


The temporary ban does not affect the right of adults under the new state law to have small amounts of marijuana. “People look to us to be the leader, and we shouldn’t turn our noses up at a new source of revenue.”Īlves’ and Esposito’s contrasting positions about recreational marijuana follow a one-year ban on new cannabis establishments Danbury passed in July to give zoning officials time to decide what pot businesses the city should allow. “We should welcome the business because folks are going to come home and relax (with retail marijuana) the way they relax with a glass of wine now,” Alves said.
