# Connecticut HB 06855: AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER PROTECTION'S RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING DRUG CONTROL AND CANNABIS AND HEMP REGULATION. Connecticut HB 06855, AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER PROTECTION'S RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING DRUG CONTROL AND CANNABIS AND HEMP REGULATION., is a 2025 Regular Session House bill sponsored by General Law Committee; status signed, last action 2025-06-24 (Signed by the Governor); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-17). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-HB06855-2025 - As of: 2026-10-17 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: Connecticut HB 06855 - State: Connecticut - Session: 2025 Regular Session - Title: AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER PROTECTION'S RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING DRUG CONTROL AND CANNABIS AND HEMP REGULATION. - Status: signed - Chamber: House - Introduced: 2025-02-05 - Last action: 2025-06-24, Signed by the Governor - Sponsor: General Law Committee - Cosponsors: 0 - Subjects: general law - Touches household money: yes - Roll calls: 4 (204 yes, 0 no in all) - Economic provisions PRIA read: 18 ## Summary To (1) establish additional requirements concerning manufacturer hemp products and hemp flower, (2) require certain sterile compounding pharmacies to submit inspection reports, (3) require the Department of Consumer Protection to adopt regulations, policies and procedures designating additional substances as controlled substances, (4) modify the duration of written certifications for the palliative use of marijuana and authorize certain pharmacists to (A) temporarily extend such certifications, and (B) issue temporary written certifications, (5) modify certain requirements concerning a quarterly report submitted by the department, (6) redefine "backer", (7) establish a temporary cannabis operator license, (8) expand the variety of establishments to which certain cannabis establishments may sell, transport or transfer cannabis, (9) eliminate minimum separation requirements concerning certain equity joint ventures, (10) require additional persons to obtain a key employee license, and (11) redefine "container" for purposes of infused beverages. ## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read - Cannabis shoppers can verify store licenses: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, cannabis establishments must display state-standard signs with a QR code or similar electronic tool. Shoppers can use it to check whether the business has an active license. People and businesses outside the licensed cannabis system cannot display state-style signs falsely c… - Hemp buyers get health-claim protections: benefit, low. Beginning October 1, 2025, businesses cannot make health, medical, or physical or mental benefit claims for manufacturer hemp products. The ban covers moderate-THC hemp products and hemp flower in advertising, labels, and marketing. It applies regardless of where products were made or flower was gr… - Easier pharmacy access to overdose medicine: benefit, low. Beginning June 24, 2025, pharmacies and authorized prescribers can arrange standing orders for pharmacists to dispense opioid overdose-reversal medicine. The medicine can go to someone at risk of overdose or someone positioned to help them. It must be FDA-approved and delivered through the nose or… - Cannabis applicants gain more occupancy-proof options: benefit, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, final cannabis license applicants can use several forms of local approval to prove occupancy rights. Options include a certificate of occupancy, a temporary certificate, or substantially similar written approval from the local building official. The approval must verify that… - Cannabis businesses gain more transfer options: benefit, low. Cannabis retailers and hybrid retailers can sell, transport, or transfer cannabis to cannabis establishments, testing laboratories, and research programs. Micro-cultivators can do the same for cannabis grown at their licensed sites, using their own employees or a transporter. Retailer permissions a… - Equity cannabis stores gain location flexibility: benefit, low. Beginning January 1, 2026, equity joint ventures operating as retailers or hybrid retailers can locate within 20 miles of one another. The law removes that separation rule when ventures share a cultivator, producer, dispensary facility, or hybrid retailer backer or owner. - More hemp sales count for vendors: benefit, low. Beginning October 1, 2025, hemp flower sales count toward vendors' 85% average-monthly-gross-revenue test alongside moderate-THC hemp products. Vendor certificates cover both, and renewals measure revenue during the preceding registration year. Manufacturers can bypass the test by making products a… - Stricter pharmacy checks for compounded medicines: benefit, low. Beginning January 1, 2026, registered out-of-state pharmacies offering sterile compounded products in Connecticut must submit inspection reports. Reports must show compliance with the latest United States Pharmacopeia Chapter 797 standards. The initial report must cover an inspection within six mon… - Fewer marijuana certification routes for glaucoma: cost, medium. Beginning January 1, 2026, physician assistants and advanced practice registered nurses cannot issue marijuana certifications when glaucoma is the debilitating condition. Licensed dispensaries also cannot issue temporary certifications for glaucoma. - Hemp