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14-AN ACT CONCERNING THE SAFE STORAGE AND DISPOSAL OF
15-OPIOID DRUGS, CANNABIS AND CANNABIS PRODUCTS.
7+General Assembly Raised Bill No. 5155
8+February Session, 2022
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12+Referred to Committee on COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN
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15+Introduced by:
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21+AN ACT CONCERNING THE SAFE STORAGE OF CANNABIS,
22+CANNABIS PRODUCTS AND PRESCRIPTION DRUGS.
1623 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
1724 Assembly convened:
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20-Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2022) (a) As used in this section: 1
21-(1) "Cannabis" has the same meaning as provided in section 21a-420 2
22-of the general statutes; 3
23-(2) "Cannabis product" has the same meaning as provided in section 4
24-21a-420 of the general statutes; and 5
25-(3) "Opioid drug" has the same meaning as provided in section 20-6
26-14o of the general statutes. 7
27-(b) Not later than December 1, 2022, the Department of Consumer 8
28-Protection, in consultation with the Department of Mental Health and 9
29-Addiction Services, shall develop documents concerning the safe 10
30-storage and disposal by consumers of (1) opioid drugs, and (2) cannabis 11
31-and cannabis products. Such documents shall contain, but need not be 12
32-limited to, information concerning (A) best practices for (i) storing 13
33-opioid drugs and cannabis and cannabis products in a manner that 14
34-renders such items inaccessible to children, and (ii) disposal of unused 15 Substitute Bill No. 5155
26+Section 1. Section 21a-421j of the 2022 supplement to the general 1
27+statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof 2
28+(Effective July 1, 2022): 3
29+The commissioner shall adopt regulations in accordance with chapter 4
30+54 to implement the provisions of RERACA. Notwithstanding the 5
31+requirements of sections 4-168 to 4-172, inclusive, in order to effectuate 6
32+the purposes of RERACA and protect public health and safety, prior to 7
33+adopting such regulations the commissioner shall issue policies and 8
34+procedures to implement the provisions of RERACA that shall have the 9
35+force and effect of law. The commissioner shall post all policies and 10
36+procedures on the department's Internet web site and submit such 11
37+policies and procedures to the Secretary of the State for posting on the 12
38+eRegulations System, at least fifteen days prior to the effective date of 13
39+any policy or procedure. Any such policy or procedure shall no longer 14
40+be effective upon the earlier of either the adoption of the policy or 15 Raised Bill No. 5155
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41-and expired opioid drugs and cannabis and cannabis products, and (B) 16
42-the risk of illness and death associated with the ingestion of opioid 17
43-drugs and cannabis and cannabis products by children. Not later than 18
44-December 15, 2022, the Department of Consumer Protection shall 19
45-publish such documents on its Internet web site. 20
46-(c) Not later than December 1, 2022, the Department of Consumer 21
47-Protection, in consultation with the Department of Mental Health and 22
48-Addiction Services, shall develop short statements for publication on (1) 23
49-consumer packaging for opioid drugs (A) alerting consumers to the 24
50-necessity of safely storing and disposing of opioid drugs, (B) alerting 25
51-consumers to the risk of illness and death associated with the ingestion 26
52-of opioid drugs by children, and (C) providing the Internet web site 27
53-address where the document developed pursuant to subdivision (1) of 28
54-subsection (b) of this section is located, and (2) consumer receipts for 29
55-cannabis and cannabis products (A) alerting consumers to the necessity 30
56-of safely storing and disposing of cannabis and cannabis products, (B) 31
57-alerting consumers to the risk of illness and death associated with the 32
58-ingestion of cannabis and cannabis products by children, and (C) 33
59-providing the Internet web site address where the document developed 34
60-pursuant to subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of this section is located. 35
61-Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2022) Not later than January 1, 2023, 36
62-each pharmacy, as defined in section 20-635 of the general statutes, shall 37
63-post a sign in a conspicuous place on the premises of such pharmacy, 38
64-notifying consumers that they may visit the Internet web site of the 39
65-Department of Consumer Protection for information concerning the safe 40
