The Ridgefield Board of Selectmen has voted to prohibit cannabis businesses within the municipality.  When the state legalized adult use recreational marijuana, municipalities were able to decide on how cannabis establishments such as retailers, distributors, and growers among others would be allowed to operate, if at all. 

Selectman Sean Connelly was the only one of 5 to vote in opposition, saying it should go to the voters during the May 10th budget referendum.  Selectman Bob Hebert was concerned that there would only be a small group of people voting on the budget ballot, saying people can petition and there would be a larger turnout. 

First Selectman Rudy Marconi touted the work of the Community Coalition Against Substance Abuse and believes a dispensary in Ridgefield would lead to a greater presence of marijuana in town.  Selectwoman Barbara Manners acknowledged that people can make a purchase in other towns, but says Ridgefield doesn't have to encourage it. 

The Ridgefield Planning and Zoning Commission passed a one-year moratorium in September on the 11 different types of business uses.