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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5853
January Session, 2021
LCO No. 1470
Referred to Committee on FINANCE, REVENUE AND
BONDING
Introduced by:
REP. CANDELARIA, 95
th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING THE RETAIL SALE AND TAXATION OF
MARIJUANA.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to (1) provide for the retail sale 1
of marijuana to individuals twenty-one years of age and older, and (2) 2
provide for the taxation of such sales and specify that marijuana sold for 3
palliative use shall be exempt from such tax and from the sales and use 4
taxes. The revenue generated from such tax shall be dedicated as 5
follows: (A) Thirty per cent to (i) provide drug awareness education and 6
substance abuse treatment and to fund efforts to curb the abuse of 7
opioid drugs and other harmful substances, (ii) fund programs that test 8
retail marijuana for illicit substances and potency, (iii) fund a study of 9
the impact of marijuana legalization and consumption, (iv) fund the 10
placement of drug prevention officers in schools, and (v) establish a 11
public outreach campaign to prevent distracted driving and driving 12
while under the influence of marijuana; (B) twenty-five per cent to 13
provide services for the homeless, including for security deposits and 14 Proposed Bill No. 5853
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rental assistance; (C) ten per cent to be distributed to municipalities in 15
which a marijuana retailer is located; (D) fifteen per cent to be 16
distributed to local and regional school districts for the municipalities in 17
which a marijuana retailer is located; and (E) twenty per cent to provide 18
working capital to certain applicants for marijuana retailer licenses. 19
Statement of Purpose:
To provide for the retail sale of marijuana, the taxation of such sales and
the use of revenue generated from such tax.