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5		-	General Assembly ~~Substitute~~ Bill No. 7178
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12	19		AN ACT CONCERNING CANNABIS, HEMP AND TOBACCO
13	20		REGULATION.
14	21		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
15	22		Assembly convened:
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17	24		Section 1. (NEW) (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding the 1
18	25		provisions of sections 21a-425 to 21a-425d, inclusive, of the general 2
19	26		statutes, an infused beverage manufacturer licensed by the 3
20	27		Commissioner of Consumer Protection pursuant to section 21a-425a of 4
21	28		the general statutes, as amended by this act, may manufacture 5
22	29		beverages containing total THC greater than three milligrams per 6
23	30		container, provided such beverages are sold outside of this state in 7
24	31		accordance with all applicable provisions of federal law and the laws of 8
25	32		the states in which such beverages are sold. For purposes of this section, 9
26	33		"total THC" has the same meaning as provided in section 21a-240 of the 10
27	34		general statutes. 11
28	35		Sec. 2. Section 30-17 of the general statutes is repealed and the 12
29	36		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 13
30	37		(a) (1) A wholesaler permit shall allow the bottling of alcoholic liquor 14
31	38		and the wholesale sale of alcoholic liquor to permittees in this state and 15
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32	45		without the state, as may be permitted by law, and the sale of alcoholic 16
33	46		liquors to vessels engaged in coastwise or foreign commerce, and the 17
34		-	sale of alcohol and alcoholic liquor for industrial purposes to 18 Substitute Bill No. 7178
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	47	+	sale of alcohol and alcoholic liquor for industrial purposes to 18
39	48		nonpermittees, such sales to be made in accordance with the regulations 19
40	49		adopted by the Department of Consumer Protection, and the sale of 20
41	50		alcohol and alcoholic liquor for medicinal purposes to hospitals and 21
42	51		charitable institutions and to religious organizations for sacramental 22
43	52		purposes and the receipt from out-of-state shippers of multiple 23
44	53		packages of alcoholic liquor. The holder of a wholesaler permit may 24
45	54		apply for and shall thereupon receive an out-of-state shipper's permit 25
46	55		for direct importation from abroad of alcoholic liquors manufactured 26
47	56		outside the United States and an out-of-state shipper's permit for direct 27
48	57		importation from abroad of beer manufactured outside the United 28
49	58		States. The annual fee for a wholesaler permit shall be two thousand six 29
50	59		hundred fifty dollars. 30
51	60		(2) When a holder of a wholesaler permit has had the distributorship 31
52	61		of any alcohol, beer, spirits or wine product of a manufacturer or out-32
53	62		of-state shipper for six months or more, such distributorship may be 33
54	63		terminated or its geographic territory diminished upon (A) the 34
55	64		execution of a written stipulation by the wholesaler and manufacturer 35
56	65		or out-of-state shipper agreeing to the change and the approval of such 36
57	66		change by the Department of Consumer Protection; or (B) the sending 37
58	67		of a written notice by certified or registered mail, return receipt 38
59	68		requested, by the manufacturer or out-of-state shipper to the 39
60	69		wholesaler, a copy of which notice has been sent simultaneously to the 40
61	70		department in a manner prescribed by the Commissioner of Consumer 41
62	71		Protection. No such termination or diminishment shall become effective 42
63	72		except for just and sufficient cause, provided such cause shall be set 43
64	73		forth in such notice and the department shall determine, after hearing, 44
65	74		that just and sufficient cause exists. If an emergency occurs, caused by 45
66	75		the wholesaler, prior to such hearing, which threatens the 46
67	76		manufacturers' or out-of-state shippers' products or otherwise 47
68	77		endangers the business of the manufacturer or out-of-state shipper and 48
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69	84		said emergency is established to the satisfaction of the department, the 49
70	85		department may temporarily suspend such wholesaler permit or take 50
71	86		whatever reasonable action the department deems advisable to provide 51
72		-	for such emergency and the department may continue such temporary 52 Substitute Bill No. 7178
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77	88		action until its decision after a full hearing. The department shall render 53
78	89		its decision with reasonable promptness following such hearing. 54
79	90		Notwithstanding the aforesaid, a manufacturer or out-of-state shipper 55
80	91		may appoint one or more additional wholesalers as the distributor for 56
81	92		an alcohol, spirits or wine product within such territory, provided such 57
82	93		appointment shall not be effective until six months from the date such 58
83	94		manufacturer or out-of-state shipper sets forth such intention in written 59
84	95		notice to the existing wholesaler by certified or registered mail, return 60
85	96		receipt requested, with a copy of such notice simultaneously sent to the 61
86	97		department in a manner prescribed by the Commissioner of Consumer 62
87	98		Protection. For just and sufficient cause, a manufacturer or out-of-state 63
88	99		shipper may appoint one or more additional wholesalers as the 64
89	100		distributor for a beer product within such territory provided such 65
90	101		manufacturer or out-of-state shipper sets forth such intention and cause 66
91	102		in written notice to the existing wholesaler by certified or registered 67
92	103		mail, return receipt requested, with a copy of such notice 68
93	104		simultaneously sent to the department in a manner prescribed by the 69
94	105		Commissioner of Consumer Protection. Such written notice shall 70
95	106		include the name of each additional wholesaler appointed as a 71
96	107		distributor and provide a detailed description of the just and sufficient 72
97	108		cause necessitating such appointment. For the purposes of this section, 73
98	109		"just and sufficient cause" means the existence of circumstances which, 74
99	110		in the opinion of a reasonable person considering all of the equities of 75
100	111		both the wholesaler and the manufacturer or out-of-state shipper 76
101	112		warrants a termination or a diminishment of a distributorship as the 77
102	113		case may be. For the purposes of this section, "manufacturer or out-of-78
103	114		state shipper" means the manufacturer or out-of-state shipper who 79
104	115		originally granted a distributorship of any alcohol, beer, spirits or wine 80
105	116		product to a wholesaler, any successor to such manufacturer or out-of-81
106	117		state shipper, which successor has assumed the contractual relationship 82
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107	124		with such wholesaler by assignment or otherwise, or any other 83
108	125		manufacturer or out-of-state shipper who acquires the right to ship such 84
109	126		alcohol, beer, spirits or wine into the state. 85
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	127	+	(3) Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to interfere 86
115	128		with the authority of the Department of Consumer Protection to retain 87
116	129		or adopt reasonable regulations concerning the termination or 88
117	130		diminishment of a distributorship held by a wholesaler for less than six 89
118	131		months. 90
119	132		(4) All hearings held under this section shall be held in accordance 91
120	133		with the provisions of chapter 54. 92
121	134		(b) A wholesaler permit for beer shall be in all respects the same as a 93
122	135		wholesaler permit, except that the scope of operations of the holder shall 94
123	136		be limited to beer; but shall not prohibit the handling of nonalcoholic 95
124	137		merchandise. The holder of a wholesaler permit for beer may apply for 96
125	138		and shall thereupon receive an out-of-state shipper's permit for direct 97
126	139		importation from abroad of beer manufactured outside the United 98
127	140		States. The annual fee for a wholesaler permit for beer shall be one 99
128	141		thousand dollars. 100
129	142		(c) A wholesaler permittee may offer to industry members and its 101
130	143		own staff free samples of alcoholic liquor that it distributes for tasting 102
131	144		on the wholesaler's premises. Any offering, tasting, wine education and 103
132	145		tasting class demonstration held on permit premises shall be conducted 104
133	146		only during the hours a package store is permitted to sell alcoholic 105
134	147		liquor under section 30-91. No tasting of wine on the premises shall be 106
135	148		offered from more than ten uncorked or open bottles at any one time. A 107
136	149		wholesaler may offer such tastings to retail permittees not more than 108
137	150		four times per year. 109
138	151		(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (a) to (c), inclusive, 110
139	152		of this section, a wholesaler permittee may exclusively engage in the 111
