Connecticut Coalition to Regulate Marijuana

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Who We Are

The Connecticut Coalition to Regulate Marijuana is a group of like-minded organizations and individuals who are committed to ending the failed policy of marijuana prohibition in the Constitution State.

We approach the issue from many perspectives, but we all agree that regulating marijuana like alcohol would be far better than the status quo. We hope you’ll join us.

Marijuana Policy Project

UConn SSDP

Yale SSDP

National Lawyers Guild

AIDS Connecticut

Connecticut NORML

Veterans Alternative Healing

Drug Policy Alliance

UFCW-371

Law Enforcement Action Partnership

Students for Sensible Drug Policy

Clergy for a New Drug Policy

Green Party of Connecticut

Family Law & Cannabis Alliance

American Civil Liberties Union of Connecticut

Criminal Justice Policy Foundation

Doctors for Cannabis Regulation

Greater Hartford Harm Reduction Coalition

Minority Cannabis Business Association

Our America Initiative - Connecticut

Featured

Press Release: Connecticut Coalition to Regulate Marijuana Hires New Co-directors as Efforts Ramp Up to End Cannabis Prohibition

2019/04/08

With efforts to end cannabis prohibition ramping up in the Legislature, the Connecticut Coalition to Regulate Marijuana announced it has hired Kebra Smith-Bolden and Adam Wood to serve as co-directors.

Testimony at committee hearing focuses on need for strong social equity provisions

2019/03/22

Much of the discussion at the initial committee hearings focused on how to repair damage caused by the War on Drugs, which has been enforced much more aggressively in certain communities.

More Recent Updates

Legislature ends session without voting on cannabis

06/07/2019

Press Release: Proposal to Tax Adult Cannabis Sales, Distribute Revenue to Underserved Communities Advances in Connecticut Legislature

05/02/2019

Press Release: Connecticut Coalition to Regulate Marijuana Hires New Co-directors as Efforts Ramp Up to End Cannabis Prohibition

04/08/2019

Testimony at committee hearing focuses on need for strong social equity provisions

03/22/2019

Legislative leaders unveil plans to legalize, regulate, and tax marijuana

03/14/2019

First, Do No Harm

Marijuana prohibition does far more harm than good, and that’s why a majority of Connecticut residents support ending it.

Protect Our Youth

Drug dealers don’t card. Moving marijuana sales into state-licensed outlets would allow for strict regulations against selling to people under 21 years of age.

Promote Public Health

We need child-resistant packaging, testing products for mold or other contaminants, clear labeling with potency and serving sizes, and bans on certain products.

Boost the Economy

Regulating marijuana like alcohol will create thousands of good-paying jobs in agriculture, manufacturing, retail, and many other fields and bring in over $180 Million per year in taxes.

Advance Social Justice

Marijuana prohibition has been disproportionately targeted at communities of color, and criminal records make it difficult to access many government services or even to get jobs, housing, or further one’s education.