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How HB 7181 Was Kept Alive and Funded Behind Closed Doors
The Setup: HB 7181 — Connecticut’s Cannabis, Hemp and Tobacco Enforcement Bill
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Raids, fines, seizures, the enforcement account, and who pays for policing cannabis.
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- Social Equity
The Social Equity Council, licensing rules, ownership and who the equity program actually serves.
- Money & Influence
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- Patients & Testing
Medical patients, caregivers, home grow, laboratory results and product safety.
- Hemp
Hemp farmers, hemp-derived cannabinoids, the definitions that decide what is legal to sell, and the federal hemp fight.
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The kratom ban, 7-OH, psilocybin decriminalization and psychedelic-assisted therapy.
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- Enforcement Statute Guide
What Connecticut's cannabis statutes say, the penalty each carries, and the lower-tier options in the law.
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