Title 21a, Title 21a: Consumer Protection

Sec. 21a-421ccc. Possession of cannabis in dwelling unit or private property by person under twenty-one. (a) No person having possession of, or exercising dominion and control over, any dwelling unit or private property shall: (1) Knowingly or recklessly permit any person under t…

Sec. 21a-421d. Labor peace agreements with bona fide labor organizations. List of bona fide labor organizations. Arbitration. Civil action. Prohibition against sale, transport or transfer of cannabis while license suspended. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Bona fide labor organ…

Sec. 21a-421dd. Restrictions on activities of certain state employees or members involved in the regulation of cannabis. Restrictions on former state employees, members or legislators obtaining a cannabis establishment license. (a) No member of the Social Equity Council and no em…

Sec. 21a-421ddd. Sale, delivery, or giving of cannabis to person under twenty-one by person aged twenty-three or older. Any person twenty-three years of age or older who sells, delivers or gives cannabis, as defined in section 21a-420, to any person under twenty-one years of age,…

Sec. 21a-421e. Project labor agreement required. Civil action for enforcement. Penalty. (a) As used in this section: (1) “Affiliated business entity” means a business entity that, either directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, is controlled by, or is under comm…

Sec. 21a-421ee. Denial of professional licenses due to employment or affiliation with a cannabis establishment or legal possession, use or certain convictions for possession of cannabis restricted. Except when required by federal law, an agreement between the federal government a…

Sec. 21a-421eee. Loitering on cannabis retailer or hybrid retailer premises. (a) No retailer or hybrid retailer or employee or agent of a retailer or hybrid retailer shall permit any person under twenty-one years of age to loiter on his or her premises where cannabis is kept for …

Sec. 21a-421f. Cannabis business accelerator program. (a) The Social Equity Council, in coordination with the Departments of Consumer Protection and Economic and Community Development, shall develop a cannabis business accelerator program to provide technical assistance to partic…

Sec. 21a-421ff. Cannabis establishments, backers and employees not subject to arrest or certain other penalties. Exception. Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, no cannabis establishment, employee, or backer of a cannabis establishment may be subject to arrest o…

Sec. 21a-421fff. Use of motor vehicle operator's license or identity card as proof of age. Misrepresentation of age to procure cannabis. (a) Each person who attains the age of twenty-one years and has a motor vehicle operator's license or identity card issued in accordance with t…

Sec. 21a-421g. Workforce training program for cannabis industry. (a) The Social Equity Council, in coordination with the Department of Economic and Community Development and Labor Department, shall develop a workforce training program to further equity goals, ensure cannabis esta…

Sec. 21a-421ggg. Photographing person whose age is in question and photocopying such person's driver's license or identity card. Use of photograph or photography. Affirmative defense. Use of online age verification system. (a) A cannabis establishment issued a license pursuant to…

Sec. 21a-421h. Bond authorization. (a) For the purposes described in subsection (b) of this section, the State Bond Commission shall have the power from time to time to authorize the issuance of bonds of the state in one or more series and in principal amounts not exceeding in th…

Sec. 21a-421hhh. Certain gifts, sales and transfers of cannabis prohibited. Penalties. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of the general statutes, no person shall gift, sell or transfer cannabis to another person: (1) To induce, or in exchange for, any donation for any purpose, in…

Sec. 21a-421i. Revolving loan program. (a) As used in this section, “Social Equity Council”, “cannabis establishment” and “social equity applicant” have the same meanings as provided in section 21a-420. (b) (1) The Department of Economic and Community Development and the Social E…

Sec. 21a-421j. Regulations required to implement RERACA. Policies and procedures. (a) As used in this section, “total THC” has the same meaning as provided in section 21a-240. (b) The commissioner shall adopt regulations in accordance with chapter 54 to implement the provisions o…

Sec. 21a-421k. Regulations to effectuate purposes of RERACA and protect public health and safety. Policies and procedures. (a) The commissioner may adopt regulations in accordance with chapter 54, including emergency regulations pursuant to section 4-168, to implement the provisi…

Sec. 21a-421l. Policies and procedures re cultivation, processing, manufacture, security, storage, inventory and distribution of cannabis required of cannabis establishments. (a) Each cannabis establishment shall establish, maintain and comply with written policies and procedures…

Sec. 21a-421m. Annual report by cannabis establishments re electricity usage. Each cannabis establishment shall annually report publicly in a manner prescribed by the commissioner: (1) Its annual usage of electricity, and (2) what fraction of its electricity usage is generated fr…

Sec. 21a-421n. Recordkeeping requirements. Electronic tracking system. Information to be confidential. (a) Each cannabis establishment, licensed pursuant to chapter 420f or the provisions of RERACA shall maintain a record of all cannabis grown, manufactured, wasted and distribute…

Sec. 21a-421o. Record retention requirements for cannabis establishments. Audits and inspections. Confidentiality of information. (a) Each cannabis establishment shall maintain all records necessary to fully demonstrate business transactions related to cannabis for a period cover…

Sec. 21a-421p. Suspension or revocation of, refusal to grant or placement of conditions on, license or registration. Imposition of fines. Certain information exempt from disclosure. Notice and hearing. Restrictions on timing of reapplication for license or registration. (a) For s…

Sec. 21a-421q. Purchase of cannabis by qualifying patients and caregivers. (a) Qualifying patients and caregivers registered pursuant to chapter 420f shall be permitted to purchase cannabis of higher potency, varied dosage form, and in a larger per transaction or per day amount t…