140	153		wholesale sale of infused beverages, and shall not be required to engage 112
141	154		in the wholesale sale of alcoholic liquor in order to engage in the 113
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142	161		wholesale sale of infused beverages. As used in this subsection, "infused 114
143	162		beverage" has the same meaning as provided in section 21a-425. 115
144	163		Sec. 3. Subsection (b) of section 21a-420g of the general statutes is 116
145	164		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 117
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151	166		(b) Except as provided in sections 21a-420o and 21a-420aa and section 119
152	167		13 of this act, prior to the first date that the department begins accepting 120
153	168		applications for a license type, the department shall determine the 121
154	169		maximum number of applications that shall be considered for such 122
155	170		license type and post such information on its Internet web site. Fifty per 123
156	171		cent of the maximum number of applications that shall be considered 124
157	172		for each license type (1) shall be selected through a social equity lottery 125
158	173		for such license type, and (2) shall be reserved by the department for 126
159	174		social equity applicants. If, upon the close of the application period for 127
160	175		a license type, the department receives more applications than the 128
161	176		maximum number to be considered in total or to be reserved for social 129
162	177		equity applicants as set forth in this subsection, a third-party lottery 130
163	178		operator shall conduct a lottery to identify applications for review by 131
164	179		the department and the Social Equity Council. 132
165	180		Sec. 4. Subsection (j) of section 21a-420g of the general statutes is 133
166	181		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 134
167	182		passage): 135
168	183		(j) All applicants selected in the lottery and not denied shall be 136
169	184		provided a provisional license application, which shall be submitted in 137
170	185		a form and manner prescribed by the commissioner. Lottery applicants 138
171	186		shall have sixty days from the date they receive their provisional 139
172	187		application to complete the application. The right to apply for a 140
173	188		provisional license is nontransferable. Upon receiving a provisional 141
174	189		application from an applicant, the department shall review the 142
175	190		application for completeness and to confirm that all information 143
176	191		provided is acceptable and in compliance with this section and any 144
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177	198		regulations adopted under this section. If a provisional application does 145
178	199		not meet the standards set forth in this section, the applicant shall not 146
179	200		be provided a provisional license. A provisional license issued by the 147
180	201		department to an applicant, [on or before June 30, 2023,] other than a 148
181	202		provisional license issued pursuant to section 21a-420o, shall expire 149
182	203		twenty-four months after the date on which the department issued such 150
183	204		provisional license and shall not be renewed. [A provisional license 151
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	205	+	issued by the department to an applicant on or after July 1, 2023, other 152
189	206		than a provisional license issued pursuant to section 21a-420o, shall 153
190	207		expire after fourteen months and shall not be renewed.] Upon granting 154
191	208		a provisional license, the department shall notify the applicant of the 155
192	209		project labor agreement requirements of section 21a-421e. A provisional 156
193	210		licensee may apply for a final license of the license type for which the 157
194	211		licensee applied during the initial application period. A provisional 158
195	212		license shall be nontransferable. If the provisional application does not 159
196	213		meet the standards set forth in this section or is not completed within 160
197	214		sixty days, the applicant shall not receive a provisional license. The 161
198	215		decision of the department not to award a provisional license shall be 162
199	216		final and may be appealed in accordance with section 4-183. Nothing in 163
200	217		this section shall prevent a provisional applicant from submitting an 164
201	218		application for a future lottery. 165
202		-	Sec. 5. Subsection (d) of section 21a-~~420j~~ of the general statutes is 166
	219	+	Sec. 5. Subsection (g) of section 21a-420m of the general statutes is 166
203	220		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 167
204	221		passage): 168
205		-	(d) [A] (1) Except as provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection, a 169
206		-	cultivator licensed under section 21a-420o, including the backer of such 170
207		-	cultivator, shall not increase its ownership in an equity joint venture in 171
208		-	excess of fifty per cent during the seven-year period after a license is 172
209		-	issued by the department under this section. 173
210		-	(2) A cultivator licensed under section 21a-420o, including the backer 174
211		-	of such cultivator, may increase its ownership in an equity joint venture 175
212		-	in excess of fifty per cent, provided (A) at least three years have elapsed 176
213		-	since a license was issued by the department under this section, and (B) 177
214		-	the Social Equity Council has approved such increase in ownership in 178
215		-	writing. 179
216		-	Sec. 6. Subsections (e) to (g), inclusive, of section 21a-420m of the 180
217		-	general statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 181
218		-	thereof (Effective from passage): 182
219		-	(e) [A] (1) Except as provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection, a 183
220		-	producer, including the backer of such producer, shall not increase its 184 Substitute Bill No. 7178
	222	+	(g) If a producer has paid a reduced conversion fee, as described in 169
	223	+	subsection (b) of section 21a-420l, and subsequently did not create two 170
	224	+	equity joint ventures under this section that, not later than [fourteen] 171
	225	+	twenty-four months after the Department of Consumer Protection 172
	226	+	approved the producer's license expansion application under section 173
	227	+	21a-420l, each received a final license from the department, the producer 174
	228	+	shall be liable for the full conversion fee of three million dollars 175
	229	+	established in section 21a-420l minus such paid reduced conversion fee. 176
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225		-	ownership in an equity joint venture in excess of fifty per cent during 185
226		-	the seven-year period after a license is issued by the department under 186
227		-	this section. 187
228		-	(2) A producer, including the backer of such producer, may increase 188
229		-	its ownership in an equity joint venture in excess of fifty per cent, 189
230		-	provided (A) at least three years have elapsed since a license was issued 190
231		-	by the department under this section, and (B) the Social Equity Council 191
232		-	has approved such increase in ownership in writing. 192
233		-	(f) Equity joint ventures that are retailers or hybrid retailers that share 193
234		-	a common producer backer or owner shall not be located within twenty 194
235		-	miles of each other. 195
236		-	(g) If a producer has paid a reduced conversion fee, as described in 196
237		-	subsection (b) of section 21a-420l, and subsequently did not create two 197
238		-	equity joint ventures under this section that, not later than [fourteen] 198
239		-	twenty-four months after the Department of Consumer Protection 199
240		-	approved the producer's license expansion application under section 200
241		-	21a-420l, each received a final license from the department, the producer 201
242		-	shall be liable for the full conversion fee of three million dollars 202
243		-	established in section 21a-420l minus such paid reduced conversion fee. 203
244		-	Sec. 7. Subsections (e) to (g), inclusive, of section 21a-420u of the 204
245		-	general statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 205
246		-	thereof (Effective from passage): 206
247		-	(e) [A] (1) Except as provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection, a 207
248		-	dispensary facility, including the backers of such dispensary facility, 208
249		-	shall not increase its ownership in an equity joint venture in excess of 209
250		-	fifty per cent during the seven-year period after a license is issued by 210
251		-	the department under this section. 211
252		-	(2) A dispensary facility, including the backers of such dispensary 212
253		-	facility, may increase its ownership in an equity joint venture in excess 213
254		-	of fifty per cent, provided (A) at least three years have elapsed since a 214
255		-	license was issued by the department under this section, and (B) the 215 Substitute Bill No. 7178
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	236	+	Sec. 6. Subsection (g) of section 21a-420u of the general statutes is 177
	237	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 178
	238	+	passage): 179
	239	+	(g) If a dispensary facility has paid the reduced conversion fee, in 180
	240	+	accordance with subsection (a) of this section, and did not subsequently 181
