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2 stories on this topic.

AnalysisSocial Equity

State's Own Reports Show Most People Are Shut Out of the Legal Cannabis Market

Connecticut’s legal cannabis market is often described as open, regulated, and equitable. But multiple nonpartisan reports produced by the Connecticut General Assembly’s Office of Legislative Research show that, in practice, most people are effectively blocked from participating.

January 29, 2026

AnalysisSocial Equity

SEC's Proposed E-Regulation: Lawmakers Were Warned About Exploitation, Then Allowed It

Editors Note: As we reviewed the record for this article, the number of contradictions became impossible to ignore. Lawmakers warned that shortening social equity protections would increase exploitation risk, then later approved that change.

December 21, 2025