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Raids, fines, seizures, the enforcement account, and who pays for policing cannabis.
A Connecticut CannaTimes investigation found that 91.6% of documented cannabis enforcement locations, 96.7% of search-warrant raids, and 92.7% of enforcement actions involving arrests occurred inside or within five miles of areas Connecticut designated as disproportionately harmed by the drug war.
Connecticut legalized cannabis. Seven people connected to an Ansonia cannabis event now face a reported 20 felony counts involving cannabis and psychedelic mushroom products.
For years, Connecticut officials have warned us that cannabis grown outside the state’s regulated dispensary system is an “imminent threat” to public health and safety.
The phrase “fentanyl-laced cannabis” is frightening because fentanyl is frightening. Nobody serious should minimize fentanyl. It is potent, dangerous, and responsible for mass overdose deaths across the country.
Bridgeport Police announced this week that cannabis and THC products seized from Dice Convenience Smoke Shop at 4016 Main Street “tested positive for the presence of fentanyl.”
When Connecticut legalized cannabis, lawmakers made a promise.
Dabbin’ Dad needs to explain its position.
Connecticut’s legal cannabis industry has a messaging problem.
The State Won’t Arrest Sellers of a Fentanyl-Class Opioid — But Still Arrests People for Cannabis** - December 16th, 2025
The Shelton Police Department issued a press release today announcing the seizure of a combined 4.75 pounds of cannabis products from two small convenience stores on Bridgeport Avenue. Neither store sold to minors. Neither clerk broke any criminal law involving youth access. Both cooperated fully.
Connecticut lawmakers had two paths in front of them this year.
HB 7181 Makes It Only a Matter of Time Before the DEA and CT Police Show Up at Homegrowers’ Doors - 11.26.2025
