CT Today With Paul Pacelli - Does Connecticut Need More Powerful Pot?

About this episode

The episode discusses a proposal to increase THC levels in marijuana products and features insights on minimum wage impacts.

A proposal to lift some THC levels for legal marijuana products sold in Connecticut was the prime issue on Tuesday's "Connecticut Today" with host Paul Pacelli (00:37). New Canaan / Darien / Stamford GOP State Rep. Tom O'Dea dropped by to chat about his opposition to that proposal (14:18). In her regular Tuesday update, Yankee Institute blogger Meghan Portfolio took a look at the impact of recent state minimum wage increases (21:42)

People in this episode

Host: Paul Pacelli

Guests: Tom O'Dea, Meghan Portfolio

Topics covered

• THC levels
• legal marijuana
• minimum wage

Keywords

• Connecticut
• marijuana proposal
• state politics

Mentioned in this episode

Products: legal marijuana

Books & works: CT Today With, Connecticut Today

Places: Connecticut, New Canaan, Darien, Stamford

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