This hour, Governor Ned Lamont has signed a bill allowing recreational use of cannabis. We speak with Connecticut State Representative Robyn Porter about her role in the debate over the pot bill. She pushed the Lamont administration to accept more provisions she said would help communities harmed by the war on drugs, but some of her efforts resulted in special session drama during the vote on the proposal. Guests: <ul> <li>Connnecticut State Representative Robyn Porter --&nbsp;Co-chair of the General Assembly Labor Committee</li> <li>Kevin Rennie --&nbsp;Hartford Courant columnis, and blogger at dailyructions.com</li> </ul> We want to hear from you.<a href="http://wnpr.org/donate" rel="payment">Support the show: http://wnpr.org/donate</a>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

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Produced by Connecticut Public, 'Where We Live' puts Connecticut in context. Host Catherine Shen brings us fascinating, informed, in-depth conversations and stories beyond news headlines.  We start local, but we take time to explore domestic and international issues and consider how they impact us personally and here at home.