66-storage and disposal of opioid drugs. Such sign shall be not less than 41
67-eight inches by ten inches in size. 42
68-Sec. 3. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2022) Not later than January 1, 2023, 43
69-each retailer, as defined in section 21a-420 of the general statutes, and 44
70-hybrid retailer, as defined in section 21a-420 of the general statutes, shall 45
71-post a sign in a conspicuous place on the premises of such retailer or 46
72-hybrid retailer, notifying consumers that they may visit the Internet web 47
73-site of the Department of Consumer Protection for information 48 Substitute Bill No. 5155
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46+procedure as a final regulation under section 4-172 or forty-eight 16
47+months from June 22, 2021, if such regulations have not been submitted 17
48+to the legislative regulation review committee for consideration under 18
49+section 4-170. The commissioner shall issue policies and procedures and 19
50+thereafter final regulations that include, but are not limited to, the 20
51+following: 21
52+(1) Setting appropriate dosage, potency, concentration and serving 22
53+size limits and delineation requirements for cannabis, provided a 23
54+standardized serving of edible cannabis product or beverage, other than 24
55+a medical marijuana product, shall contain not more than five 25
56+milligrams of THC; 26
57+(2) Requiring that each single standardized serving of cannabis 27
58+product in a multiple-serving edible product or beverage is physically 28
59+demarked in a way that enables a reasonable person to determine how 29
60+much of the product constitutes a single serving and a maximum 30
61+amount of THC per multiple-serving edible cannabis product or 31
62+beverage; 32
63+(3) Requiring that, if it is impracticable to clearly demark every 33
64+standardized serving of cannabis product or to make each standardized 34
65+serving easily separable in an edible cannabis product or beverage, the 35
66+product, other than cannabis concentrate or medical marijuana product, 36
67+shall contain not more than five milligrams of THC per unit of sale; 37
68+(4) Establishing, in consultation with the Department of Mental 38
69+Health and Addiction Services, consumer health materials that shall be 39
70+posted or distributed, as specified by the commissioner, by cannabis 40
71+establishments to maximize dissemination to cannabis consumers. 41
72+Consumer health materials may include pamphlets, packaging inserts, 42
73+signage, online and printed advertisements and advisories and printed 43
74+health materials; 44
75+(5) Imposing labeling and packaging requirements for cannabis sold 45
76+by a cannabis establishment that include, but are not limited to, the 46
77+following: 47 Raised Bill No. 5155
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80-concerning the safe storage and disposal of cannabis and cannabis 49
81-products. Such sign shall be not less than eight inches by ten inches in 50
82-size. 51
83-Sec. 4. Section 20-617 of the general statutes is amended by adding 52
84-subsection (d) as follows (Effective July 1, 2022): 53
85-(NEW) (d) On and after January 1, 2023, each pharmacist shall 54
86-include in a conspicuous location on any packaging in which is 55
87-contained any prescription for an opioid drug, as defined in section 20-56
88-14o, in all capital letters of not less than twelve-point boldface type, the 57
89-short statement developed pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection (c) 58
90-of section 1 of this act. 59
91-Sec. 5. Section 21a-421j of the 2022 supplement to the general statutes 60
92-is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 61
93-1, 2022): 62
94-The commissioner shall adopt regulations in accordance with chapter 63
95-54 to implement the provisions of RERACA. Notwithstanding the 64
96-requirements of sections 4-168 to 4-172, inclusive, in order to effectuate 65
97-the purposes of RERACA and protect public health and safety, prior to 66
98-adopting such regulations the commissioner shall issue policies and 67
99-procedures to implement the provisions of RERACA that shall have the 68
100-force and effect of law. The commissioner shall post all policies and 69
101-procedures on the department's Internet web site and submit such 70
102-policies and procedures to the Secretary of the State for posting on the 71
103-eRegulations System, at least fifteen days prior to the effective date of 72
104-any policy or procedure. Any such policy or procedure shall no longer 73
105-be effective upon the earlier of either the adoption of the policy or 74
106-procedure as a final regulation under section 4-172 or forty-eight 75
107-months from June 22, 2021, if such regulations have not been submitted 76
108-to the legislative regulation review committee for consideration under 77
