Cannabis producers expand for growth, legalization
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Michael Fedele of Stamford, the former lieutenant governor who is the currently chairman of the board of a state medical marijuana producer, in a 2015 file photo.Keelin Daly / Keelin DalyShow MoreShow Less
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Fred Carstensen, professor of economics at UConn and director of the Connecticut Center for Economic Analysis.Peter Morenus /Show MoreShow Less
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The state’s four licensed marijuana growers are planning for the inevitable, if not imminent, approval of cannabis sales for adult recreational use in Connecticut by expanding their footprints.
With the state’s fragile economy all the worse in the coronavirus pandemic 2021 could be the year state lawmakers approve full legalization, nine years after medical cannabis was ratified in the State Capitol.