East Haddam Youth & Family Services Marijuana Questionnaire 2022

This survey will ask about your opinions on the retail sale of marijuana (cannabis) for recreational use, marijuana products, and the establishment of cultivators in our community. It is not about medical marijuana. Marijuana and marijuana products were legalized in Connecticut in July 2021 for adults 21 and older, with the following guidelines:

Possession and consumption of marijuana is legal for adults 21 years and older beginning July 1st, 2021.
Adults 21 and older may possess up to 1.5 ounces of marijuana in public, and up to 5 ounces in a locked container or at home.
As of July 2nd, 2023, adults 21 and older may grow up to 6 marijuana plants indoors.
The possession and consumption of marijuana plant matter, high potency concentrates and infused food and beverage are legal for adults 21 and over.
Marijuana use is prohibited in any place where smoking cigarettes is not allowed; additionally, it is banned in state parks, hotels and vehicles.

This SHORT survey is completely anonymous and does NOT ask for information which could identify you. If you would like to enter a drawing for a $25 gift card as a 'thank you' for your participation in this survey you will be directed to a separate sign-up at the end of this survey.

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* 1. I think that the retail sale of marijuana will [Increase, Have no effect, Decrease] the following:

	Greatly increase	Somewhat increase	Have no effect	Somewhat decrease	Greatly decrease
Crime	Crime Greatly increase	Crime Somewhat increase	Crime Have no effect	Crime Somewhat decrease	Crime Greatly decrease
Revenue in East Haddam	Revenue in East Haddam Greatly increase	Revenue in East Haddam Somewhat increase	Revenue in East Haddam Have no effect	Revenue in East Haddam Somewhat decrease	Revenue in East Haddam Greatly decrease
Availability of marijuana and marijuana products to young children	Availability of marijuana and marijuana products to young children Greatly increase	Availability of marijuana and marijuana products to young children Somewhat increase	Availability of marijuana and marijuana products to young children Have no effect	Availability of marijuana and marijuana products to young children Somewhat decrease	Availability of marijuana and marijuana products to young children Greatly decrease
Traffic	Traffic Greatly increase	Traffic Somewhat increase	Traffic Have no effect	Traffic Somewhat decrease	Traffic Greatly decrease
Youth marijuana use	Youth marijuana use Greatly increase	Youth marijuana use Somewhat increase	Youth marijuana use Have no effect	Youth marijuana use Somewhat decrease	Youth marijuana use Greatly decrease

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* 2. I think the following are helpful in limiting youth access to marijuana:

	Yes	No	No opinion
Location of retail establishments	Location of retail establishments Yes	Location of retail establishments No	Location of retail establishments No opinion
Location of commercial cultivators	Location of commercial cultivators Yes	Location of commercial cultivators No	Location of commercial cultivators No opinion
Advertising limitations	Advertising limitations Yes	Advertising limitations No	Advertising limitations No opinion
Hours of operation	Hours of operation Yes	Hours of operation No	Hours of operation No opinion

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* 3. I think the following commercial cultivation options should be permitted in East Haddam:

	Yes	No	No opinion
Micro scale operations (2,000-10,000 sq ft with option to expand to 25,000 sq ft)	Micro scale operations (2,000-10,000 sq ft with option to expand to 25,000 sq ft) Yes	Micro scale operations (2,000-10,000 sq ft with option to expand to 25,000 sq ft) No	Micro scale operations (2,000-10,000 sq ft with option to expand to 25,000 sq ft) No opinion
Large scale operations (over 15,000 sq ft)	Large scale operations (over 15,000 sq ft) Yes	Large scale operations (over 15,000 sq ft) No	Large scale operations (over 15,000 sq ft) No opinion

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* 4. How likely are you to vote on a referendum that relates to:

	Extremely unlikely	Unlikely	Neutral	Likely	Extremely likely
the retail sale of marijuana and marijuana products for recreational use in East Haddam?	the retail sale of marijuana and marijuana products for recreational use in East Haddam? Extremely unlikely	the retail sale of marijuana and marijuana products for recreational use in East Haddam? Unlikely	the retail sale of marijuana and marijuana products for recreational use in East Haddam? Neutral	the retail sale of marijuana and marijuana products for recreational use in East Haddam? Likely	the retail sale of marijuana and marijuana products for recreational use in East Haddam? Extremely likely
the commercial cultivation of marijuana for recreational use in East Haddam?	the commercial cultivation of marijuana for recreational use in East Haddam? Extremely unlikely	the commercial cultivation of marijuana for recreational use in East Haddam? Unlikely	the commercial cultivation of marijuana for recreational use in East Haddam? Neutral	the commercial cultivation of marijuana for recreational use in East Haddam? Likely	the commercial cultivation of marijuana for recreational use in East Haddam? Extremely likely

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* 5. What is your age?

Under 18

18-24

25-34

35-44

45-54

55-64

65+

I prefer not to respond

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* 6. What sector do you most identify with? (you can select more than one):

Parent

Grandparent

Business

School

Youth Serving

Health Care

Government

Other (please specify)

Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey. We appreciate your input!

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