Several Democrat lawmakers not on board with legalizing recreational marijuana yet State Sen. Saud Anwar was among several Democratic state legislators to vote against the measure. Among his concerns: the minimum age proposed. Author: Tony Terzi Updated: 4:58 PM EDT April 7, 2021 HARTFORD, Conn. — After more than five years of debates, state legislators are still wrestling with whether to legalize recreational marijuana - which Gov. Ned Lamont is pushing for - as the measure passed out of the Judiciary Committee on Tuesday. "I think it’s time for Connecticut to do this on a very regulated basis otherwise I don’t want to also surrender it to the underground market which is really dangerous," Lamont said.