	241	+	create one equity joint venture under this section that, not later than 182
	242	+	[fourteen] twenty-four months after the Department of Consumer 183
	243	+	Protection approved the dispensary facility's license conversion 184
	244	+	application under section 21a-420t, receives a final license from the 185
	245	+	department, the dispensary facility shall be liable for the full conversion 186
	246	+	fee of one million dollars established in section 21a-420e, as amended by 187
	247	+	this act, minus such paid reduced conversion fee. 188
	248	+	Sec. 7. Section 21a-421j of the general statutes is repealed and the 189
	249	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2025): 190
	250	+	(a) As used in this section, "total THC" has the same meaning as 191
	251	+	provided in section 21a-240. 192
	252	+	(b) The commissioner shall adopt regulations in accordance with 193
	253	+	chapter 54 to implement the provisions of RERACA. Notwithstanding 194
	254	+	the requirements of sections 4-168 to 4-172, inclusive, in order to 195
	255	+	effectuate the purposes of RERACA and protect public health and 196
	256	+	safety, prior to adopting such regulations the commissioner shall issue 197
	257	+	policies and procedures to implement the provisions of RERACA that 198
	258	+	shall have the force and effect of law. The commissioner shall post all 199
	259	+	policies and procedures on the department's Internet web site and 200
	260	+	submit such policies and procedures to the Secretary of the State for 201
	261	+	posting on the eRegulations System, at least fifteen days prior to the 202
	262	+	effective date of any policy or procedure. The commissioner shall also 203
	263	+	provide such policies and procedures, in a manner prescribed by the 204
	264	+	commissioner, to each licensee. Any such policy or procedure shall no 205
	265	+	longer be effective upon the earlier of either the adoption of the policy 206
	266	+	or procedure as a final regulation under section 4-172 or forty-eight 207
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260		-	Social Equity Council has approved such increase in ownership in 216
261		-	writing. 217
262		-	(f) Equity joint ventures that are retailers or hybrid retailers that share 218
263		-	a common dispensary facility backer or owner, or hybrid retailer backer 219
264		-	or owner, shall not be located within twenty miles of each other. 220
265		-	(g) If a dispensary facility has paid the reduced conversion fee, in 221
266		-	accordance with subsection (a) of this section, and did not subsequently 222
267		-	create one equity joint venture under this section that, not later than 223
268		-	[fourteen] twenty-four months after the Department of Consumer 224
269		-	Protection approved the dispensary facility's license conversion 225
270		-	application under section 21a-420t, receives a final license from the 226
271		-	department, the dispensary facility shall be liable for the full conversion 227
272		-	fee of one million dollars established in section 21a-420e, as amended by 228
273		-	this act, minus such paid reduced conversion fee. 229
274		-	Sec. 8. Section 21a-421j of the general statutes is repealed and the 230
275		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2025): 231
276		-	(a) As used in this section, "total THC" has the same meaning as 232
277		-	provided in section 21a-240. 233
278		-	(b) The commissioner shall adopt regulations in accordance with 234
279		-	chapter 54 to implement the provisions of RERACA. Notwithstanding 235
280		-	the requirements of sections 4-168 to 4-172, inclusive, in order to 236
281		-	effectuate the purposes of RERACA and protect public health and 237
282		-	safety, prior to adopting such regulations the commissioner shall issue 238
283		-	policies and procedures to implement the provisions of RERACA that 239
284		-	shall have the force and effect of law. The commissioner shall post all 240
285		-	policies and procedures on the department's Internet web site and 241
286		-	submit such policies and procedures to the Secretary of the State for 242
287		-	posting on the eRegulations System, at least fifteen days prior to the 243
288		-	effective date of any policy or procedure. The commissioner shall also 244
289		-	provide such policies and procedures, in a manner prescribed by the 245
290		-	commissioner, to each licensee. Any such policy or procedure shall no 246
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	273	+	months from June 22, 2021, if such regulations have not been submitted 208
	274	+	to the legislative regulation review committee for consideration under 209
	275	+	section 4-170. The commissioner shall issue policies and procedures and 210
	276	+	thereafter final regulations that include, but are not limited to, the 211
	277	+	following: 212
	278	+	(1) Setting appropriate dosage, potency, concentration and serving 213
	279	+	size limits and delineation requirements for cannabis, provided a 214
	280	+	standardized serving of edible cannabis product or beverage, other than 215
	281	+	a medical marijuana product, shall contain not more than five 216
	282	+	milligrams of THC. 217
	283	+	(2) Requiring that each single standardized serving of cannabis 218
	284	+	product in a multiple-serving edible product or beverage is physically 219
	285	+	demarked in a way that enables a reasonable person to determine how 220
	286	+	much of the product constitutes a single serving and a maximum 221
	287	+	amount of THC per multiple-serving edible cannabis product or 222
	288	+	beverage. 223
	289	+	(3) Requiring that, if it is impracticable to clearly demark every 224
	290	+	standardized serving of cannabis product or to make each standardized 225
	291	+	serving easily separable in an edible cannabis product or beverage, the 226
	292	+	product, other than cannabis concentrate or medical marijuana product, 227
	293	+	shall contain not more than five milligrams of THC per unit of sale. 228
	294	+	(4) Establishing, in consultation with the Department of Mental 229
	295	+	Health and Addiction Services, consumer health materials that shall be 230
	296	+	posted or distributed, as specified by the commissioner, by cannabis 231
	297	+	establishments to maximize dissemination to cannabis consumers. 232
	298	+	Consumer health materials may include pamphlets, packaging inserts, 233
	299	+	signage, online and printed advertisements and advisories and printed 234
	300	+	health materials. 235
	301	+	(5) Imposing labeling and packaging requirements for cannabis sold 236
	302	+	by a cannabis establishment that include, but are not limited to, the 237
	303	+	following: 238
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296		-	or procedure as a final regulation under section 4-172 or forty-eight 248
297		-	months from June 22, 2021, if such regulations have not been submitted 249
298		-	to the legislative regulation review committee for consideration under 250
299		-	section 4-170. The commissioner shall issue policies and procedures and 251
300		-	thereafter final regulations that include, but are not limited to, the 252
301		-	following: 253
302		-	(1) Setting appropriate dosage, potency, concentration and serving 254
303		-	size limits and delineation requirements for cannabis, provided a 255
304		-	standardized serving of edible cannabis product or beverage, other than 256
305		-	a medical marijuana product, shall contain not more than five 257
306		-	milligrams of THC. 258
307		-	(2) Requiring that each single standardized serving of cannabis 259
308		-	product in a multiple-serving edible product or beverage is physically 260
309		-	demarked in a way that enables a reasonable person to determine how 261
310		-	much of the product constitutes a single serving and a maximum 262
311		-	amount of THC per multiple-serving edible cannabis product or 263
312		-	beverage. 264
313		-	(3) Requiring that, if it is impracticable to clearly demark every 265
314		-	standardized serving of cannabis product or to make each standardized 266
315		-	serving easily separable in an edible cannabis product or beverage, the 267
316		-	product, other than cannabis concentrate or medical marijuana product, 268
317		-	shall contain not more than five milligrams of THC per unit of sale. 269
318		-	(4) Establishing, in consultation with the Department of Mental 270
319		-	Health and Addiction Services, consumer health materials that shall be 271
320		-	posted or distributed, as specified by the commissioner, by cannabis 272
321		-	establishments to maximize dissemination to cannabis consumers. 273
322		-	Consumer health materials may include pamphlets, packaging inserts, 274
323		-	signage, online and printed advertisements and advisories and printed 275
324		-	health materials. 276
325		-	(5) Imposing labeling and packaging requirements for cannabis sold 277
326		-	by a cannabis establishment that include, but are not limited to, the 278
327		-	following: 279 Substitute Bill No. 7178
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	310	+	(A) Inclusion of universal symbols to indicate that cannabis, or a 239
	311	+	cannabis product, contains THC and is not legal or safe for individuals 240
	312	+	younger than twenty-one years of age, and prescribe how such product 241
	313	+	and product packaging shall utilize and exhibit such symbols. 242
	314	+	(B) A disclosure concerning the length of time it typically takes for 243
