Three additional medical marijuana dispensaries to open in Connecticut

June 12, 2015

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HARTFORD, Conn. – After seeing the number of patients in the program nearly double, Connecticut plans to build three more medical marijuana dispensaries.

Currently, the state has six dispensary facilities and four producers, where marijuana plants are grown. After a certain point in production the producers distribute the cannabis to the dispensaries, which then transfer the product to registered patients or caregivers.

Since last fall, the number of patients registered for the medical marijuana program has increased from 1,683 in September 2014 to 4,097 this month.

The Department of Consumer Protection disclosed Thursday that applications for additional dispensaries to serve the state are now open, a process which will conclude by mid-September. The department also said that, depending on the success of the additional dispensaries, more licenses may be awarded to additional facilities in the future.

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2 responses to “Three additional medical marijuana dispensaries to open in Connecticut”

John Levin

June 12, 2015

Maybe open a Fairfield County dispensary at SoNo Collection? Just add another off ramp lane from I-95.

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Oldtimer

June 13, 2015

Medical Marihuana is a misnomer. A particular variation of marihuana has apparently been helpful for some people that other treatment has not helped, they say. Doctors do not write prescriptions for marihuana. The supply of marihuana is not regulated to the same extent as the production of other medicines. The possession and sale of marihuana is still a crime under federal law. There is no real way to distinguish between recreational users and those who claim a medical need. The medical marihuana movement is a well organised effort to get around federal restrictions and seems to be working. The rapid growth of people claiming a medical need in CT suggests more and more recreational users are jumping on the bandwagon. The production of “medical” marihuana is not even as closely regulated as is the production of wine. The risks for users are enormous, and the state of CT is happily ignoring any responsibility to protect residents from those risks. Is there some reliable income benefit for the state ?

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