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Click here to learn more about the work-related provisions of Connecticut marijuana law that will take effect July 1st.

Gov. Ned Lamont and the General Assembly legalized recreational marijuana in 2021 and employer obligation provisions are set to take effect July 1.

Mayor also lays out budget proposal

Although 2021 is a wrap, there are new Connecticut laws for employers to unwrap in 2022. We have summarized the key changes to Connecticut employment…

Black and Latino studies in public schools This act requires all local and regional boards of education to include African-American and black studies and Puerto Rican and Latino studies in their curriculum beginning with the 2021-22 school year. It also adds these studies to the state’s preexisting required program of study for all public schools.  The State Board of Education is required to make curriculum materials available to help boards develop programs for these studies, as well as re...

Retailer License License to purchase cannabis from producers and sell cannabis to retail customers (but not to other retailers) Application fee: $500 To receive a final license: $25,000 To renew a final license: $25,000 Hybrid Retailer License Application fee: $500 To receive a final license: $25,000 To renew a final license: $25,000 Cultivator License License to engage in the cultivation, growing and propagation of the cannabis plant at an establishment with not less than fifteen thousand squa...

Altria CFO Reiterates Company’s U.S. Cannabis Plans Altria, maker of Marlboro, is “excited about the U.S. opportunity for our investment in Cronos,” a Canadian cannabis company, the company’s CFO said during a consumer conference Wednesday. Published on Feb 17, 2021 1:57PM ESTBusiness Share this: Altria, maker of Marlboro cigarettes, spoke to a New York consumer group on Wednesday about how the company can “create a responsible and regulated legalized market in the U.S.,” and take �...