O'Dea on Greenhouse Mold, Pesticides and Why the Legacy Market Hasn't Gone Anywhere
O’Dea is pointing directly at cultivation concerns in the regulated market and acknowledging a reality policymakers rarely say out loud: the legacy market hasn’t gone anywhere, for a reason.
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“When you’re growing 365 days a year in a greenhouse… mold happens. So what do you do? You use pesticides… In Colorado, people bought illegal cannabis because it was healthier… That’s literally happening.” — State Rep. O’Dea
O’Dea is pointing directly at cultivation concerns in the regulated market and acknowledging a reality policymakers rarely say out loud: the legacy market hasn’t gone anywhere, for a reason.
While we do not agree on the mental and physical health effects of cannabis; it does seem we agree on one thing - the commercial cannabis market is inherently flawed.
Appreciative of the candid and direct wording from (R) State Representative O’Dea during a 4.20.2026 house debate on HB 5350.
State Rep. Thomas O’Dea
This story was originally published by Connecticut CannaTimes on Facebook on April 22, 2026 and was migrated to this website on October 16, 2026. The publication date above is the original date.
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