Faith leaders lobby against legalizing marijuana sales in CT
News 12 Staff
Updated on:May 03, 2021, 7:36pm EDT
Religious leaders headed to the state Capitol Monday to warn lawmakers about legalizing marijuana sales in Connecticut.
This year, Connecticut could finally green light marijuana sales. Gov. Ned Lamont says it s time. This has been a long time coming. We ve been talking about this for ages, he says.
Faith leaders say the lure of easy money and easy jobs are empty promises. This is just a terrible idea for the state of Connecticut, says Pastor Abraham Hernandez, of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference.
Faith leaders lobby against legalizing marijuana sales in CT
News 12 Staff
Updated on:May 03, 2021, 7:36pm EDT
Religious leaders headed to the state Capitol Monday to warn lawmakers about legalizing marijuana sales in Connecticut.
This year, Connecticut could finally green light marijuana sales. Gov. Ned Lamont says it s time. This has been a long time coming. We ve been talking about this for ages, he says.
Faith leaders say the lure of easy money and easy jobs are empty promises. This is just a terrible idea for the state of Connecticut, says Pastor Abraham Hernandez, of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference.
Don t get it twisted, go get a vaccine as soon as possible, said Crystal R. Emery, CEO of URU The Right To Be, Inc. This partnership with the fire department and city is a great opportunity to create pipelines of information to the public.
Emery established the nonprofit 26 years ago with a goal of spreading accurate facts to the public to create a more equitable society. The organization s latest venture is to help cut down on vaccine hesitancy. It is vitally important that we educate folks about getting this vaccine and being a part of the recourse of changing the dynamic of what s happening in our community, said Pastor Darrell Brooks, of Beulah Heights First Pentecostal Church.