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Connecticut is poised to become the sixteenth state to legalize pot for medicinal purposes, but one local town says they really don't know how the system is going to work.
"All of a sudden the state passed the law, so we moved it right up on our agenda," said Jim Macchio from the Planning and Zoning Commission.
Medical marijuana was passed by lawmakers and it's ready to be signed by a governor in favor of it, but the bill is not well understood by the public, including law enforcement.
"One of our biggest concerns is trying to find information on it," said Captain Ed Pocock. "And the latest information we have been able to get is from the Department of Consumer Protection, dated May 22, so this is very fresh."
On Thursday night, town leaders met in Southington to discuss what little they know about the soon-to-be-law.
"We are really thinking of three areas, dispensing, production and consumption," said Steve Kalkowski, from the Planning and Zoning Commission. "So around dispensing, we want to limit it, it has to be a licensed pharmacist. That is part of the legislation. We don't know what we are going to do as far as locations and so forth."
While it has to be dispensed by a licensed pharmacy, the rules on where a grow operation can go are a little less restricted.
"That is our biggest concern, is around where production will happen and the controls around production," Kalkowski said. "This is something we really have to tightly control, even more so that current controlled drugs."
Town leaders worry if they have pot growing legally in Southington it will illegally find it's way into schools and onto the streets. Last year, 50 plants were found growing in a field in Southington and it all has residents uneasy.
"Producers grow more crop than dispensaries need, and with no state process in place to destroy the remaining marijuana, it is usually sold illegally," one woman said.
"I am concerned about it," said Arthur Cyr. "It is a small minority of people who need it and because of that it needs to be highly restricted and closely monitored."
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"All of a sudden the state passed the law, so we moved it right up on our agenda," said Jim Macchio from the Planning and Zoning Commission.
Medical marijuana was passed by lawmakers and it's ready to be signed by a governor in favor of it, but the bill is not well understood by the public, including law enforcement.
"One of our biggest concerns is trying to find information on it," said Captain Ed Pocock. "And the latest information we have been able to get is from the Department of Consumer Protection, dated May 22, so this is very fresh."
On Thursday night, town leaders met in Southington to discuss what little they know about the soon-to-be-law.
"We are really thinking of three areas, dispensing, production and consumption," said Steve Kalkowski, from the Planning and Zoning Commission. "So around dispensing, we want to limit it, it has to be a licensed pharmacist. That is part of the legislation. We don't know what we are going to do as far as locations and so forth."
While it has to be dispensed by a licensed pharmacy, the rules on where a grow operation can go are a little less restricted.
"That is our biggest concern, is around where production will happen and the controls around production," Kalkowski said. "This is something we really have to tightly control, even more so that current controlled drugs."
Town leaders worry if they have pot growing legally in Southington it will illegally find it's way into schools and onto the streets. Last year, 50 plants were found growing in a field in Southington and it all has residents uneasy.
"Producers grow more crop than dispensaries need, and with no state process in place to destroy the remaining marijuana, it is usually sold illegally," one woman said.
"I am concerned about it," said Arthur Cyr. "It is a small minority of people who need it and because of that it needs to be highly restricted and closely monitored."
News Hawk- TruthSeekr420 420 MAGAZINE
Source: wtnh.com
Author: Bob Wilson
Contact: Feedback | WTNH.com News 8 Connecticut
Website: Southington examines medical marijuana bill | WTNH.com Connecticut
