CT CANNABIS LAWS AND REGULATIONS

(1) “Responsible and Equitable Regulation of Adult-Use Cannabis Act” or “RERACA” means this section, sections 2-56j, 7-294kk, 7-294ll, 12-330ll to 12-330nn, inclusive, 14-227p, 21a-278b, 21a-278c, 21a-279c, 21a-279d, 21a-420a to 21a-420i, inclusive, 21a-420l to 21a-421r, inclusive, 21a-421aa to 21a-421ff, inclusive, 21a-421aaa to 21a-421ggg, inclusive, 21a-422 to 21a-422c, inclusive, 21a-422e to 21a-422g, inclusive, 21a-422j to 21a-422s, inclusive, 22-61n, 23-4b, 47a-9a, 53-247a, 53a-213a, 53a-213b, 54-33p, 54-56q, 54-56r, 54-125k and 54-142u, sections 23, 60, 63 to 65, inclusive, 124, 144 and 165 of public act 21-1 of the June special session* and the amendments in public act 21-1 of the June special session to sections 7-148, 10-221, 12-30a, 12-35b, 12-412, 12-650, 12-704d, 14-44k, 14-111e, 14-227a to 14-227c, inclusive, 14-227j, 15-140q, 15-140r, 18-100h, 19a-342, 19a-342a, 21a-267, 21a-277, 21a-279, 21a-279a, 21a-408 to 21a-408f, inclusive, 21a-408h to 21a-408p, inclusive, 21a-408r to 21a-408v, inclusive, 30-89a, 31-40q, 32-39, 46b-120, 51-164n, 53-394, 53a-39c, 54-1m, 54-33g, 54-41b, 54-56e, 54-56g, 54-56i, 54-56k, 54-56n, 54-63d, 54-66a and 54-142e;

(2) “Backer” means any individual with a direct or indirect financial interest in a cannabis establishment. “Backer” does not include an individual with an investment interest in a cannabis establishment if (A) the interest held by such individual and such individual’s spouse, parent or child, in the aggregate, does not exceed five per cent of the total ownership or interest rights in such cannabis establishment, and (B) such individual does not participate directly or indirectly in the control, management or operation of the cannabis establishment;

(3) “Cannabis” means marijuana, as defined in section 21a-240;

(4) “Cannabis establishment” means a producer, dispensary facility, cultivator, micro-cultivator, retailer, hybrid retailer, food and beverage manufacturer, product manufacturer, product packager, delivery service or transporter;

(5) “Cannabis flower” means the flower, including abnormal and immature flowers, of a plant of the genus cannabis that has been harvested, dried and cured, and prior to any processing whereby the flower material is transformed into a cannabis product. “Cannabis flower” does not include (A) the leaves or stem of such plant, or (B) hemp, as defined in section 22-61l;

(6) “Cannabis trim” means all parts, including abnormal or immature parts, of a plant of the genus cannabis, other than cannabis flower, that have been harvested, dried and cured, and prior to any processing whereby the plant material is transformed into a cannabis product. “Cannabis trim” does not include hemp, as defined in section 22-61l;

(7) “Cannabis product” means cannabis that is in the form of a cannabis concentrate or a product that contains cannabis, which may be combined with other ingredients, and is intended for use or consumption. “Cannabis product” does not include the raw cannabis plant;

(8) “Cannabis concentrate” means any form of concentration, including, but not limited to, extracts, oils, tinctures, shatter and waxes, that is extracted from cannabis;

(9) “Cannabis-type substances” have the same meaning as “marijuana”, as defined in section 21a-240;

(10) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Consumer Protection and includes any designee of the commissioner;

(11) “Consumer” means an individual who is twenty-one years of age or older;

(12) “Cultivation” has the same meaning as provided in section 21a-408;

(13) “Cultivator” means a person that is licensed to engage in the cultivation, growing and propagation of the cannabis plant at an establishment with not less than fifteen thousand square feet of grow space;

CT CANNABIS LAWS AND REGULATIONS

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PART I

LICENSING AND REGULATION OF CANNABIS ESTABLISHMENTS