Cannabis

Suffolk County police said they shut down five businesses and arrested eight people during a crackdown on illegal marijuana sales.

Connecticut’s Department of Consumer Protection commissioner was in damage control mode on Monday. He had to publicly apologize to cannabis businesses in the state after his agency made what was called a “retaliatory and unauthorized inspection” of a cannabis business in Portland last week.

Stricter restrictions on the sale of some cannabis products are one of several new laws that take effect in Connecticut in the new year.

A new study conducted by MCR Labs in Massachusetts showed that many cannabis testing labs nationwide may misrepresent their mold and potency results.

The question of who would benefit from the legalization and commercialization of cannabis in Connecticut was divisive from the start.

Gov. Ned Lamont has ordered a halt to the distribution of about $33.4 million of social equity funds derived from the legal sale of marijuana in Connecticut.

As the state’s cannabis ombudsperson, Erin Kirk will serve to advocate for the interests of qualifying medical marijuana patients and caregivers.

The New York State Cannabis Control Board approved regulations for homegrown marijuana three years after the Marijuana Regulation & Taxation Act was signed into law.

Connecticut is poised to meet its projected tax revenue of around $26 million for the first year, but many in the industry say it could have been better.

The Shinnecock Tribal Nation will open the Little Beach Harvest dispensary in Southampton on Wednesday. The newly built 5,000-square-foot cedar building is positioned on the tribe’s territory near the Hamptons, and will also feature Indigenous brands and products.