‘Gifting’ cannabis now carries $1K fine in Connecticut

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The observe of exchanging hashish or cannabis-related merchandise for donations or different purchases — generally known as “gifting” — might now carry a heavy price ticket Connecticut.

Beneath laws signed final week by Democratic Gov. Ned Lamont, cities can tremendous residents as much as $1,000 for gifting a hashish plant or associated merchandise.

The state additionally has the authority to concern $1,000 fines for not paying state gross sales taxes on the exchanges.

Unregulated hashish bazaars have cropped up across the state because the drug was legalized final yr. 1000’s of individuals have attended the occasions, usually paying a price to be admitted, and exchanged cannabis-related merchandise for different gadgets or acquired them them together with the acquisition of an merchandise comparable to a T-shirt.

The Connecticut Put up experiences hashish advocates say the invoice penalizes folks for doing one thing that’s now authorized within the state. The laws’s supporters say it nonetheless permits family and friends to reward hashish so long as no cash is exchanged.