OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
Legislative Office Building, Room 5200
Hartford, CT 06106 (860) 240-0200
http://www.cga.ct.gov/ofa
SB-861
AN ACT WAIVING CERTAIN MEDICAL MARIJUANA FEES FOR
VETERANS.
Primary Analyst: ME 3/29/21
Contributing Analyst(s): LD
Reviewer: PR
OFA Fiscal Note
State Impact:
Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 22 $ FY 23 $
Resources of the General Fund GF - Revenue
Loss
270,000 325,000
Note: GF=General Fund
Municipal Impact: None
Explanation
The bill requires the Department of Consumer Protection (DCP) to
waive the medical marijuana fee for qualifying veterans resulting in an
estimated revenue loss to the state of $270,000 in FY 22 and $325,000 in
FY 23.
There are over 51,000 medical marijuana patients in the state, and
approximately 2,700 of them are veterans. It costs $100 per year for a
medical marijuana license and there are approximately 165,000
veterans in the state.
The Out Years
The annualized ongoing fiscal impact identified above would
continue into the future subject to the number of veterans in the
medical marijuana program.
Sources: Department of Consumer Protection Medical Marijuana Statistics Website