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Top lawmakers say cannabis legalization will be a priority when the Connecticut Legislature convenes for its 2020 session in February.

In October, Gov. Ned Lamont renewed his commitment to cannabis legalization and regulation in Connecticut. After meeting with other governors in the region, he announced that he will ask the legislature to pass a legalization bill in 2020.

A new poll just came out, and it confirms (yet again) that Connecticut residents strongly support legalizing cannabis and expunging criminal records for low-level offenses. Sadly, the legislature ended its regular session on June 5 without voting on any of the bills that would have ended cannabis prohibition.

The Connecticut Joint Committee on Finance, Revenue and Bonding approved a bill that would tax adult cannabis sales and distribute the revenue to underserved communities. It now advances to the full Senate for consideration.

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.

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.

Lawmakers held a press conference on March 14 to explain how they intend to advance cannabis legislation in 2019.

Marijuana advocates hailed a vote by the legislature’s appropriations committee this week as a small but significant step toward legalizing the drug in Connecticut.

Residents across Connecticut are one step closer to being able to legally light up a doobie.

HARTFORD, CT — A bill that would begin planning for the legalization of recreational marijuana in Connecticut was sent to the House Thursday after narrowly passing the Appropriations Committee by a 27-24 vote.