	315	+	the cannabis to affect an individual, including that certain forms of 244
	316	+	cannabis take longer to have an effect. 245
	317	+	(C) A notation of the amount of cannabis the cannabis product is 246
	318	+	considered the equivalent to. 247
	319	+	(D) A list of ingredients and all additives for cannabis. 248
	320	+	(E) Except as provided in subdivision (3) of subsection (f) of section 249
	321	+	21a-420p, as amended by this act, child-resistant, tamper-resistant and 250
	322	+	light-resistant packaging. For the purposes of this subparagraph, 251
	323	+	packaging shall be deemed to be (i) child-resistant if the packaging 252
	324	+	satisfies the standard for special packaging established in 16 CFR 253
	325	+	1700.1(b)(4), as amended from time to time, (ii) tamper-resistant if the 254
	326	+	packaging has at least one barrier to, or indicator of, entry that would 255
	327	+	preclude the contents of such packaging from being accessed or 256
	328	+	adulterated without indicating to a reasonable person that such 257
	329	+	packaging has been breached, and (iii) light-resistant if the packaging is 258
	330	+	entirely and uniformly opaque and protects the entirety of the contents 259
	331	+	of such packaging from the effects of light. 260
	332	+	(F) Except as provided in subdivision (3) of subsection (f) of section 261
	333	+	21a-420p, as amended by this act, (i) packaging for cannabis intended 262
	334	+	for multiple servings to be resealable in such a manner so as to render 263
	335	+	such packaging continuously child-resistant, as described in 264
	336	+	subparagraph (E)(i) of this subdivision, and preserve the integrity of the 265
	337	+	contents of such packaging, and (ii) if packaging for cannabis intended 266
	338	+	for multiple servings contains any edible cannabis product, for each 267
	339	+	single standardized serving to be easily discernible and (I) individually 268
	340	+	wrapped, or (II) physically demarked and delineated as required under 269
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332		-	~~(A) Inclusion~~ of ~~universal symbols to indicate that cannabis, or a 280~~
333		-	~~cannabis product, contains THC and is not legal or safe for individuals 281~~
334		-	~~younger than twenty-one~~ ~~years of age, and prescribe how such product 282~~
335		-	~~and product~~ packaging ~~shall utilize and exhibit~~ such ~~symbols. 283~~
336		-	~~(B) A disclosure concerning the length of time it typically takes for 284~~
337		-	~~the cannabis to affect an individual~~, including ~~that certain forms of 285~~
338		-	~~cannabis take longer to have an effect~~. ~~286~~
339		-	(C) ~~A notation of the amount of cannabis the cannabis~~ product ~~is 287~~
340		-	~~considered~~ the ~~equivalent to.~~ ~~288~~
341		-	~~(D) A list of ingredients and all additives for cannabis~~. ~~289~~
342		-	(E) ~~Except as provided in subdivision (3) of subsection (f) of section 290~~
343		-	~~21a-420p, as amended~~ by ~~this act,~~ ~~child-resistant, tamper-resistant~~ ~~and 291~~
344		-	~~light-resistant~~ packaging~~. For the purposes of this subparagraph~~, ~~292~~
345		-	~~packaging shall be deemed~~ to be (i) ~~child-resistant if the packaging 293~~
346		-	~~satisfies the standard for special~~ packaging ~~established in 16 CFR 294~~
347		-	~~1700.1(b)(4)~~, ~~as amended from time to time~~, ~~(ii) tamper-resistant~~ if the ~~295~~
348		-	packaging ~~has at least one barrier to,~~ or ~~indicator~~ of~~, entry that would 296~~
349		-	~~preclude the contents of such packaging from being accessed or 297~~
350		-	~~adulterated without indicating to~~ a ~~reasonable person~~ that such ~~298~~
351		-	~~packaging has been breached,~~ and ~~(iii) light-resistant if~~ the ~~packaging is 299~~
352		-	~~entirely and uniformly opaque and protects the entirety~~ of ~~the contents 300~~
353		-	~~of such packaging from the effects of light.~~ ~~301~~
354		-	~~(F) Except as provided in subdivision (3)~~ of ~~subsection (f) of section 302~~
355		-	~~21a-420p, as amended by this act~~, (i) ~~packaging for cannabis intended 303~~
356		-	~~for multiple servings~~ to ~~be resealable in such a manner so as~~ to ~~render 304~~
357		-	~~such packaging continuously child-resistant, as described in 305~~
358		-	~~subparagraph~~ (~~E)(i~~) ~~of this subdivision~~, ~~and preserve the integrity of the 306~~
359		-	~~contents~~ of ~~such packaging,~~ and ~~(ii) if packaging for cannabis intended 307~~
360		-	~~for multiple servings contains any edible cannabis product~~, ~~for each 308~~
361		-	~~single standardized serving to be easily discernible and~~ (I) ~~individually 309~~
362		-	~~wrapped,~~ or ~~(II) physically demarked and delineated~~ as ~~required under 310~~
363		-	~~this subsection. 311 Substitute~~ Bill No. 7178
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	347	+	this subsection. 270
	348	+	(G) Impervious packaging that protects the contents of such 271
	349	+	packaging from contamination and exposure to any toxic or harmful 272
	350	+	substance, including, but not limited to, any glue or other adhesive or 273
	351	+	substance that is incorporated in such packaging. 274
	352	+	(H) Product tracking information sufficient to determine where and 275
	353	+	when the cannabis was grown and manufactured such that a product 276
	354	+	recall could be effectuated. 277
	355	+	(I) A net weight statement. 278
	356	+	(J) A recommended use by or expiration date. 279
	357	+	(K) Standard and uniform packaging and labeling, including, but not 280
	358	+	limited to, requirements (i) regarding branding or logos, (ii) that all 281
	359	+	packaging be opaque, and (iii) that amounts and concentrations of THC 282
	360	+	and cannabidiol, per serving and per package, be clearly marked on the 283
	361	+	packaging or label of any cannabis product sold. 284
	362	+	(L) For any cannabis concentrate cannabis product that contains a 285
	363	+	total THC percentage greater than thirty per cent, a warning that such 286
	364	+	cannabis product is a high-potency product and may increase the risk 287
	365	+	of psychosis. 288
	366	+	(M) Chemotypes, which shall be displayed as (i) "High THC, Low 289
	367	+	CBD" where the ratio of THC to CBD is greater than five to one and the 290
	368	+	total THC percentage is at least fifteen per cent, (ii) "Moderate THC, 291
	369	+	Moderate CBD" where the ratio of THC to CBD is at least one to five but 292
	370	+	not greater than five to one and the total THC percentage is greater than 293
	371	+	five per cent but less than fifteen per cent, (iii) "Low THC, High CBD" 294
	372	+	where the ratio of THC to CBD is less than one to five and the total THC 295
	373	+	percentage is not greater than five per cent, or (iv) the chemotype 296
	374	+	described in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) of this subparagraph that most closely 297
	375	+	fits the cannabis or cannabis product, as determined by mathematical 298
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368		-	(G) Impervious packaging that protects the contents of such 312
369		-	packaging from contamination and exposure to any toxic or harmful 313
370		-	substance, including, but not limited to, any glue or other adhesive or 314
371		-	substance that is incorporated in such packaging. 315
372		-	(H) Product tracking information sufficient to determine where and 316
373		-	when the cannabis was grown and manufactured such that a product 317
374		-	recall could be effectuated. 318
375		-	(I) A net weight statement. 319
376		-	(J) A recommended use by or expiration date. 320
377		-	(K) Standard and uniform packaging and labeling, including, but not 321
378		-	limited to, requirements (i) regarding branding or logos, (ii) that all 322
379		-	packaging be opaque, and (iii) that amounts and concentrations of THC 323
380		-	and cannabidiol, per serving and per package, be clearly marked on the 324
381		-	packaging or label of any cannabis product sold. 325
382		-	(L) For any cannabis concentrate cannabis product that contains a 326
383		-	total THC percentage greater than thirty per cent, a warning that such 327
384		-	cannabis product is a high-potency product and may increase the risk 328
385		-	of psychosis. 329
386		-	(M) Chemotypes, which shall be displayed as (i) "High THC, Low 330
387		-	CBD" where the ratio of THC to CBD is greater than five to one and the 331
388		-	total THC percentage is at least fifteen per cent, (ii) "Moderate THC, 332
389		-	Moderate CBD" where the ratio of THC to CBD is at least one to five but 333
390		-	not greater than five to one and the total THC percentage is greater than 334
391		-	five per cent but less than fifteen per cent, (iii) "Low THC, High CBD" 335
392		-	where the ratio of THC to CBD is less than one to five and the total THC 336
393		-	percentage is not greater than five per cent, or (iv) the chemotype 337
394		-	described in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) of this subparagraph that most closely 338
395		-	fits the cannabis or cannabis product, as determined by mathematical 339
396		-	analysis of the ratio of THC to CBD, where such cannabis or cannabis 340
397		-	product does not fit a chemotype described in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) of 341
398		-	this subparagraph. 342 Substitute Bill No. 7178
