Public hearing on legalizing marijuana

TOMORROW is the public hearing before the Judiciary Committee on the legalization of marijuana and other related bills.

The Governor's Prevention Partnership and other prevention groups are also holding a rally tomorrow: https://www.stoppotct.org/

All bill details can be accessed at www.cga.ct.gov. Please submit written testimony as an attachment (Word or PDF) to jud@cga.ct.gov. Be sure to reference the bill numbers and names and state clearly what your position is. If you wish to testify in person, see details at the bottom of this email.

JUDICIARY COMMITTEE - Public hearing - WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22, 2017

SUBJECT MATTER: Marijuana and Drug Related Bills

• S.B. No. 11 (COMM) AN ACT CONCERNING THE LEGALIZATION AND TAXATION OF THE RETAIL SALE OF MARIJUANA.

• S.B. No. 1032 (RAISED) AN ACT CONCERNING TECHNICAL REORGANIZATION OF STATUTES INVOLVING THE ILLEGAL SALE OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES.

• S.B. No. 1039 (RAISED) AN ACT CONCERNING CRIMINAL LIABILITY IN THE CASE OF DRUG OVERDOSE DEATHS, INCREASING THE PENALTY FOR THE POSSESSION OF A NARCOTIC AND CRIMINALIZING THE MISBRANDING OF SYNTHETIC DRUGS.

• H.B. No. 7289 (RAISED) AN ACT CONCERNING OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE WHILE UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF MARIJUANA.

• H.B. No. 7290 (RAISED) AN ACT INCREASING PENALTIES FOR DEALING SYNTHETIC DRUGS.

• H.B. No. 7292 (RAISED) AN ACT CONCERNING THE CLASSIFICATION OF DRUGS AND CREATING DRUG DEALER CIVIL LIABILITY.