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A Watchdog Without Teeth? Why Connecticut’s Cannabis Ombudsman Needs Real Authority
Original reporting referenced from CT Insider by Jordan Nathaniel Fenster. Additional analysis and commentary by CT CannaTimes.
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Cannabis Ombudsman (Office of the Healthcare Advocate)
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OpinionPatients & Testing
Medical Patients: Read This Before Sharing Your Story With the Cannabis Ombudsman
Connecticut medical cannabis patients are currently being asked by the state’s Cannabis Ombudsman to “share your medical marijuana story” through a public submission portal on the official state website.
Public Records
All Documents- Financial disclosureConnecticut Office of State Ethics
Statement of Financial Interests for 2023: Erin Kirk, Cannabis Ombudsperson, Office of the Healthcare Advocate
Annual Statement of Financial Interests (Form ETH-3) covering calendar year 2023, filed with the Connecticut Office of State Ethics by Erin Kirk, Cannabis Ombudsperson, Office of the Healthcare Advocate. Obtained by Connecticut CannaTimes through a Freedom of Information request. Published as received.
Date on document unknownPDF, 6 pp., 160 KBID ctc-2026-0172 - Financial disclosureConnecticut Office of State Ethics
Statement of Financial Interests for 2024: Erin Kirk, Cannabis Ombudsperson, Office of the Healthcare Advocate
Annual Statement of Financial Interests (Form ETH-3) covering calendar year 2024, filed with the Connecticut Office of State Ethics by Erin Kirk, Cannabis Ombudsperson, Office of the Healthcare Advocate. Obtained by Connecticut CannaTimes through a Freedom of Information request. Published as received.
Date on document unknownPDF, 6 pp., 160 KBID ctc-2026-0173 - Financial disclosureConnecticut Office of State Ethics
Statement of Financial Interests for 2025: Erin Kirk, Cannabis Ombudsperson, Office of the Healthcare Advocate
Annual Statement of Financial Interests (Form ETH-3) covering calendar year 2025, filed with the Connecticut Office of State Ethics by Erin Kirk, Cannabis Ombudsperson, Office of the Healthcare Advocate. Obtained by Connecticut CannaTimes through a Freedom of Information request. Published as received.
Date on document unknownPDF, 6 pp., 160 KBID ctc-2026-0174