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	382	+	analysis of the ratio of THC to CBD, where such cannabis or cannabis 299
	383	+	product does not fit a chemotype described in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) of 300
	384	+	this subparagraph. 301
	385	+	(N) A requirement that, prior to being sold and transferred to a 302
	386	+	consumer, qualifying patient or caregiver, cannabis packaging be 303
	387	+	clearly labeled, whether printed directly on such packaging or affixed 304
	388	+	by way of a separate label, other than an extended content label, with: 305
	389	+	(i) A unique identifier generated by a cannabis analytic tracking 306
	390	+	system maintained by the department and used to track cannabis under 307
	391	+	the policies and procedures issued, and final regulations adopted, by 308
	392	+	the commissioner pursuant to this section; and 309
	393	+	(ii) The following information concerning the cannabis contained in 310
	394	+	such packaging, which shall be in legible English, black lettering, Times 311
	395	+	New Roman font, flat regular typeface, on a contrasting background 312
	396	+	and in uniform size of not less than one-tenth of one inch, based on a 313
	397	+	capital letter "K", which information shall also be available on the 314
	398	+	Internet web site of the cannabis establishment that sells and transfers 315
	399	+	such cannabis: 316
	400	+	(I) The name of such cannabis, as registered with the department 317
	401	+	under the policies and procedures issued, and final regulations adopted, 318
	402	+	by the commissioner pursuant to this section. 319
	403	+	(II) The expiration date, which shall not account for any refrigeration 320
	404	+	after such cannabis is sold and transferred to the consumer, qualifying 321
	405	+	patient or caregiver. 322
	406	+	(III) The net weight or volume, expressed in metric and imperial 323
	407	+	units. 324
	408	+	(IV) The standardized serving size, expressed in customary units, and 325
	409	+	the number of servings included in such packaging, if applicable. 326
	410	+	(V) Directions for use and storage. 327
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403		-	(N) A requirement that, prior to being sold and transferred to a 343
404		-	consumer, qualifying patient or caregiver, cannabis packaging be 344
405		-	clearly labeled, whether printed directly on such packaging or affixed 345
406		-	by way of a separate label, other than an extended content label, with: 346
407		-	(i) A unique identifier generated by a cannabis analytic tracking 347
408		-	system maintained by the department and used to track cannabis under 348
409		-	the policies and procedures issued, and final regulations adopted, by 349
410		-	the commissioner pursuant to this section; and 350
411		-	(ii) The following information concerning the cannabis contained in 351
412		-	such packaging, which shall be in legible English, black lettering, Times 352
413		-	New Roman font, flat regular typeface, on a contrasting background 353
414		-	and in uniform size of not less than one-tenth of one inch, based on a 354
415		-	capital letter "K", which information shall also be available on the 355
416		-	Internet web site of the cannabis establishment that sells and transfers 356
417		-	such cannabis: 357
418		-	(I) The name of such cannabis, as registered with the department 358
419		-	under the policies and procedures issued, and final regulations adopted, 359
420		-	by the commissioner pursuant to this section. 360
421		-	(II) The expiration date, which shall not account for any refrigeration 361
422		-	after such cannabis is sold and transferred to the consumer, qualifying 362
423		-	patient or caregiver. 363
424		-	(III) The net weight or volume, expressed in metric and imperial 364
425		-	units. 365
426		-	(IV) The standardized serving size, expressed in customary units, and 366
427		-	the number of servings included in such packaging, if applicable. 367
428		-	(V) Directions for use and storage. 368
429		-	(VI) Each active ingredient comprising at least one per cent of such 369
430		-	cannabis, including cannabinoids, isomers, esters, ethers and salts and 370
431		-	salts of isomers, esters and ethers, and all quantities thereof expressed 371
432		-	in metric units and as a percentage of volume. 372 Substitute Bill No. 7178
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	417	+	(VI) Each active ingredient comprising at least one per cent of such 328
	418	+	cannabis, including cannabinoids, isomers, esters, ethers and salts and 329
	419	+	salts of isomers, esters and ethers, and all quantities thereof expressed 330
	420	+	in metric units and as a percentage of volume. 331
	421	+	(VII) A list of all known allergens, as identified by the federal Food 332
	422	+	and Drug Administration, contained in such cannabis, or the denotation 333
	423	+	"no known FDA identified allergens" if such cannabis does not contain 334
	424	+	any allergen identified by the federal Food and Drug Administration. 335
	425	+	(VIII) The following warning statement within, and outlined by, a red 336
	426	+	box: 337
	427	+	"This product is not FDA-approved, may be intoxicating, cause long-338
	428	+	term physical and mental health problems, and have delayed side 339
	429	+	effects. It is illegal to operate a vehicle or machinery under the influence 340
	430	+	of cannabis. Keep away from children." 341
	431	+	(IX) At least one of the following warning statements, rotated 342
	432	+	quarterly on an alternating basis: 343
	433	+	"Warning: Frequent and prolonged use of cannabis can contribute to 344
	434	+	mental health problems over time, including anxiety, depression, 345
	435	+	stunted brain development and impaired memory." 346
	436	+	"Warning: Consumption while pregnant or breastfeeding may be 347
	437	+	harmful." 348
	438	+	"Warning: Cannabis has intoxicating effects and may be habit-349
	439	+	forming and addictive." 350
	440	+	"Warning: Consuming more than the recommended amount may 351
	441	+	result in adverse effects requiring medical attention.". 352
	442	+	(X) All information necessary to comply with labeling requirements 353
	443	+	imposed under the laws of this state and federal law, including, but not 354
	444	+	limited to, sections 21a-91 to 21a-120, inclusive, and 21a-151 to 21a-159, 355
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437		-	(VII) A list of all known allergens, as identified by the federal Food 373
438		-	and Drug Administration, contained in such cannabis, or the denotation 374
439		-	"no known FDA identified allergens" if such cannabis does not contain 375
440		-	any allergen identified by the federal Food and Drug Administration. 376
441		-	(VIII) The following warning statement within, and outlined by, a red 377
442		-	box: 378
443		-	"This product is not FDA-approved, may be intoxicating, cause long-379
444		-	term physical and mental health problems, and have delayed side 380
445		-	effects. It is illegal to operate a vehicle or machinery under the influence 381
446		-	of cannabis. Keep away from children." 382
447		-	(IX) At least one of the following warning statements, rotated 383
448		-	quarterly on an alternating basis: 384
449		-	"Warning: Frequent and prolonged use of cannabis can contribute to 385
450		-	mental health problems over time, including anxiety, depression, 386
451		-	stunted brain development and impaired memory." 387
452		-	"Warning: Consumption while pregnant or breastfeeding may be 388
453		-	harmful." 389
454		-	"Warning: Cannabis has intoxicating effects and may be habit-390
455		-	forming and addictive." 391
456		-	"Warning: Consuming more than the recommended amount may 392
457		-	result in adverse effects requiring medical attention.". 393
458		-	(X) All information necessary to comply with labeling requirements 394
459		-	imposed under the laws of this state and federal law, including, but not 395
460		-	limited to, sections 21a-91 to 21a-120, inclusive, and 21a-151 to 21a-159, 396
461		-	inclusive, the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, 21 USC 301 et seq., 397
462		-	as amended from time to time, and the federal Fair Packaging and 398
463		-	Labeling Act, 15 USC 1451 et seq., as amended from time to time, for 399
464		-	similar products that do not contain cannabis. 400
465		-	(XI) Such additional warning labels for certain cannabis products as 401 Substitute Bill No. 7178
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	451	+	inclusive, the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, 21 USC 301 et seq., 356
	452	+	as amended from time to time, and the federal Fair Packaging and 357
	453	+	Labeling Act, 15 USC 1451 et seq., as amended from time to time, for 358
	454	+	similar products that do not contain cannabis. 359
	455	+	(XI) Such additional warning labels for certain cannabis products as 360
	456	+	the commissioner may require and post on the department's Internet 361
	457	+	web site. 362
	458	+	(6) Establishing laboratory testing standards, consumer disclosures 363
	459	+	concerning mold and yeast in cannabis and permitted remediation 364
	460	+	practices. 365
	461	+	(7) Restricting forms of cannabis products and cannabis product 366
	462	+	delivery systems to ensure consumer safety and deter public health 367
	463	+	concerns. 368
	464	+	(8) Prohibiting certain manufacturing methods, or inclusion of 369
	465	+	additives to cannabis products, including, but not limited to, (A) added 370
