South Windsor’s Planning and Zoning Commission is scheduled to discuss a potential moratorium on cannabis retail sales in town, following decisions in more than a dozen towns to pause or ban the industry.
Planning and Zoning officials in South Windsor will discuss the possible moratorium during a Tuesday night meeting, according to the commission’s agenda. Commission members previously kicked around the idea during a meeting earlier this month, but didn’t reach a decision.
Connecticut’s legalization of adult-use cannabis went into effect July 1, but legal retail sales of the drug won’t go into effect until the state sets up a regulatory regime and licenses producers and retailers. Michelle Seagull, commissioner of the state Consumer Protection Commissioner — the state cannabis industry’s primary regulator — has said she thinks sales will commence toward the end of next year.
South Windsor would be the latest in a string of communities in Greater Hartford and beyond that set at least temporary bans on cannabis retail since legalization passed into law. Earlier this month Windsor’s Planning and Zoning Commission enacted a four-month moratorium on recreational cannabis sales, while Enfield officials passed an ordinance banning adult-use cannabis establishments altogether.
The state’s legalization statute allows cities and towns to amend their zoning regulations to prohibit adult-use cannabis businesses from opening, restrict hours and signage and restrict their proximity to certain establishments like churches and schools.
Other communities that have set either temporary or permanent bans include Thomaston, Trumbull, Wallingford, Waterbury among others.
Other communities, however, have been open to adult-use cannabis sales within their borders. Town officials in Newington and Windham approved medical dispensary Fine Fettle to operate as a hybrid medical/adult-use retailer, pending state approval of its license expansion.
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