Connecticut is the latest state to permit the sale of adult-use cannabis. The possession of cannabis by adults has been legal in Connecticut since 2021, following the enactment of Public Act No. 21-1. Impressively, this law also erased 43,754 convictions for cannabis offenses.
In December, the state’s Department of Consumer Protection (DCP) announced that hybrid retailers would be allowed to sell to anyone 21 or over, starting on January 10, 2023. Hybrid retailers are medical cannabis dispensaries that have converted to a license type that permits adult-use sales. So far, a total of nine hybrid retailers have obtained the necessary approvals to sell adult-use cannabis in Connecticut. Given the state’s compact size, most Nutmeggers will not have to travel far to buy cannabis legally.
Connecticut has also established a licensure process for adult-use only retailers, for applicants that aren’t participants in the state’s medical cannabis industry. The first round of applications will see the Constitution State issue up to 12 adult-use only retail licenses, six of them to social equity applicants. Half of the licenses available in other categories, such as cultivator, product manufacturer, and delivery/transport, are reserved for social equity applicants. In 2022, social equity and general lotteries were
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