109-section 4-170. The commissioner shall issue policies and procedures and 78
110-thereafter final regulations that include, but are not limited to, the 79
111-following: 80 Substitute Bill No. 5155
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83+(A) A universal symbol to indicate that cannabis or a cannabis 48
84+product contains cannabis, and prescribe how such product and 49
85+product packaging shall utilize and exhibit such symbol; 50
86+(B) A disclosure concerning the length of time it typically takes for 51
87+the cannabis to affect an individual, including that certain forms of 52
88+cannabis take longer to have an effect; 53
89+(C) A notation of the amount of cannabis the cannabis product is 54
90+considered the equivalent to; 55
91+(D) A list of ingredients and all additives for cannabis; 56
92+(E) Child-resistant packaging including requiring that an edible 57
93+product be individually wrapped; 58
94+(F) Product tracking information sufficient to determine where and 59
95+when the cannabis was grown and manufactured such that a product 60
96+recall could be effectuated; 61
97+(G) A net weight statement; 62
98+(H) A recommended use by or expiration date; and 63
99+(I) Standard and uniform packaging and labeling, including, but not 64
100+limited to, requirements (i) regarding branding or logos, (ii) that all 65
101+packaging be opaque, and (iii) that amounts and concentrations of THC 66
102+and cannabidiol, per serving and per package, be clearly marked on the 67
103+packaging or label of any cannabis product sold; 68
104+(6) Establishing laboratory testing standards; 69
105+(7) Restricting forms of cannabis products and cannabis product 70
106+delivery systems to ensure consumer safety and deter public health 71
107+concerns; 72
108+(8) Prohibiting certain manufacturing methods, or inclusion of 73
109+additives to cannabis products, including, but not limited to, (A) added 74
110+flavoring, terpenes or other additives unless approved by the 75 Raised Bill No. 5155
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118-(1) Setting appropriate dosage, potency, concentration and serving 81
119-size limits and delineation requirements for cannabis, provided a 82
120-standardized serving of edible cannabis product or beverage, other than 83
121-a medical marijuana product, shall contain not more than five 84
122-milligrams of THC; 85
123-(2) Requiring that each single standardized serving of cannabis 86
124-product in a multiple-serving edible product or beverage is physically 87
125-demarked in a way that enables a reasonable person to determine how 88
126-much of the product constitutes a single serving and a maximum 89
127-amount of THC per multiple-serving edible cannabis product or 90
128-beverage; 91
129-(3) Requiring that, if it is impracticable to clearly demark every 92
130-standardized serving of cannabis product or to make each standardized 93
131-serving easily separable in an edible cannabis product or beverage, the 94
132-product, other than cannabis concentrate or medical marijuana product, 95
133-shall contain not more than five milligrams of THC per unit of sale; 96
134-(4) Establishing, in consultation with the Department of Mental 97
135-Health and Addiction Services, consumer health materials that shall be 98
136-posted or distributed, as specified by the commissioner, by cannabis 99
137-establishments to maximize dissemination to cannabis consumers. 100
138-Consumer health materials may include pamphlets, packaging inserts, 101
139-signage, online and printed advertisements and advisories and printed 102
140-health materials; 103
141-(5) Imposing labeling and packaging requirements for cannabis sold 104
142-by a cannabis establishment that include, but are not limited to, the 105
143-following: 106
144-(A) A universal symbol to indicate that cannabis or a cannabis 107
145-product contains cannabis, and prescribe how such product and 108
146-product packaging shall utilize and exhibit such symbol; 109
147-(B) A disclosure concerning the length of time it typically takes for 110
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116+department, or (B) any form of nicotine or other additive containing 76
117+nicotine; 77
118+(9) Prohibiting cannabis product types that appeal to children; 78
119+(10) Establishing physical and cyber security requirements related to 79
120+build out, monitoring and protocols for cannabis establishments as a 80
121+requirement for licensure; 81
122+(11) Placing temporary limits on the sale of cannabis in the adult-use 82
123+market, if deemed appropriate and necessary by the commissioner, in 83
124+response to a shortage of cannabis for qualifying patients; 84
125+(12) Requiring retailers and hybrid retailers to make best efforts to 85
126+provide access to (A) low-dose THC products, including products that 86
