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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 chief of staff. “And we have to take steps to not only right those wrongs but take steps to make sure...

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 of staff. “And we have to take steps to not only right those wrongs but take steps to make sure th...

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 place to live. Michael Oretade said,  “We’re coming out here to cancel the rent that he put into t...