	466	+	flavoring, terpenes or other additives unless approved by the 371
	467	+	department, or (B) any form of nicotine or other additive containing 372
	468	+	nicotine. 373
	469	+	(9) Prohibiting cannabis product types that appeal to children. 374
	470	+	(10) Establishing physical and cyber security requirements related to 375
	471	+	build out, monitoring and protocols for cannabis establishments as a 376
	472	+	requirement for licensure. 377
	473	+	(11) Placing temporary limits on the sale of cannabis in the adult-use 378
	474	+	market, if deemed appropriate and necessary by the commissioner, in 379
	475	+	response to a shortage of cannabis for qualifying patients. 380
	476	+	(12) Requiring retailers and hybrid retailers to make best efforts to 381
	477	+	provide access to (A) low-dose THC products, including products that 382
	478	+	have one milligram and two and a half milligrams of THC per dose, and 383
	479	+	(B) high-dose CBD products. 384
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470		-	the commissioner may require and post on the department's Internet 402
471		-	web site. 403
472		-	(6) Establishing laboratory testing standards, consumer disclosures 404
473		-	concerning mold and yeast in cannabis and permitted remediation 405
474		-	practices. 406
475		-	(7) Restricting forms of cannabis products and cannabis product 407
476		-	delivery systems to ensure consumer safety and deter public health 408
477		-	concerns. 409
478		-	(8) Prohibiting certain manufacturing methods, or inclusion of 410
479		-	additives to cannabis products, including, but not limited to, (A) added 411
480		-	flavoring, terpenes or other additives unless approved by the 412
481		-	department, or (B) any form of nicotine or other additive containing 413
482		-	nicotine. 414
483		-	(9) Prohibiting cannabis product types that appeal to children, 415
484		-	including, but not limited to, facsimiles of foods, beverages and other 416
485		-	items that appeal to children. 417
486		-	(10) Establishing physical and cyber security requirements related to 418
487		-	build out, monitoring and protocols for cannabis establishments as a 419
488		-	requirement for licensure. 420
489		-	(11) Placing temporary limits on the sale of cannabis in the adult-use 421
490		-	market, if deemed appropriate and necessary by the commissioner, in 422
491		-	response to a shortage of cannabis for qualifying patients. 423
492		-	(12) Requiring retailers and hybrid retailers to make best efforts to 424
493		-	provide access to (A) low-dose THC products, including products that 425
494		-	have one milligram and two and a half milligrams of THC per dose, and 426
495		-	(B) high-dose CBD products. 427
496		-	(13) Requiring producers, cultivators, micro-cultivators, product 428
497		-	manufacturers and food and beverage manufacturers to register brand 429
498		-	names for cannabis, in accordance with the policies and procedures and 430
499		-	subject to the fee set forth in, regulations adopted under chapter 420f. 431 Substitute Bill No. 7178
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	486	+	(13) Requiring producers, cultivators, micro-cultivators, product 385
	487	+	manufacturers and food and beverage manufacturers to register brand 386
	488	+	names for cannabis, in accordance with the policies and procedures and 387
	489	+	subject to the fee set forth in, regulations adopted under chapter 420f. 388
	490	+	(14) Prohibiting a cannabis establishment from selling, other than the 389
	491	+	sale of medical marijuana products between cannabis establishments 390
	492	+	and the sale of cannabis to qualified patients and caregivers, (A) 391
	493	+	cannabis flower or other cannabis plant material with a total THC 392
	494	+	concentration greater than thirty per cent on a dry-weight basis, [and] 393
	495	+	(B) any cannabis product, other than cannabis flower, [and] cannabis 394
	496	+	plant material and any prefilled cartridge for use in an electronic 395
	497	+	cannabis delivery system, with a total THC concentration greater than 396
	498	+	sixty per cent on a dry-weight basis, except that [the provisions of 397
	499	+	subparagraph (B) of this subdivision shall not apply to the sale of 398
	500	+	prefilled cartridges for use in an electronic cannabis delivery system, as 399
	501	+	defined in section 19a-342a and] the department may adjust the 400
	502	+	percentages set forth in subparagraph (A) or (B) of this subdivision in 401
	503	+	regulations adopted pursuant to this section for purposes of public 402
	504	+	health or to address market access or shortage, and (C) any prefilled 403
	505	+	cartridge for use in an electronic cannabis delivery system that contains 404
	506	+	more than five hundred milligrams of THC per cartridge or allows a 405
	507	+	person to inhale more than two milligrams of THC per inhalation. As 406
	508	+	used in this subdivision, (i) "cannabis plant material" means material 407
	509	+	from the cannabis plant, as defined in section 21a-279a, and (ii) 408
	510	+	"electronic cannabis delivery system" has the same meaning as provided 409
	511	+	in section 19a-342a. 410
	512	+	(15) Permitting the outdoor cultivation of cannabis. 411
	513	+	(16) Prohibiting packaging that is (A) visually similar to any 412
	514	+	commercially similar product that does not contain cannabis, or (B) used 413
	515	+	for any good that is marketed to individuals reasonably expected to be 414
	516	+	younger than twenty-one years of age. 415
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504		-	(14) Prohibiting a cannabis establishment from selling, other than the 432
505		-	sale of medical marijuana products between cannabis establishments 433
506		-	and the sale of cannabis to qualified patients and caregivers, (A) 434
507		-	cannabis flower or other cannabis plant material with a total THC 435
508		-	concentration greater than thirty per cent on a dry-weight basis, and (B) 436
509		-	any cannabis product other than cannabis flower and cannabis plant 437
510		-	material with a total THC concentration greater than sixty per cent on a 438
511		-	dry-weight basis, except that the provisions of subparagraph (B) of this 439
512		-	subdivision shall not apply to the sale of prefilled cartridges for use in 440
513		-	an electronic cannabis delivery system, as defined in section 19a-342a 441
514		-	and the department may adjust the percentages set forth in 442
515		-	subparagraph (A) or (B) of this subdivision in regulations adopted 443
516		-	pursuant to this section for purposes of public health or to address 444
517		-	market access or shortage. As used in this subdivision, "cannabis plant 445
518		-	material" means material from the cannabis plant, as defined in section 446
519		-	21a-279a. 447
520		-	(15) Permitting the outdoor cultivation of cannabis, including, but not 448
521		-	limited to, the outdoor cultivation of cannabis at one or more locations 449
522		-	physically removed from a cultivator's or micro-cultivator's indoor 450
523		-	cultivation facility, provided the cultivator's or micro-cultivator's 451
524		-	combined indoor grow space shall not, in the aggregate, exceed the 452
525		-	maximum grow space permitted for a cultivator or micro-cultivator. 453
526		-	(16) Prohibiting packaging that is (A) visually similar to any 454
527		-	commercially similar product that does not contain cannabis, or (B) used 455
528		-	for any good that is marketed to individuals reasonably expected to be 456
529		-	younger than twenty-one years of age. 457
530		-	(17) Allowing packaging to include a picture of the cannabis product 458
531		-	and contain a logo [of one cannabis establishment] or mark, which logo 459
532		-	or mark may be comprised of [not more than three] colors and [provided 460
533		-	neither black nor white shall be considered one of such three colors] 461
534		-	graphics. 462
535		-	[(18) Requiring packaging to (A) be entirely and uniformly one color, 463 Substitute Bill No. 7178
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	522	+
	523	+	(17) Allowing packaging to include a picture of the cannabis product 416
	524	+	and contain a logo of one cannabis establishment, which logo may be 417
	525	+	comprised of not more than three colors and provided neither black nor 418
	526	+	white shall be considered one of such three colors. 419
	527	+	(18) Requiring packaging to (A) be entirely and uniformly one color, 420
	528	+	and (B) not incorporate any information, print, embossing, debossing, 421
	529	+	graphic or hidden feature, other than any permitted or required label. 422
	530	+	(19) Requiring that packaging and labeling for an edible cannabis 423
	531	+	product, excluding the warning labels required under this subsection 424
	532	+	and a picture of the cannabis product described in subdivision (17) of 425
	533	+	this subsection but including, but not limited to, the logo of the cannabis 426
	534	+	establishment, shall only be comprised of black and white or a 427
	535	+	combination thereof. 428
	536	+	(20) (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B) of this subdivision, 429
	537	+	requiring that delivery device cartridges be labeled, in a clearly legible 430
	538	+	manner and in as large a font as the size of the device reasonably allows, 431
	539	+	with only the following information (i) the name of the cannabis 432
