Connecticut Social Equity Council

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

Connecticut’s cannabis chief, Andrea Comer, is resigning days ahead of the state’s first legal recreational sales, highlighting a possible problem with the new market.

The legal sale of adult-use recreational marijuana begins in Connecticut on Jan. 10 according to the state’s Department of Consumer Protection.

The Connecticut Social Equity Council hears testimony from the public on pot regulations.