Connecticut's House and Senate voted Tuesday to reinstate a cap on the amount of THC content in cannabis flower after an attempt to remove that limitation a few weeks ago was met with pushback from lawmakers. Prior to this year's legislative session, Connecticut law capped the THC content in cannabis flower at 35%. A bill passed in April removed that cap.
At the time, Rep. Roland Lemar, D-New Haven, said cannabis plants have their own natural limits on THC concentration and that "watering down" the cannabis could actually be more dangerous because it would involve substances that have not been tested or regulated.
But Rep. David Rutigliano, R-Trumbull, argued that higher concentrations of THC would make it easier for people to become addicted. He noted that public health professionals who appeared at a public hearing on the bill also brought concerns about THC levels. House Majority Leader Jason Rojas told the Connecticut Mirror Wednesday that the caps were replaced after members of the Senate expressed concern.
"I still think it doesn't make a whole lot of sense to have a cap. But if people felt strongly about it, we agreed to it," Rojas said.
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