Sec. 21a-421r. Transmittal of dispensing information re cannabis sold to qualifying patient or caregiver. A licensed pharmacist working as an employee at a dispensary facility or hybrid retailer shall transmit dispensing information, in a manner prescribed by the commissioner, on…

Sec. 21a-421s. Infused beverage and legacy infused beverage fee. Assessment and remittance by dispensary facilities, hybrid retailers and retailers. (a) For the purposes of this section: (1) “Container” (A) means an object that is offered, intended for sale or sold to a consumer …

Sec. 21a-422. Construction of positive drug test for 11-nor-9-carboxy-delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol. A drug test of an individual that yields a positive result solely for 11-nor-9-carboxy-delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol shall not be construed, without other evidence, as proof that su…

Sec. 21a-422a. Cannabinoid metabolites in bodily fluids: Denial of medical care; actions or proceedings by the Department of Children and Families. The presence of cannabinoid metabolites in the bodily fluids of a person: (1) With respect to a patient, shall not constitute the us…

Sec. 21a-422b. Positive drug test of student and enrollment in educational institution. A drug test of a student that yields a positive result solely for 11-nor-9-carboxy-delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol shall not form the sole basis for an educational institution to refuse to enroll…

Sec. 21a-422c. Use or possession of cannabis plant material, cannabis or cannabis product at institution of higher education. Prohibitions re actions against student. Exception. No institution of higher education, as defined in section 10a-55, shall revoke any financial aid, stud…

Sec. 21a-422e. Program re collection of public health information on cannabis. Report. (a) There is established, within the Department of Public Health, a program to collect and abstract timely public health information on cannabis associated illness and adverse events, nonfatal …

Sec. 21a-422f. Municipal authority re establishing cannabis establishments. Restrictions. Zoning. Special permits. (a) As used in this section, “municipality” means any town, city or borough, consolidated town and city or consolidated town and borough, and a district establishing…

Sec. 21a-422g. Vote re recreational sale of marijuana in a municipality. Prohibition on restricting delivery or transport of cannabis. Donations from cannabis establishments prohibited. Municipal costs re opening. (a) Upon the petition of not less than ten per cent of the elector…

Sec. 21a-422j. Compacts, memoranda of understanding or agreements with Mashantucket Pequot Tribe or Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut re RERACA and possession, delivery, production, processing or use of cannabis. (a) The Governor may enter into one or more compacts, amendme…

Sec. 21a-422k. Notification to Attorney General of material change to cannabis establishment required. Waiting period. Request for additional information, confidentiality of information or documentary material. Civil penalty. (a) For purposes of this section: (1) “Material change…

Sec. 21a-422l. Possession and consumption of cannabis in hotels, motels or similar lodging. Smoking of cannabis and usage of electronic cannabis delivery system or vapor product. (a) As used in this section, “cannabis” has the same meaning as provided in section 21a-420 and “elec…

Sec. 21a-422m. Use of cannabis in hospitals. As used in this section, “hospital” has the same meaning as provided in section 19a-490 and “cannabis” has the same meaning as provided in section 21a-420. No hospital shall be required to allow a patient to use cannabis while at such …

Sec. 21a-422n. Possession of cannabis in Department of Correction facilities or halfway houses. The Commissioner of Correction may prohibit the possession of cannabis in any Department of Correction facility or halfway house. (June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-1, S. 92.) History: June Sp. S…

Sec. 21a-422o. Regulation of cannabis in the workplace. Definitions. As used in this section and sections 21a-422p to 21a-422s, inclusive: (1) “Employee” means any individual employed or permitted to work by an employer, or an independent contractor; (2) “Employer” has the same m…

Sec. 21a-422p. Policies re employee possession, use or consumption of cannabis. (a) No employer shall be required to make accommodations for an employee or be required to allow an employee to: (1) Perform his or her duties while under the influence of cannabis, or (2) possess, us…

Sec. 21a-422q. Drug test of prospective and existing employees resulting in positive result for 11-nor-9-carboxy-delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol. A drug test of a prospective or existing employee, other than a prospective or existing exempted employee, that yields a positive result …

Sec. 21a-422r. Employer violations. Civil action. Remedies. Exemptions. Labor Department not to enforce. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, if an employer has violated any provision of section 21a-422p or 21a-422q, an individual aggrieved by such violation …

Sec. 21a-422s. RERACA not applicable to drug testing or conditions of continued employment or for hiring employees in certain cases. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 21a-422p to 21a-422r, inclusive, nothing in RERACA shall be construed to apply to drug testing, cond…

Sec. 21a-422t. Sign re storage and disposal of cannabis and cannabis products. Not later than January 1, 2023, each retailer, as defined in section 21a-420, and hybrid retailer, as defined in section 21a-420, shall post a sign in a conspicuous place on the premises of such retail…

Sec. 21a-425. Definitions. For the purposes of this section and sections 21a-425a and 21a-425b: (1) “Cannabis” means marijuana, as defined in section 21a-240; (2) “Cannabis establishment” has the same meaning as provided in section 21a-420; (3) “Cannabis product” has the same mea…

Sec. 21a-425a. Infused beverage manufacturers. License and licensed cannabis establishments. Manufacturing, testing, packaging, labeling, advertising and sales requirements. Report. Policies, procedures and regulations. Penalties. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 22…

Sec. 21a-425b. Infused beverage sales. Requirements. Prohibitions. Waiver re legacy infused beverages. Penalty. (a)(1) Beginning on October 1, 2024, no infused beverage shall be sold, offered for sale or distributed in this state unless: (A) The infused beverage is sold or offere…