127+have one milligram and two and a half milligrams of THC per dose, and 87
128+(B) high-dose CBD products; 88
129+(13) Requiring producers, cultivators, micro-cultivators, product 89
130+manufacturers and food and beverage manufacturers to register brand 90
131+names for cannabis, in accordance with the policies and procedures and 91
132+subject to the fee set forth in, regulations adopted under chapter 420f; 92
133+(14) Prohibiting a cannabis establishment from selling, other than the 93
134+sale of medical marijuana products between cannabis establishments 94
135+and the sale of cannabis to qualified patients and caregivers, (A) 95
136+cannabis flower or other cannabis plant material with a total THC 96
137+concentration greater than thirty per cent on a dry-weight basis, and (B) 97
138+any cannabis product other than cannabis flower and cannabis plant 98
139+material with a total THC concentration greater than sixty per cent on a 99
140+dry-weight basis, except that the provisions of subparagraph (B) of this 100
141+subdivision shall not apply to the sale of prefilled cartridges for use in 101
142+an electronic cannabis delivery system, as defined in section 19a-342a 102
143+and the department may adjust the percentages set forth in 103
144+subparagraph (A) or (B) of this subdivision in regulations adopted 104
145+pursuant to this section for purposes of public health or to address 105
146+market access or shortage. As used in this subdivision, "total THC" has 106 Raised Bill No. 5155
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155-cannabis take longer to have an effect; 112
156-(C) A notation of the amount of cannabis the cannabis product is 113
157-considered the equivalent to; 114
158-(D) A list of ingredients and all additives for cannabis; 115
159-(E) Child-resistant packaging including requiring that an edible 116
160-product be individually wrapped; 117
161-(F) Product tracking information sufficient to determine where and 118
162-when the cannabis was grown and manufactured such that a product 119
163-recall could be effectuated; 120
164-(G) A net weight statement; 121
165-(H) A recommended use by or expiration date; and 122
166-(I) Standard and uniform packaging and labeling, including, but not 123
167-limited to, requirements (i) regarding branding or logos, (ii) that all 124
168-packaging be opaque, and (iii) that amounts and concentrations of THC 125
169-and cannabidiol, per serving and per package, be clearly marked on the 126
170-packaging or label of any cannabis product sold; 127
171-(6) Establishing laboratory testing standards; 128
172-(7) Restricting forms of cannabis products and cannabis product 129
173-delivery systems to ensure consumer safety and deter public health 130
174-concerns; 131
175-(8) Prohibiting certain manufacturing methods, or inclusion of 132
176-additives to cannabis products, including, but not limited to, (A) added 133
177-flavoring, terpenes or other additives unless approved by the 134
178-department, or (B) any form of nicotine or other additive containing 135
179-nicotine; 136
180-(9) Prohibiting cannabis product types that appeal to children; 137 Substitute Bill No. 5155
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152+the same meaning as provided in section 21a-240 and "cannabis plant 107
153+material" means material from the cannabis plant, as defined in section 108
154+21a-279a; [and] 109
155+(15) Permitting the outdoor cultivation of cannabis; and 110
156+(16) On and after January 1, 2023, requiring retailers and hybrid 111
157+retailers to provide consumers the document developed pursuant to 112
158+section 2 of this act concerning the safe storage of cannabis and cannabis 113
159+products at the time of purchase. 114
160+Sec. 2. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2022) Not later than December 1, 2022, 115
161+the Department of Consumer Protection shall develop documents 116
162+concerning the safe storage by consumers of (1) prescription drugs, as 117
163+defined in section 19a-754b of the general statutes, and (2) cannabis, as 118
164+defined in section 21a-420 of the general statutes, and cannabis 119
165+products, as defined in section 21a-420 of the general statutes. Such 120
166+documents shall contain, but need not be limited to, information 121
167+concerning best practices for (A) storing prescription drugs and 122
168+cannabis and cannabis products in a manner that renders such items 123
169+inaccessible to children, and (B) disposal of unused and expired 124
170+prescription drugs and cannabis and cannabis products. Not later than 125
171+December 15, 2022, the department shall make such documents 126
172+available on its Internet web site and electronically distribute the 127
173+document concerning prescription drugs to pharmacies, as defined in 128
