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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.

HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) - On Thursday, the state’s Appropriations Committee passed a bill to develop a plan to allow recreational marijuana.

Connecticut lawmakers have advanced a recreational marijuana bill out of committee, setting up the state legislature to vote on legalizing the substance in the state for the first time.

For the first time in the Connecticut legislature, a recreational marijuana bill has made it out of committee and is headed to the full General Assembly for consideration.

The Connecticut General Assembly has held four hearings over the last three weeks on proposed legislation to legalize recreational marijuana, though time may be running short in Hartford as a legislative deadline approaches.

As surrounding New England states legalize recreational marijuana, Connecticut lawmakers have been under pressure to explore legalization.

A bill that would have legalized recreational marijuana in Connecticut failed to advance out of the General Assembly’s General Law Committee today, despite last week’s public testimony in favor of the legislation.

HARTFORD — Advocates for legalizing and taxing recreational marijuana say the measure would minimize crime and limit opioid dependency, but opponents are wary of an increase in addiction and other negative societal impacts.