection at a cannabis cultivator Thursday, a day after the company’s chief executive offered testimony at the General Assembly critic
March 24, 2025
Recreational cannabis shop opens in New Britain
March 3, 2025After an unannounced “soft” opening in February, a retail cannabis shop in New Britain is preparing for a grand opening later this month.
March 3, 2025
Under new leadership, cannabis industry’s troubled Social Equity Council looks to relaunch community grants program, create closer ties with marijuana entrepreneurs
February 24, 2025While he was a state legislator representing Hartford, Brandon McGee helped draft the bill to legalize recreational cannabis use in Connecticut.
February 24, 2025
East Hartford seeks new powers for crackdown on businesses, individuals illegally selling cannabis
February 18, 2025East Hartford officials are planning to crack down on illegal cannabis sales with fines of up to $30,000 and other penalties.
February 18, 2025
Southern CT State Univ. launches online cannabis education program
January 30, 2025Southern Connecticut State University has launched three online cannabis education and workforce development programs, which provide education and job-skills training for people interested in working in the state’s nascent cannabis industry.
January 30, 2025
Troubled cannabis Social Equity Council approves strategic plan recommendations, could restart grant making soon
January 8, 2025Connecticut’s Social Equity Council, the body charged with ensuring that revenues from legal cannabis sales benefit marginalized communities, has adopted recommendations for a strategic plan, and given a timeline for its grants program to resume.
January 8, 2025
Cannabis business overcomes city objections to open Stamford dispensary
November 11, 2024A cannabis dispensary business with a location in West Hartford has opened a second Connecticut storefront in Stamford, after a battle with city regulators.
November 11, 2024
CT cannabis company secures $40M revolving credit facility from ‘major commercial regional bank’
November 8, 2024Are federally insured banks warming up to the cannabis industry? A recent deal announced by a major cannabis company based in Connecticut could indicate the answer is yes.
November 8, 2024
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