sellers face tighter age checks: cost, low. Beginning October 1, 2025, vendors cannot sell moderate-THC hemp products or hemp flower to anyone under 21. Sales away from a vendor's registered retail site require age checks at purchase and delivery. Hemp flower sellers outside the registered-vendor and licensed-cannabis groups can sell only th… - Kratom and other drugs face controls: cost, low. The law requires Connecticut's consumer protection commissioner to add several substances to state controlled-substance schedules. These include kratom leaves, stems, and extracts; 7-hydroxymitragynine; bromazolam; flubromazolam; nitazenes, including isotonitazene; tianeptine; and phenibut. The com… - Longer medical marijuana certifications with safeguards: mixed, low. Beginning January 1, 2026, doctors, physician assistants, and advanced practice registered nurses can issue certifications lasting 6, 12, 18, or 24 months. The period starts when the certification is signed and dated. Certifications must state that the patient has a debilitating condition and likel… - Temporary marijuana access with capped fees: mixed, low. Beginning January 1, 2026, licensed dispensaries can issue temporary medical marijuana certifications lasting up to 90 consecutive days. Patients must be at least 18 and have a debilitating condition. Dispensaries must review medical history and conduct an in-person assessment at their employing di… - Dispensary protections come with record duties: mixed, low. Beginning January 1, 2026, licensed dispensaries gain legal and professional-discipline protections for issuing temporary certifications. They must reasonably determine from medical history that the patient is at least 18 and has a debilitating condition. They must explain risks and benefits to the… - Cannabis license restoration carries late fees: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, businesses with lapsed cannabis licenses cannot perform licensed activities or keep cannabis at the site. If a complete renewal was not received by expiration, the state may accept reinstatement applications within 90 days. Applicants must pay the current renewal fee plus 10… - Marijuana controls follow lower federal schedules: mixed, low. Connecticut's consumer protection commissioner must classify marijuana as a Schedule II controlled substance. If federal officials move marijuana to Schedule III, IV, or V, or remove it from the schedules, Connecticut must follow. Federal designations also apply to FDA-approved medical marijuana pr… - Cannabis lenders get exemptions with limits: mixed, low. Banks and their wholly owned subsidiaries are not cannabis backers when they provide nonequity financing without directly controlling, managing, or operating the business. Beginning July 1, 2025, covered secured lenders' representatives need key employee licenses before temporarily taking over afte… - Temporary cannabis operators pay application fees: mixed, low. Beginning July 1, 2025, court-appointed overseers can apply for temporary cannabis operator licenses without criminal or financial history checks. Each complete application requires a nonrefundable $500 fee, credited to the state's General Fund. Licenses generally last up to 60 days, with extension… ## Sponsors and cosponsors - Sponsor: General Law Committee ## Roll call votes | Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2025-03-24 | House | GL Vote Tally Sheet-A | pass | | | | | 2025-03-24 | House | House Roll Call Vote 280 AS AMENDED | pass | 146 | 0 | | | 2025-03-24 | Senate | Senate Roll Call Vote 366 | pass | 36 | 0 | | | 2025-03-24 | House | GL Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute) | pass | 22 | 0 | | ## Actions (22) - 2025-06-24: Signed by the Governor (legislature) - 2025-06-23: Transmitted by Secretary of the State to Governor (legislature) - 2025-06-23: Transmitted to the Secretary of State (legislature) - 2025-06-11: Public Act 25-101 (legislature) - 2025-06-03: On Consent Calendar / In Concurrence (legislature) - 2025-06-03: Senate Passed as Amended by House Amendment Schedule A (Senate) - 2025-06-03: Senate Adopted House Amendment Schedule A (Senate) - 2025-06-03: Rules Suspended (legislature) - 2025-06-03: Senate Calendar Number 595 (Senate) - 2025-06-03: Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, Senate (Senate) - 2025-06-02: Transmitted Pursuant To Joint Rule 17 (legislature) - 2025-06-02: House Passed as Amended by House Amendment Schedule A (House) - 2025-06-02: House Adopted House Amendment Schedule A 9665 (House) - 2025-04-09: File Number 618 (legislature) - 2025-04-09: House Calendar Number 379 (House) - 2025-04-09: Favorable Report, Tabled for the Calendar, House (House) - 2025-04-09: Reported Out of Legislative Commissioners' Office (legislature) - 2025-04-03: Referred to Office of Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal Analysis 04/08/25 5:00 PM (legislature) - 2025-03-24: Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office (legislature) - 2025-03-24: Joint Favorable Substitute (legislature) - 2025-02-07: Public Hearing 02/14 (legislature) - 2025-02-05: Referred to Joint Committee on General Law (legislature) ## Bill text - Public Act No. 25-101, 2025-06-02: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/ACT/PA/PDF/2025PA-00101-R00HB-06855-PA.PDF) - File No. 618, 2025-04-09: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FC/PDF/2025HB-06855-R000618-FC.PDF) - GL Joint Favorable Substitute, 2025-03-24: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TOB/H/PDF/2025HB-06855-R01-HB.PDF) - Raised Bill, 