Urge your state lawmakers to vote “yes” on S.B. 1118!

Last week, the 2021 legislative session ended without a vote in the House of Representatives on S.B.1118, which would have legalized cannabis for adults 21 and older. However, legislative leaders plan to reconvene later this week to take up the issue along with implementing the state budget.

You may recall the Senate passed S.B. 1118 during regular session in a 19-17 vote. However, due to time expiring in the regular session, the bill will now need to be re-approved by the Senate and secure passage in the House. We applaud those senators who voted in support of ending the failed policy of prohibition, but we urge you to contact those senators who voted “no” and encourage them to reconsider their vote.

Please call your state representative and email your state senator.

The draft email to your state senator will either thank them for voting “yes” or ask them to reconsider if they voted “no.”

While we hoped the legislature would pass the bill during the regular session, we’re encouraged that legislative leaders are willing to work overtime to get this important issue across the finish line. Legislative leaders believe they have the necessary votes for passage to make cannabis possession legal by July 1.

In the meantime, you can check out our detailed bill summary here, and we encourage you to continue to contact your state lawmakers to urge them to vote “yes” on S.B. 1118. 

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Urge your state lawmakers to vote “yes” on S.B. 1118!

Yesterday, the 2021 legislative session ended without a vote in the House of Representatives on S.B.1118, which would have legalized cannabis for adults 21 and older. However, legislative leaders plan to reconvene sometime later this month to take up the issue along with implementing the state budget.

You may recall the Senate passed S.B. 1118 earlier this week in a 19-17 vote. Due to time expiring in the regular session, the bill will now need to be re-approved by the Senate and secure passage in the House.

While we hoped the legislature would pass the bill during the regular session, we’re encouraged that legislative leaders are willing to work overtime to get this important issue across the finish line. ­­­Regardless of whether the vote is next week or the following, House leadership is confident that they have the necessary votes for passage to make cannabis possession legal by July 1.

Please call or email your state lawmakers and ask them to vote "yes" on legalization.

In the meantime, you can check out our detailed bill summary here, and again, we encourage you to continue to contact your state lawmakers to urge them to vote in favor of S.B. 1118. 

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Call your state representative right now to ask them to vote “yes” on S.B. 1118!

Exciting news! Last night, the Connecticut Senate approved a bill that would legalize cannabis for adults in a 19-17 vote. The measure now heads to the House of Representatives where a vote is anticipated later today. If passed, Gov. Lamont is expected to sign the bill into law. 

Please call or email your state lawmaker and ask them to vote “yes” on legalization. 

S.B. 1118 would legalize possession and home cultivation of cannabis for adults 21 and older and expunge thousands of past records. Half of new cannabis business licenses would be issued to social equity applicants, who could receive technical assistance, start-up funding, assistance from an accelerator program, and workforce training.

In the final hours of the Senate debate, the bill was amended to remove concerning language that would have allowed existing medical cannabis establishments to qualify for equity licensing through a partnership with an equity applicant that only owned 32% of the venture. We believe the bill as passed is one of the most comprehensive cannabis bills in the nation. You can check out a full summary of the updated bill here.  

Time is short: The House adjourns at midnight on Wednesday, June 9. That’s why it’s critical that you contact your state representative and tell them to vote YES on S.B. 1118.  Then, please spread the word to others. We are so close to the finish line and I know with your support we can get this done in the final days of the session.

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