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While recreational sales became legal in January, cannabis use for those 21 and older was legalized in Connecticut in 2021.

The Office of Gov. Ned Lamont offered a cheery post on Facebook Friday listing fireworks displays around Connecticut in honor of the Fourth of July. But the lighthearted “Don’t miss out!,” was met with a stream of dark replies.

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A protest against the Kyle Rittenhouse’s not guilty verdict on the steps of the state Capitol on Saturday turned into a Black Lives Matter march

A protest on the steps of the state Capitol on Saturday turned into a Black Lives Matter march through the streets of downtown Hartford as 50-60 people turned out to express outrage against racial inequality in the courts following Friday's not guilty verdict in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial.

A day after the Kyle Rittenhouse verdict, protesters in Connecticut are reacting to the jury’s decision. The jury found the 18-year-old not guilty on all...

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By Kelan Lyons and Mark Pazniokas, CT Mirror In defending its vision for how Connecticut should establish a recreational marijuana market, the administration of Gov. Ned Lamont asserted common ground Friday with some of the proposal’s harshest critics, the advocates who insist on social equity measures to redress unequal enforcement of criminal pot laws. “What cannabis and the war on drugs has done to our communities is unconscionable,” said Paul Mounds, the governor’s chi...

CTPharma staff members trim the dried marijuana flower. In defending its vision for how Connecticut should establish a recreational marijuana market, the administration of Gov. Ned Lamont asserted common ground Friday with some of the proposal’s harshest critics, the advocates who insist on social equity measures to redress unequal enforcement of criminal pot laws. “What cannabis and the war on drugs has done to our communities is unconscionable,” said Paul Mounds, the governor’s chief ...

Activists say minority populations already hit hardest by virus will be hit again when eviction moratorium expires. Author: Brian Didlake II Updated: 11:15 PM EST December 19, 2020 HARTFORD, Conn — Protestors gathered in front of the governor’s mansion Saturday afternoon in frigid temperatures calling for a cancellation of rent for the state. Demonstrators say that the cancellation of rent is needed now more than ever because come next year may not have a pla...