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HEMP BAN: Federal intoxicating-hemp ban takes effect Nov 12-13, 2026 — consumer migration to licensed markets expectedFEDERAL: Schedule III rescheduling in progress — 280E relief expected late 2026FEDERAL RISK INDEX: 37/100 (LOW) — rescheduling momentum growingVA: Adult-use retail launches Jul 1, 2027 — license applications open Feb 1, 2027IL: SB 3222 omnibus signed — possession limits doubled, intoxicating hemp moves to dispensaries Nov 12MI: 24% wholesale tax challenged in court — repeal bill SB 810 pending in committeeCA: Cannabis excise tax locked at 15% through July 2028 per AB 564NJ: Cannabis consumption lounges now open in Atlantic City, Newark, MerchantvilleMN: Omnibus Cannabis Act signed — hemp-to-cannabis license bridge ahead of federal banOK: Governor pushes to eliminate medical program — bipartisan opposition buildingHEMP BAN: Federal intoxicating-hemp ban takes effect Nov 12-13, 2026 — consumer migration to licensed markets expectedFEDERAL: Schedule III rescheduling in progress — 280E relief expected late 2026FEDERAL RISK INDEX: 37/100 (LOW) — rescheduling momentum growingVA: Adult-use retail launches Jul 1, 2027 — license applications open Feb 1, 2027IL: SB 3222 omnibus signed — possession limits doubled, intoxicating hemp moves to dispensaries Nov 12MI: 24% wholesale tax challenged in court — repeal bill SB 810 pending in committeeCA: Cannabis excise tax locked at 15% through July 2028 per AB 564NJ: Cannabis consumption lounges now open in Atlantic City, Newark, MerchantvilleMN: Omnibus Cannabis Act signed — hemp-to-cannabis license bridge ahead of federal banOK: Governor pushes to eliminate medical program — bipartisan opposition building

CONNECTICUT

ADULT USE + MEDICAL

STATE REGULATORY PROFILE · MEDICAL EST. 2012 · ADULT USE EST. 2021

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RegulatorDCP
Track & TraceMETRC
Lab AccreditationISO 17025
License RenewalAnnual
Application Fee$3,000
Retail CapNo cap
Apps Currently OpenYes
Tax Rate3%
Market TierEmerging
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Permitted activities
Delivery Permitted✓ YES
Consumption Sites✗ NO
Social Equity Program✓ YES
ACTIVE LEGISLATION IN CONNECTICUT
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REGULATORY TIMELINE
LEGALIZATION
REFORM
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JUL 1, 2023REFORM
Home cultivation opens to all adults
Home growing of up to six plants (three mature, three immature), capped at 12 per household, becomes legal for all adults 21+, having been limited to medical patients since October 2021.
JAN 10, 2023LEGALIZATION
Adult-use retail sales begin
Connecticut’s first legal recreational sales launch through hybrid retailers — existing medical dispensaries granted adult-use endorsements — about 18 months after legalization.
JUL 1, 2022REFORM
Conviction-erasure petitions open
Individuals become able to petition for erasure of certain prior cannabis convictions, ahead of automatic record clearance the following year.
JUL 1, 2021LEGALIZATION
Possession legal; SB 1201 takes effect
Adults 21+ may possess up to 1.5 oz in public and 5 oz secured at home. The Department of Consumer Protection begins standing up the licensing framework, reserving 50% of new licenses for social-equity applicants via lottery.
JUN 22, 2021LEGALIZATION
Lamont signs SB 1201 (RERACA)
Gov. Ned Lamont signs the Responsible and Equitable Regulation of Adult-Use Cannabis Act, making Connecticut the 19th legal state. The signing date was chosen near the 50th anniversary of the federal War on Drugs declaration.
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2016REFORM
Medical access expanded to minors
HB 5450 extends the medical program to allow qualifying patients under 18 to access medical cannabis, broadening the 2012 program.
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