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New Haven committee delays vote on ordinance to adopt municipal enforcement powers for unlicensed cannabis sales
Summary
The Legislation Committee discussed a reworked ordinance to adopt municipal civil‑penalty and abatement powers under recently changed state statute 21A‑420C but passed the item over for further legal clarifications and updated state language.
Acting Corporation Counsel Robert Williams presented a reworked ordinance that would allow New Haven to adopt the municipal enforcement authority created by recent state changes to chapter 21A‑420C, which regulates adult‑use cannabis. Williams told the committee the draft consolidates municipal authorities, establishes civil penalties, and provides a process by which the mayor or a designated official could seek court orders to abate unlicensed retailers and confiscate merchandise linked to violations.
Williams said the ordinance would authorize a city…
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