174+section 20-635 of the general statutes, and the document concerning 129
175+cannabis and cannabis products to retailers, as defined in section 21a-130
176+420 of the general statutes, and hybrid retailers, as defined in section 131
177+21a-420 of the general statutes. 132
178+Sec. 3. Section 20-617 of the general statutes is amended by adding 133
179+subsection (d) as follows (Effective July 1, 2022): 134
180+(NEW) (d) On and after January 1, 2023, each pharmacist shall 135
181+include with the receipt or packaging in which the prescription is 136
182+contained a copy of the document developed by the Department of 137
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187-(10) Establishing physical and cyber security requirements related to 138
188-build out, monitoring and protocols for cannabis establishments as a 139
189-requirement for licensure; 140
190-(11) Placing temporary limits on the sale of cannabis in the adult-use 141
191-market, if deemed appropriate and necessary by the commissioner, in 142
192-response to a shortage of cannabis for qualifying patients; 143
193-(12) Requiring retailers and hybrid retailers to make best efforts to 144
194-provide access to (A) low-dose THC products, including products that 145
195-have one milligram and two and a half milligrams of THC per dose, and 146
196-(B) high-dose CBD products; 147
197-(13) Requiring producers, cultivators, micro-cultivators, product 148
198-manufacturers and food and beverage manufacturers to register brand 149
199-names for cannabis, in accordance with the policies and procedures and 150
200-subject to the fee set forth in, regulations adopted under chapter 420f; 151
201-(14) Prohibiting a cannabis establishment from selling, other than the 152
202-sale of medical marijuana products between cannabis establishments 153
203-and the sale of cannabis to qualified patients and caregivers, (A) 154
204-cannabis flower or other cannabis plant material with a total THC 155
205-concentration greater than thirty per cent on a dry-weight basis, and (B) 156
206-any cannabis product other than cannabis flower and cannabis plant 157
207-material with a total THC concentration greater than sixty per cent on a 158
208-dry-weight basis, except that the provisions of subparagraph (B) of this 159
209-subdivision shall not apply to the sale of prefilled cartridges for use in 160
210-an electronic cannabis delivery system, as defined in section 19a-342a 161
211-and the department may adjust the percentages set forth in 162
212-subparagraph (A) or (B) of this subdivision in regulations adopted 163
213-pursuant to this section for purposes of public health or to address 164
214-market access or shortage. As used in this subdivision, "total THC" has 165
215-the same meaning as provided in section 21a-240 and "cannabis plant 166
216-material" means material from the cannabis plant, as defined in section 167
217-21a-279a; [and] 168 Substitute Bill No. 5155
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224-(15) Permitting the outdoor cultivation of cannabis; and 169
225-(16) On and after January 1, 2023, requiring retailers and hybrid 170
226-retailers to include in a conspicuous location on each consumer receipt 171
227-for any cannabis or cannabis product, in all capital letters of not less than 172
228-twelve-point boldface type, the short statement developed pursuant to 173
229-subdivision (2) of subsection (c) of section 1 of this act. 174
189+safe storage of prescription drugs. 139
230190 This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
231191 sections:
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233-Section 1 July 1, 2022 New section
193+Section 1 July 1, 2022 21a-421j
234194 Sec. 2 July 1, 2022 New section
235-Sec. 3 July 1, 2022 New section
236-Sec. 4 July 1, 2022 20-617
237-Sec. 5 July 1, 2022 21a-421j
195+Sec. 3 July 1, 2022 20-617
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239-Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
240-In Section 1(b), "department" was changed to "Department of Consumer
241-Protection", and in Section 1(c)(2), "receipts" was changed to "receipts
242-for cannabis and cannabis products", for clarity.
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244-KID Joint Favorable Subst.
197+Statement of Purpose:
198+To require (1) the Department of Consumer Protection to develop and
199+distribute documents concerning the safe storage of cannabis, cannabis
200+products and prescription drugs, and (2) cannabis retailers and hybrid
201+retailers and pharmacists to distribute such documents to consumers.
202+[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
203+that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
204+underlined.]
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