Tuesday, February 16, 2021

Vice Squad: Lawmakers Eye Proposals On Wine In Grocery Stores and Legal Weed


My latest column for CTNewsJunkie.com:

In many ways, Connecticut seems like a forward-thinking progressive state. For better or worse, we protect abortion rights, we place a premium on environmental stewardship and preserving open spaces, we believe in taking care of those who can’t take care of themselves, we believe in equality of opportunity and we have progressive income tax rates.

But when it comes to mind-altering substances, we are skittish about change and remarkably protective of the status quo. To wit: the hue and cry over two recent proposals that should be no-brainers.

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