Connecticut: Public backs marijuana reforms
photo by C. David Freitag The Drug War Chronicle reported yesterday on some striking new polling in Connecticut. Voters are heavily favoring a variety of marijuana reforms and legislation is currently...
View ArticleEast Coast Gets Serious About Marijuana
From the stage of the Boston Freedom Rally - Chris Goldstein In the eastern United States a dramatic change is stirring for cannabis laws. Medical marijuana, decriminalization and even fully taxed...
View ArticleMarijuana Decriminalization Bill Progressing in Connecticut
State House in Hartford, CT Legislation to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana by adults is moving forward in Hartford. The Joint Judiciary Committee approved the bill on Tuesday...
View ArticleBig Week for East Coast Cannabis
Marijuana reform is on the move 5/14/2011 – As states on the East Coast move through the spring legislative season there has been significant progress on marijuana reform bills. This week saw major...
View ArticleConnecticut Senate Passes Half-Ounce Marijuana Decrim Bill
Capitol, Hartford 6/5/2011 - The Connecticut Senate passed Governor Dan Malloy’s decriminalization bill on June 4th. Time is running short for the legislative session and the bill is getting one last...
View ArticleConnecticut House Passes Final Vote on Marijuana Decrim Bill
Hartford 6/7/2011 – Today the Connecticut House of Representatives passed SB 1014, a bill to make possession of less than 14 grams of marijuana a non-criminal violation for adults. There was heavy...
View ArticleConnecticut Marijuana Decrim Now in Effect
7/4/2011 – This week the residents of the Constitution State are gaining back some of the liberty that was created 235 years ago. Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy signed a law that removes criminal...
View ArticleNY and CT Move Closer to Jersey-style Medical Marijuana
7/26/2011 – Medical marijuana legislation is nothing new to New York or Connecticut. A serious push was seen in Hartford earlier this year and Albany has considered bills for over a decade. Despite...
View ArticleElected Officials in CT Courts on Marijuana Charges
8/29/2011 - Last week was a busy one for elected officials caught with pot in Connecticut. A former alderman from Ansonia, CT was sentenced in a federal court to 3 years in prison for his role in...
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