A bill legalizing marijuana cleared the Connecticut House of Representatives on Wednesday; the measure could receive final approval in the Senate on Thursday Daniela Altimari, Hartford Courant © Mark Mirko/The Hartford Courant Hartford, Ct. - 06/16/2021 - Steven Stafstrom, Chair of the Judiciary Committee, speaks during debate in the house on a bill to legalize the recreational use of marijuana. Mark Mirko | mmirko@courant.com
Following more than seven hours of debate, the Connecticut House of Representatives avoided a threatened gubernatorial veto and approved a revised bill that would legalize marijuana in the state.
The measure cleared the House by a largely party-line vote of 76 to 62. Twelve Democrats joined all but one Republican Rep. Rick Hayes of Putnam in voting no. The bill could come up for a final vote in the Senate as soon as Thursday.
Cannabis bill survives in House
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A bill legalizing marijuana cleared the Connecticut House of Representatives on Wednesday; the measure could receive final approval in the Senate on Thursday
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