Editor’s note: This is part six of a seven-part series on what readers should know about adult-use, or recreational, cannabis in Connecticut.
Even as adult-use cannabis dispensaries open in Connecticut, the state will continue to run its medical marijuana program.
There are some key differences between the process of buying pot as a medical cannabis card holder and buying it as a recreational user, including:
- No taxes
- The ability to buy cannabis in CT prior to recreational dispensary openings
- Access to products with higher levels of THC
- The state caps the levels of THC in recreational cannabis flower at 30 percent, but that limit doesn’t apply to medical strains.
- This translates to other cannabis products. The state caps THC in single-serving recreational edibles at 5 mg, but you might find a single 100 mg cookie in a medical dispensary.
- Protection from shortages, which many other states saw upon launching legal recreational use
Here’s what you need to know.
How do I get a card?
The state Department of Consumer Protection runs Connecticut’s medical marijuana program, and its website has a lot of information. If you’re thinking about getting a card, the main thing to check out is the long list of qualifying conditions, which you can find here. Patients under age 18 are also able to get cannabis for a smaller list of conditions.
(For what…
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Editor’s note: This is part six of a seven-part series on what readers should know about adult-use, or recreational, cannabis in Connecticut.
Even as adult-use cannabis dispensaries open in Connecticut, the state will continue to run its medical marijuana program.
There are some key differences between the process of buying pot as a medical cannabis card holder and buying it as a recreational user, including:
- No taxes
- The ability to buy cannabis in CT prior to recreational dispensary openings
- Access to products with higher levels of THC
- The state caps the levels of THC in recreational cannabis flower at 30 percent, but that limit doesn’t apply to medical strains.
- This translates to other cannabis products. The state caps THC in single-serving recreational edibles at 5 mg, but you might find a single 100 mg cookie in a medical dispensary.
- Protection from shortages, which many other states saw upon launching legal recreational use
Here’s what you need to know.
How do I get a card?
The state Department of Consumer Protection runs Connecticut’s medical marijuana program, and its website has a lot of information. If you’re thinking about getting a card, the main thing to check out is the long list of qualifying conditions, which you can find here. Patients under age 18 are also able to get cannabis for a smaller list of conditions.
(For what…