	540	+	establishment where the cannabis is grown or manufactured, (ii) the 433
	541	+	cannabis brand, (iii) the total THC and total CBD content contained 434
	542	+	within the delivery device cartridge, (iv) the expiration date, and (v) the 435
	543	+	unique identifier generated by a cannabis analytic tracking system 436
	544	+	maintained by the department and used to track cannabis under the 437
	545	+	policies and procedures issued, and final regulations adopted, by the 438
	546	+	commissioner pursuant to this section. 439
	547	+	(B) A cannabis establishment may emboss, deboss or similarly print 440
	548	+	the name of the cannabis establishment's business entity, and one logo 441
	549	+	with not more than three colors, on a delivery device cartridge. 442
	550	+	(21) Prescribing signage to be prominently displayed at dispensary 443
	551	+	facilities, retailers and hybrid retailers disclosing (A) possible health 444
	552	+	risks related to mold, and (B) the use and possible health risks related to 445
	553	+	the use of mold remediation techniques. 446
	554	+	Raised Bill No. 7178
536	555
537	556
538		-	LCO 16 of 45
539	557
540		-	and (B) not incorporate any information, print, embossing, debossing, 464
541		-	graphic or hidden feature, other than any permitted or required label. 465
542		-	(19) Requiring that packaging and labeling for an edible cannabis 466
543		-	product, excluding the warning labels required under this subsection 467
544		-	and a picture of the cannabis product described in subdivision (17) of 468
545		-	this subsection but including, but not limited to, the logo of the cannabis 469
546		-	establishment, shall only be comprised of black and white or a 470
547		-	combination thereof.] 471
548		-	[(20)] (18) (A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B) of this 472
549		-	subdivision, requiring that delivery device cartridges be labeled, in a 473
550		-	clearly legible manner and in as large a font as the size of the device 474
551		-	reasonably allows, with only the following information (i) the name of 475
552		-	the cannabis establishment where the cannabis is grown or 476
553		-	manufactured, (ii) the cannabis brand, (iii) the total THC and total CBD 477
554		-	content contained within the delivery device cartridge, (iv) the 478
555		-	expiration date, and (v) the unique identifier generated by a cannabis 479
556		-	analytic tracking system maintained by the department and used to 480
557		-	track cannabis under the policies and procedures issued, and final 481
558		-	regulations adopted, by the commissioner pursuant to this section. 482
559		-	(B) A cannabis establishment may emboss, deboss or similarly print 483
560		-	[the] a name [of the cannabis establishment's business entity, and one 484
561		-	logo with not more than three colors,] or other identifying mark on a 485
562		-	delivery device cartridge. 486
563		-	[(21)] (19) Prescribing signage to be prominently displayed at 487
564		-	dispensary facilities, retailers and hybrid retailers disclosing (A) 488
565		-	possible health risks related to mold, and (B) the use and possible health 489
566		-	risks related to the use of mold remediation techniques. 490
567		-	Sec. 9. Subsection (b) of section 21a-421k of the general statutes is 491
568		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 492
569		-	passage): 493
570		-	(b) Notwithstanding the requirements of sections 4-168 to 4-172, 494 Substitute Bill No. 7178
	558	+	LCO No. 5810 16 of 50
	559	+
	560	+	Sec. 8. Section 21a-421l of the general statutes is repealed and the 447
	561	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage): 448
	562	+	(a) Each cannabis establishment shall establish, maintain and comply 449
	563	+	with written policies and procedures for the cultivation, processing, 450
	564	+	manufacture, security, storage, inventory and distribution of cannabis, 451
	565	+	as applicable to the specific license type. Such policies and procedures 452
	566	+	shall include methods for identifying, recording and reporting 453
	567	+	diversion, theft or loss, and for correcting all errors and inaccuracies in 454
	568	+	inventories. Cannabis establishments shall include in their written 455
	569	+	policies and procedures a process for each of the following, if the 456
	570	+	establishment engages in such activity: 457
	571	+	(1) Handling mandatory and voluntary recalls of cannabis. Such 458
	572	+	process shall be adequate to deal with recalls due to any order of the 459
	573	+	commissioner and any voluntary action by the cannabis establishment 460
	574	+	to remove defective or potentially defective cannabis from the market 461
	575	+	or any action undertaken to promote public health and safety by 462
	576	+	replacing existing cannabis with improved products or packaging; 463
	577	+	(2) Preparing for, protecting against and handling any crisis that 464
	578	+	affects the security or operation of any facility used in the operation of 465
	579	+	a cannabis establishment in the event of a strike, fire, flood or other 466
	580	+	natural disaster, or other situations of local, state or national emergency; 467
	581	+	(3) Ensuring that any outdated, damaged, deteriorated, misbranded 468
	582	+	or adulterated cannabis is segregated from all other inventory and 469
	583	+	destroyed. Such procedure shall provide for written documentation of 470
	584	+	the cannabis disposition; and 471
	585	+	(4) Ensuring the oldest stock of a cannabis is sold, delivered or 472
	586	+	dispensed first. Such procedure may permit deviation from this 473
	587	+	requirement, if such deviation is temporary and approved by the 474
	588	+	commissioner. 475
	589	+	(b) A cannabis establishment shall (1) store all cannabis in such a 476
	590	+	Raised Bill No. 7178
571	591
572	592
573		-	LCO 17 of 45
574	593
575		-	~~inclusive, in order to effectuate the purposes~~ of ~~RERACA and protect 495~~
576		-	~~public health and safety, prior to adopting such regulations the 496~~
577		-	~~commissioner shall implement policies and procedures~~ to ~~implement 497~~
578		-	the ~~provisions~~ of ~~RERACA that shall have the force and effect of law. 498~~
579		-	~~The commissioner shall post all such policies~~ and ~~procedures on the 499~~
580		-	~~department's Internet web site and submit such policies and procedures 500~~
581		-	~~to the Secretary~~ of ~~the State for posting on the eRegulations System~~, ~~at 501~~
582		-	~~least fifteen days prior to~~ the ~~effective date~~ of ~~any policy or procedure. 502~~
583		-	~~Any such policies and procedures shall no longer be effective upon~~ the ~~503~~
584		-	~~earlier~~ of ~~either adoption of such policies and procedures as a final 504~~
585		-	~~regulation under section 4-172~~ ~~or [forty-eight] sixty months from June 505~~
586		-	~~22, 2021,~~ ~~if such regulations have not been submitted to the legislative 506~~
587		-	~~regulation review committee for consideration under section 4-170. 507~~
588		-	~~Sec. 10.~~ ~~Section 21a-421l~~ of the ~~general statutes is repealed and the 508~~
589		-	~~following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective~~ ~~from passage): 509~~
590		-	~~(a) Each cannabis establishment shall establish~~, ~~maintain and comply 510~~
591		-	~~with written policies and procedures for~~ the ~~cultivation~~, ~~processing, 511~~
592		-	~~manufacture, security,~~ ~~storage, inventory and distribution of cannabis, 512~~
593		-	~~as applicable to~~ the ~~specific license type.~~ ~~Such policies and procedures 513~~
594		-	~~shall include methods for identifying, recording~~ and ~~reporting 514~~
595		-	~~diversion, theft or loss, and for correcting all errors and inaccuracies in 515~~
596		-	~~inventories. Cannabis establishments shall include in their written 516~~
597		-	~~policies and procedures a process~~ for ~~each of the following,~~ ~~if the 517~~
598		-	~~establishment engages in~~ such ~~activity: 518~~
599		-	~~(1) Handling mandatory and voluntary recalls of cannabis.~~ Such ~~519~~
600		-	~~process shall be adequate to deal with recalls due to any order of the 520~~
601		-	~~commissioner and any voluntary action by~~ the ~~cannabis establishment 521~~
602		-	~~to remove defective or potentially defective cannabis from the market 522~~
603		-	~~or any action undertaken to promote public health and safety by 523~~
604		-	~~replacing existing cannabis with improved products or packaging;~~ ~~524~~
605		-	~~(2) Preparing for~~, ~~protecting against~~ and ~~handling any crisis that 525~~
606		-	~~affects the security or operation of any facility used in the operation of 526 Substitute~~ Bill No. 7178
	594	+	LCO No. 5810 17 of 50
	595	+
	596	+	manner as to prevent diversion, theft or loss, (2) make cannabis 477
	597	+	accessible only to the minimum number of specifically authorized 478
	598	+	employees essential for efficient operation, and (3) return any cannabis 479
	599	+	to a secure location at the end of the scheduled business day. For the 480
	600	+	purposes of this subsection, a location shall be deemed to be secure if 481
	601	+	the location satisfies the requirements imposed in subsection (b) of 482
	602	+	section 21a-262-4 of the regulations of Connecticut state agencies for 483
	603	+	controlled substances listed in schedules III, IV and V of the Connecticut 484
	604	+	controlled substance scheduling regulations adopted pursuant to 485
