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Newtown considers ban on recreational marijuana shops once sales begin next year
News 12 Staff
Updated on: Jul 02, 2021, 2:20am
Although legal recreational marijuana sales in Connecticut won t begin until next year, one community is already considering banning shops from their town.
The Newtown Planning and Zoning Commission discussed medical dispensary facilities and prohibiting uses in town during a meeting Thursday night.
Justice for All: Stamford reimagines mental health responses as part of reform
News 12 Staff
Updated on: Jul 01, 2021, 2:41am
As it looks to implement reforms, one local police department has adapted a new strategy in its mental health responses.
The Stamford Police Department is evolving and adapting when it comes to responding to mental health calls.
Chief of Police Timothy Shaw says new initiatives defined and created by the police department and the city of Stamford were enacted following protests around Stamford. Mental health is a difficult topic for everybody,” says Chief Shaw.
Protests also opened the door for conversation with outside groups and organizations, like the Stamford NAACP. Robert King, the first vice president of the group, says having members of the community work together is key to solving the city’s problems.
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