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Newtown prohibited the legal weed trade the same day it was decriminalized in CT. Here's why.
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FILE - In this July 12, 2018 file photo, newly transplanted cannabis cuttings grow in soilless media in pots at Sira Naturals medical marijuana cultivation facility in Milford, Mass.AP Photo / Steven SenneShow MoreShow Less
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Cannabis plants grow in the greenhouse at Vireo Health's medical marijuana cultivation facility, August 19, 2016 in Johnstown, New York.Drew Angerer / Getty ImagesShow MoreShow Less
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NEWTOWN — Leaders here were concerned enough about the unintended consequences of Connecticut’s legal marijuana trade that they saw no downside to being first in the Danbury area to prohibit cannabis establishments.