Connecticut
Adult Use + MedicalSales LiveState Regulatory Profile · Medical est. 2012 · Adult use est. 2021
Legal Status
Adult Use + Medical
Medical since 2012
Adult use since 2021
Market Tier
Emerging
Maturity of the regulated market
Tax Rate
potency+6.35%+3%
Cannabis excise / sales tax rate
Regulatory Framework
Program details
- Regulator
- DCPSource
- Track & Trace
- BioTrackConn. Gen. Stat. 21a-421n (BioTrack)
- Lab Accreditation
- ISO 17025
- License Renewal
- Annual
- Application Fee
- $3,000
- Retail Cap
- No cap
- Apps Currently Open
- Yes
- Tax Rate
- potency+6.35%+3%
- Market Tier
- Emerging
Program Features
Permitted activities
- Adult-Use Delivery
- ✓ YESConn. Gen. Stat. 21a-420z (Delivery license)
- Consumption Sites
- ✗ NOC.G.S. 21a-420(4) (11 license types; no on-site consumption)
- Social Equity Program
- ✓ YESC.G.S. 21a-420d (Social Equity Council)
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Regulatory Timeline
- 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.
- 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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Regulatory profile data for Connecticut is compiled from publicly available state sources and was last reviewed August 2026. Laws change frequently — verify with your state's official regulator before purchasing or consuming.