Connecticut
Status: In Connecticut, all qualified patients with a legal prescription may be in possession of marijuana, and state licensed businesses may grow, process, transport, and dispense marijuana.
| CBD Program | Medical Program | Recreational Program | Are Applications Open? |
| Legal | Legal | Not legal | closed |
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Number of Connecticut Licenses Available
| Dispensaries | Cultivation | Manufacturing/Processing | Transportation |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
You can read the full text of the Connecticut law at: https://www.cga.ct.gov/
Connecticut Medical Marijuana Producer Guidelines
A producer license is required to operate a secure, indoor facility where the production of pharmaceutical grade marijuana or manufacturing of marijuana products occurs. There is a non-refundable application fee of $25,000 due at submission of the application and a non-refundable registration fee of $75,000.
The state of Connecticut currently is not accepting applications for Producer Licenses.
Zoning: All marijuana businesses must be at least 1,000 feet from places used primarily for religious worship, public or private school, convent, charitable institution, whether supported by private or public funds, hospital or veterans’ home or any camp or military establishment.
REQUIRED CONNECTICUT MARIJUANA BUSINESS PLANS FOR PRODUCER APPLICATION:
- Cultivation Plan Template
- Manufacturing/Processing Plan Template
- Environmental Plan Template
- Financial Plan Template
- Fire Safety Plan Template
- Inventory Control Plan Template
- Product Safety Plan Template
- Security Plan Template
- Staffing Plan Template
- Suitability of Proposed Plan Template
- Transportation Plan Template
RECOMMENDED CONNECTICUT MARIJUANA BUSINESS PLANS FOR PODUCER APPLICATION:
Connecticut Medical Marijuana Dispensary Guidelines
A dispensary license is required to acquire, possess, distribute and dispense marijuana, or marijuana derivatives in the form provided by licensed producers, to qualified patients and caregivers. There is a non-refundable application fee of $1,000 due at submission of the application and a non-refundable registration fee of $5,000.
Zoning: All marijuana businesses must be at least 1,000 feet from places used primarily for religious worship, public or private school, convent, charitable institution, whether supported by private or public funds, hospital or veterans’ home or any camp or military establishment.
REQUIRED CONNECTICUT MARIJUANA BUSINESS PLANS FOR DISPENSARY APPLICATION:
- Suitability of Proposed Facility Plan Template
- Business & Operations Plan Template
- Financial Plan Template
- Marketing Plan Template
- Inventory Control Plan Template
- Patient Education Plan Template
- Patient Recordkeeping Plan Template
- Security Plan Template
- Staffing Plan Template
RECOMMENDED CONNECTICUT MARIJUANA BUSINESS PLANS FOR DISPENSARY APPLICATION:
The History of Connecticut Marijuana
On June 1, 2012, Gov. Dannel Malloy signed a medical marijuana program into law that legalized possession and consumption of marijuana for qualified patients and caregivers. The law also set up a system to allow patients access to medical marijuana from licensed dispensaries. On May 31, 2012, the Department of Consumer Protection became responsible for administering Connecticut’s medical marijuana program with the enactment of Chapter 420f of the Connecticut General Statutes, “An Act Concerning the Palliative Use Of Marijuana”.
Initially, the law prohibited minors from participating in the program. On May 17, 2016, Gov. Malloy expanded the program by signing HB 5450, which allowed minors to qualify for medical marijuana and added six new qualifying medical conditions.
On January 3, 2018, the Department of Consumer Protection issued a Request for Applications to award between three (3) and ten (10) new dispensary facility licenses for locations throughout the state. Deadline for application submission was April 9, 2018 at 3:00 PM.
On November 7, 2018, the Regulations Review Committee of the General Assembly approved chronic neuropathic pain associated with spinal disorders as a qualifying condition for medical marijuana treatment. The Committee also voted to update regulations to reschedule the medication Epidiolex, made with cannabidol, as a Schedule V medication.