2025-02-05: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TOB/H/PDF/2025HB-06855-R00-HB.PDF) - Bill Analysis For File Copy 618: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/BA/PDF/2025HB-06855-R000618-BA.PDF) - Bill Analysis for HB-6855, as amended by House "A": [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/BA/PDF/2025HB-06855-R01-BA.PDF) - Fiscal Note For File Copy 618: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FN/PDF/2025HB-06855-R000618-FN.PDF) - Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 9665 (Revenue): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/fna/pdf/2025HB-06855-R00LCO09665-FNA.PDF) - Fiscal Note for HB-6855, As Amended by House "A" (LCO 9665): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FN/PDF/2025HB-06855-R01-FN.PDF) - GL Joint Fav. Rpt: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/JFR/H/PDF/2025HB-06855-R00GL-JFR.PDF) - GL Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TS/H/PDF/2025HB-06855-R00GL-CV95-TS.PDF) - GL Vote Tally Sheet-A: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TS/H/PDF/2025HB-06855-R00GLA-CV96-TS.PDF) - House Roll Call Vote 280 AS AMENDED: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/VOTE/H/PDF/2025HV-00280-R00HB06855-HV.PDF) - House Schedule A LCO# 9665 (D): [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/amd/H/pdf/2025HB-06855-R00HA-AMD.pdf) - Senate Roll Call Vote 366: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/VOTE/S/PDF/2025SV-00366-R00HB06855-SV.PDF) - Summary for Public Act No. 25-101: [PDF](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/SUM/PDF/2025SUM00101-R02HB-06855-SUM.PDF) ## Related bills - HB 05013: AN ACT ADDING CERTAIN PLANTS TO THE INVASIVE PLANTS LIST. (signed) - SB 01558: AN ACT CONCERNING INCOME TAXES IMPOSED BY OTHER JURISDICTIONS ON RESIDENTS OF THE STATE. (signed) - SB 01396: AN ACT CONCERNING EARNED BUT UNPAID WAGE OR SALARY INCOME ADVANCES. (signed) - SB 01187: AN ACT CONCERNING FORECLOSURE, ASSIGNMENT AND OTHER ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS FOR UNPAID SEWER ASSESSMENTS AND OTHER FEES AND CHARGES. (signed) - HB 07236: AN ACT CONCERNING HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIMS. (signed) - HB 07192: AN ACT IMPLEMENTING RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE BIPARTISAN DRUG TASK FORCE. (signed) ## Sources - [Public Act No. 25-101 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/ACT/PA/PDF/2025PA-00101-R00HB-06855-PA.PDF) - [File No. 618 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FC/PDF/2025HB-06855-R000618-FC.PDF) - [GL Joint Favorable Substitute (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TOB/H/PDF/2025HB-06855-R01-HB.PDF) - [Raised Bill (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TOB/H/PDF/2025HB-06855-R00-HB.PDF) - [Bill Analysis For File Copy 618 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/BA/PDF/2025HB-06855-R000618-BA.PDF) - [Bill Analysis for HB-6855, as amended by House "A" (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/BA/PDF/2025HB-06855-R01-BA.PDF) - [Fiscal Note For File Copy 618 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FN/PDF/2025HB-06855-R000618-FN.PDF) - [Fiscal Note for Amendment LCO 9665 (Revenue) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/fna/pdf/2025HB-06855-R00LCO09665-FNA.PDF) - [Fiscal Note for HB-6855, As Amended by House "A" (LCO 9665) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/FN/PDF/2025HB-06855-R01-FN.PDF) - [GL Joint Fav. Rpt (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/JFR/H/PDF/2025HB-06855-R00GL-JFR.PDF) - [GL Vote Tally Sheet (Joint Favorable Substitute) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TS/H/PDF/2025HB-06855-R00GL-CV95-TS.PDF) - [GL Vote Tally Sheet-A (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/TS/H/PDF/2025HB-06855-R00GLA-CV96-TS.PDF) - [House Roll Call Vote 280 AS AMENDED (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/VOTE/H/PDF/2025HV-00280-R00HB06855-HV.PDF) - [House Schedule A LCO# 9665 (D) (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/amd/H/pdf/2025HB-06855-R00HA-AMD.pdf) - [Senate Roll Call Vote 366 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/VOTE/S/PDF/2025SV-00366-R00HB06855-SV.PDF) - [Summary for Public Act No. 25-101 (PDF)](https://www.cga.ct.gov/2025/SUM/PDF/2025SUM00101-R02HB-06855-SUM.PDF) ## Related - [HB 05013: AN ACT ADDING CERTAIN PLANTS TO THE INVASIVE PLANTS LIST.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-HB05013-2025) - [SB 01558: AN ACT CONCERNING INCOME TAXES IMPOSED BY OTHER JURISDICTIONS ON RESIDENTS OF T…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-SB01558-2025) - [SB 01396: AN ACT CONCERNING EARNED BUT UNPAID WAGE OR SALARY INCOME ADVANCES.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-SB01396-2025) - [SB 01187: AN ACT CONCERNING FORECLOSURE, ASSIGNMENT AND OTHER ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS FOR UNP…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-SB01187-2025) - [HB 07236: AN ACT CONCERNING HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIMS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-HB07236-2025) - [HB 07192: AN ACT IMPLEMENTING RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE BIPARTISAN DRUG TASK FORCE.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-HB07192-2025) - [Connecticut bills](https://policyrisk.com/states/connecticut/bills) - [Connecticut state hub](https://policyrisk.com/states/connecticut) - [All state legislation](https://policyrisk.com/state-bills) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/CT-HB06855-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).