Cannabis

Hartford officials are considering a temporary six-month moratorium on new or expanded smoke shops, smoking lounges and retail tobacco sales, citing public health and enforcement concerns.

Curaleaf Hartford Inc. is seeking approval to open a hybrid retail cannabis establishment in Meriden by taking over an existing commercial property.

Starting Thursday, all nine of Fine Fettle’s cannabis dispensaries in Connecticut will be hybrid facilities, serving both medical patients and adult-use customers.

Attorney General William Tong announced Monday a $416,000 settlement with three cannabis businesses operating under the Crisp Cannabis brand — and the company seeking to acquire them — marking the first enforcement action of its kind under Connecticut’s cannabis merger notification law.

Cannabis industry experts are warning that the benefits from the proposed federal rescheduling of the drug could still be years away.

The Connecticut Cannabis Chamber of Commerce described the move as a “major milestone for federal cannabis policy.”

The store, at 306 Market St., is just off both I-91 and I-85 in downtown Hartford and close to Dunkin’ Park.

The Attorney General’s office says it will review Connecticut’s law on hemp-infused beverages after a major change at the federal level.

Hi! People, which has a dispensary in Derby, is positioning the product as an alternative to alcohol for social drinking occasions.

Under a new measure passed by the legislature in June, the potency of cannabis products that can be legally sold in the state has been raised.