Retail pot

The legal sale of adult-use recreational pot, which began in January, surpassed the sale of medical marijuana in September, the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection reported this week.

The Connecticut Social Equity Council narrowly passed a budget proposal on how the state would divvy up potentially millions of dollars in tax revenue from its budding cannabis industry.

Nine medical marijuana hybrid dispensaries in Connecticut began making retail cannabis sales on Jan. 10. Just under 46,000 units of cannabis or cannabis products were sold.

Less than a month before the first sale of retail marijuana in Connecticut, the state’s top officials in charge of the legal cannabis market’s rollout have resigned.

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 Connecticut Social Equity Council has reached its cap for approving equity joint venture applicants to retail legal cannabis.

New York will issue its first business licenses for cannabis dispensaries to applicants who have been harmed by the war on drugs.

Under legislation signed last week by Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont, towns can fine residents up to $1,000 for gifting a cannabis plant or related products.

Connecticut legalized adult-use cannabis last year, but it’s still unclear when recreational marijuana will be available to buy without a prescription.

Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation Monday that will allow state-licensed hemp growers to apply for provisional licenses to begin cultivating recreational marijuana.