Physician perspective: Advance public health through the legalization and regulation of cannabis
Physician perspective: Advance public health in Connecticut through the legalization and regulation of cannabis
This year, Connecticut has the opportunity to join the 15 states that have replaced the failed policy of cannabis prohibition with sensible and effective regulation. Now that the bill has advanced from the Judiciary Committee, we urge the Finance Committee to support Senate Bill 888, “An Act Responsibly and Equitably Regulating Adult-use Cannabis” and send it to the General Assembly floor for immediate consideration.
Doctors for Cannabis Regulation is a national organization of physicians including a former surgeon general who recognize that legalization combined with effective regulation will do more to protect both cannabis consumers and the public than prohibition ever has. While the mission may surprise some, medical ethics requires physicians to “First, do no
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By Brita Belli
April 28, 2021
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Artist rendering of new Y2Y New Haven space.
More than 800 young adults, ages 18 to 24, in the greater New Haven area are estimated to be homeless, according to the Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness. But there are only 12 “emergency” beds designated specifically for this group in area shelters, and no shelters in the state dedicated to homeless youth.
That will change this fall in New Haven, thanks to the efforts of Yale students in partnership with community organizations. A new overnight program for homeless youth called Y2Y New Haven (short for “Youth to Youth”), which is modeled on the nation’s first youth-run homeless shelter in Cambridge, Massachusetts, reinvents the idea of a homeless shelter as a safe space for youth, by youth, with gathering spaces, workshops, and a modern design aesthetic.