Connecticut Governor Makes Plan To Legalize Cannabis

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Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont would like to see legal cannabis in his state, both because he would like to bring more money into Connecticut, and because he hopes legalization will help end racial disparity in arrests in the state. Just last year, 7,500 people were arrested in Connecticut just for cannabis possession, which made up almost 10 percent of the total number of arrests. Projections reveal that Connecticut could raise as much as $33.6 million for the 2023 budget, and $97 million by 2026. Heather Summers, another Republican, is concerned about the implications for military contracts if the state becomes legal. If Connecticut does decide to legalize, it looks like there is more work to do to pass the proposal, but there are lots of possibilities for revenue if the state pulls the trigger. 

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Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont would like to see legal cannabis in his state, both because he would like to bring more money into Connecticut, and because he hopes legalization will help end racial disparity in arrests in the state. To make this a reality, he has introduced a bill to the legislature. 

While Lamont realizes that this plan may take some extra convincing, since Republicans...

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