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One state has a shortage of marijuana. Its neighbor had too much. What to do?

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Marijuana retailers in Connecticut say a dearth of licensed growers in the state’s fledgling legal pot industry has left them with a shortage of product to sell. The supply problem has appeared after slow retail growth in neighboring New York last year left growers there struggling with the opposite: an excess of supply. It would seem both problems could easily be solved by shipping product a few miles over state lines. But that would violate federal drug laws. So each state that legalizes marijuana is left with its own process for licensing growers and sellers, and trying to create a balance between the two within state borders.

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One state has a shortage of marijuana. Its neighbor had too much. What to do?

By PAT EATON-ROBB and MICHAEL HILL Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Cannabis retailers in Connecticut are experiencing a shortage of marijuana, while just across the border in New York growers recently dealt with an excess. Connecticut legalized recreational marijuana use a year ago. There were then seven dispensaries and four producers in the state. Now there are 26 open dispensaries, but just one microgrower has been added to the supply…

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One state has a shortage of marijuana. Its neighbor had too much. What to do?

Cannabis retailers in Connecticut are experiencing a shortage of marijuana, while just across the border in New York growers recently dealt with an excess. Connecticut legalized recreational marijuana use a

3 years ago·New York, United States

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