[Vision2020] Connecticut Legalizes Recreational Marijuana

[Ted Moffett]

Tuesday, June 22, 2021NIH study suggests a link between cannabis use and
higher levels of suicidal ideation, plan, and attempt.
Cannabis use may be associated with suicidality in young adults | National
Institutes of Health (NIH)
<https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/cannabis-use-may-be-associated-suicidality-young-adults>

An analysis of survey data from more than 280,000 young adults ages 18-35
showed that cannabis (marijuana) use was associated with increased risks of
thoughts of suicide (suicidal ideation), suicide plan, and suicide attempt.
These associations remained regardless of whether someone was also
experiencing depression, and the risks were greater for women than for men.
The study published online today in *JAMA Network Open* and was conducted
by researchers at the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the
National Institutes of Health.
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Vision2020 Post: Ted Moffett

On Wed, Jun 23, 2021 at 5:01 AM Tom Hansen <thansen at moscow.com> wrote:

Courtesy of the *New York Times* at:
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> https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/22/nyregion/connecticut-weed-legalization.html
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> Connecticut Legalizes Recreational Marijuana, With Sales Aimed for 2022
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> Legislation signed Tuesday permits the possession of up to one and a half
> ounces of cannabis and provides a clean slate for some with past
> convictions.
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> After years of failed attempts, Connecticut legalized recreational
> marijuana on Tuesday, laying the groundwork to direct cannabis revenue into
> communities of color that have long been targeted by policies criminalizing
> the drug.
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> Gov. Ned Lamont, a Democrat, signed a bill to legalize the use and
> cultivation of recreational cannabis and expunge thousands of past
> convictions for possession, after both houses of the state legislature
> passed the bill last week.
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>  With his signature, Connecticut became the 19th state to legalize
> recreational marijuana and the fifth to do so this year after New Mexico,
> New York, Virginia and New Jersey.
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> “We had a chance to learn from others, and I think we got it right here in
> the state of Connecticut,” Mr. Lamont said Tuesday as he signed the bill
> into law.
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> The legislation is set to end an era of disproportionate convictions for
> marijuana possession against communities of color and pave the way for
> low-income residents to participate in the cannabis marketplace, injecting
> fresh revenue into the state’s economy and social welfare programs.
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> When the law takes effect July 1, using recreational marijuana will be
> legal and adults 21 and older will be allowed to possess up to one and a
> half ounces.
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> The Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection said it was aiming to
> begin issuing licenses to grow and sell marijuana by the end of next year.
> Half of all licenses will be issued to low-income applicants.
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>  People will also be allowed to grow up to three mature plants and three
> immature plants for personal use starting in July 2023.
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> Those convicted of possession from Jan. 1, 2000 through Sept. 30, 2015
> will have their records automatically cleared beginning in 2023. People
> with convictions from outside this time period can apply to have their
> records expunged starting next July.
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> “This has been years in the making,” said DeVaughn Ward, senior
> legislative council for the Marijuana Policy Project, a nationwide advocacy
> organization for marijuana legalization and one of the proponents of
> Connecticut’s bill. “The amount of revenue that will be generated and
> directed back into our distressed communities is an unprecedented
> investment in communities of color.”
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> *LEGALIZE IT!  REGULATE IT!  TAX IT!*
>
>
> It’s time, Idaho.  It’s time.
> https://disa.com/map-of-marijuana-legality-by-state
>
> Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .
>
> "Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)
> http://www.tomandrodna.com/MoscowCares/
>
> Tom Hansen
> Moscow, Idaho
>
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