	605	+	section 21a-243. 486
	606	+	(c) Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter, a cannabis 487
	607	+	establishment shall not be required to report to the department any 488
	608	+	diversion, theft or loss of cannabis until the cannabis establishment has 489
	609	+	completed an investigation of such diversion, theft or loss, provided the 490
	610	+	value of the diverted, stolen or lost cannabis does not exceed five 491
	611	+	hundred dollars. 492
	612	+	Sec. 9. Subsection (x) of section 22-61m of the general statutes is 493
	613	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 494
	614	+	passage): 495
	615	+	(x) No manufacturer hemp product that is a food, beverage, oil or 496
	616	+	other product intended for human ingestion shall be distributed or sold 497
	617	+	in this state unless such product is contained within a package, or a label 498
	618	+	is affixed to such package, that includes: 499
	619	+	(1) A scannable barcode, Internet web site address or quick response 500
	620	+	code that is linked to the certificate of analysis of the final form product 501
	621	+	batch by an independent testing laboratory and discloses: 502
	622	+	(A) The name of such product; 503
	623	+	(B) The name, address and telephone number of such product's 504
	624	+	manufacturer, packer and distributor, as applicable; 505
	625	+	Raised Bill No. 7178
607	626
608	627
609		-	LCO 18 of 45
610	628
611		-	~~a cannabis establishment in the event~~ of ~~a strike, fire, flood or other 527~~
612		-	~~natural disaster, or other situations of local, state or national emergency; 528~~
613		-	(3) ~~Ensuring that any outdated~~, ~~damaged, deteriorated,~~ ~~misbranded 529~~
614		-	or ~~adulterated cannabis is segregated from all other inventory~~ and ~~530~~
615		-	~~destroyed.~~ Such ~~procedure shall provide for written documentation of 531~~
616		-	~~the cannabis disposition;~~ and ~~532~~
617		-	~~(4) Ensuring the oldest stock~~ of ~~a cannabis is sold, delivered or 533~~
618		-	~~dispensed first.~~ Such ~~procedure may permit deviation from this 534~~
619		-	~~requirement, if such deviation is temporary~~ and ~~approved by the 535~~
620		-	~~commissioner. 536~~
621		-	~~(b)~~ A ~~cannabis establishment shall (1) store all cannabis in such a 537~~
622		-	~~manner as to prevent diversion,~~ ~~theft or loss, (2) make cannabis 538~~
623		-	~~accessible only to the minimum number~~ of ~~specifically authorized 539~~
624		-	~~employees essential for efficient operation,~~ and ~~(3) return any cannabis 540~~
625		-	~~to a secure location at~~ the ~~end of the scheduled business day.~~ ~~For the 541~~
626		-	~~purposes of this subsection,~~ ~~a location shall be deemed to be secure if 542~~
627		-	~~the location satisfies the requirements imposed in subsection~~ (b) ~~of 543~~
628		-	~~section 21a-262-4 of the regulations of Connecticut state agencies for 544~~
629		-	~~controlled substances listed in schedules III, IV and V of the Connecticut 545~~
630		-	~~controlled substance scheduling regulations adopted pursuant to 546~~
631		-	~~section 21a-243. 547~~
632		-	(c) ~~Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter, no cannabis 548~~
633		-	~~establishment shall be required to report to the department any 549~~
634		-	~~suspected diversion, theft~~ or ~~loss of cannabis until the cannabis 550~~
635		-	~~establishment has completed an investigation of such suspected 551~~
636		-	~~diversion~~, ~~theft or loss~~, ~~provided the value of the cannabis that the 552~~
637		-	~~cannabis establishment suspects has been diverted~~, ~~stolen or lost does 553~~
638		-	~~not exceed five hundred dollars.~~ ~~554~~
639		-	~~Sec. 11.~~ ~~Subsection (x) of section~~ 22-~~61m of the general statutes is 555~~
640		-	~~repealed~~ and ~~the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective~~ ~~from 556~~
641		-	~~passage): 557 Substitute~~ Bill No. 7178
	629	+	LCO No. 5810 18 of 50
	630	+
	631	+	(C) The batch number, which shall match the batch number on such 506
	632	+	package or label; and 507
	633	+	(D) The concentration of cannabinoids present in such product, 508
	634	+	including, but not limited to, total THC and any cannabinoids or active 509
	635	+	ingredients comprising at least one per cent of such product; 510
	636	+	(2) The expiration or best by date for such product, if applicable; 511
	637	+	(3) A clear and conspicuous statement disclosing that: 512
	638	+	(A) [Children, or those] Those who are pregnant or breastfeeding [,] 513
	639	+	should avoid using such product prior to consulting with a health care 514
	640	+	professional concerning such product's safety; 515
	641	+	(B) Products containing cannabinoids should be kept out of reach of 516
	642	+	children; and 517
	643	+	(C) The federal Food and Drug Administration has not evaluated 518
	644	+	such product for safety or efficacy; and 519
	645	+	(4) If such product is intended to be inhaled, a clear and conspicuous 520
	646	+	warning statement disclosing that smoking or vaporizing is hazardous 521
	647	+	to human health. 522
	648	+	Sec. 10. Subdivision (1) of section 21a-420 of the general statutes is 523
	649	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 524
	650	+	passage): 525
	651	+	(1) "Responsible and Equitable Regulation of Adult-Use Cannabis 526
	652	+	Act" or "RERACA" means this section, sections 2-56j, 7-294kk, 7-294ll, 527
	653	+	12-330ll to 12-330nn, inclusive, 14-227p, 21a-278b, 21a-278c, 21a-279c, 528
	654	+	21a-279d, 21a-420a to 21a-420j, inclusive, 21a-420l to 21a-421r, inclusive, 529
	655	+	21a-421aa to 21a-421ff, inclusive, 21a-421aaa to 21a-421hhh, inclusive, 530
	656	+	21a-422 to 21a-422c, inclusive, 21a-422e to 21a-422g, inclusive, 21a-422j 531
	657	+	to 21a-422s, inclusive, 22-61n, 23-4b, 47a-9a, 53-247a, 53a-213a, 53a-213b, 532
	658	+	54-33p, 54-56q, 54-56r, 54-125k and 54-142u, sections 23, 60, 63 to 65, 533
	659	+	Raised Bill No. 7178
642	660
643	661
644		-	LCO 19 of 45
645	662
646		-	(x) No manufacturer hemp product that is a food, beverage, oil or 558
647		-	other product intended for human ingestion shall be distributed or sold 559
648		-	in this state unless such product is contained within a package, or a label 560
649		-	is affixed to such package, that includes: 561
650		-	(1) A scannable barcode, Internet web site address or quick response 562
651		-	code that is linked to the certificate of analysis of the final form product 563
652		-	batch by an independent testing laboratory and discloses: 564
653		-	(A) The name of such product; 565
654		-	(B) The name, address and telephone number of such product's 566
655		-	manufacturer, packer and distributor, as applicable; 567
656		-	(C) The batch number, which shall match the batch number on such 568
657		-	package or label; and 569
658		-	(D) The concentration of cannabinoids present in such product, 570
659		-	including, but not limited to, total THC and any cannabinoids or active 571
660		-	ingredients comprising at least one per cent of such product; 572
661		-	(2) The expiration or best by date for such product, if applicable; 573
662		-	(3) A clear and conspicuous statement disclosing that: 574
663		-	(A) [Children, or those] Those who are pregnant or breastfeeding [,] 575
664		-	should avoid using such product prior to consulting with a health care 576
665		-	professional concerning such product's safety; 577
666		-	(B) Products containing cannabinoids should be kept out of reach of 578
667		-	children; and 579
668		-	(C) The federal Food and Drug Administration has not evaluated 580
669		-	such product for safety or efficacy; and 581
670		-	(4) If such product is intended to be inhaled, a clear and conspicuous 582
671		-	warning statement disclosing that smoking or vaporizing is hazardous 583
672		-	to human health. 584 Substitute Bill No. 7178
	663	+	LCO No. 5810 19 of 50
	664	+
	665	+	inclusive, 124, 144 and 165 of public act 21-1 of the June special session, 534
	666	+	and the amendments in public act 21-1 of the June special session to 535
	667	+	sections 7-148, 10-221, 12-30a, 12-35b, 12-412, 12-650, 12-704d, 14-44k, 14-536
	668	+	111e, 14-227a to 14-227c, inclusive, 14-227j, 15-140q, 15-140r, 18-100h, 537
	669	+	19a-342, 19a-342a, 21a-267, 21a-277, 21a-279, 21a-279a, 21a-408 to 21a-538
	670	+	408f, inclusive, 21a-408h to 21a-408p, inclusive, 21a-408r to 21a-408w, 539
	671	+	inclusive, 21a-420aa, 21a-421s, 30-89a, 31-40q, 32-39, 46b-120, 51-164n, 540
	672	+	53-394, 53a-39c, 54-1m, 54-33g, 54-41b, 54-56e, 54-56g, 54-56i, 54-56k, 54-541
	673	+	56n, 54-63d, 54-66a and 54-142e, section 20 of public act 23-79 and 542
	674	+	sections 11 to 13, inclusive, of this act; 543
	675	+	Sec. 11. (NEW) (Effective from passage) Notwithstanding any provision 544
	676	+	of chapter 420h of the general statutes, any provisional cultivator 545
	677	+	licensee licensed under section 21a-420o of the general statutes that 546
	678	+	submitted a completed cultivator license application pursuant to said 547
	679	+	section during the period beginning June 1, 2024, and ending March 31, 548
	680	+	2025, may locate its cultivation facility at any location in this state that 549
	681	+	is within a five-mile radius of any disproportionately impacted area, 550
	682	+	provided: 551
	683	+	(1) Any landlord that leases real property to the licensee for the 552
	684	+	purpose of operating the cultivation facility shall remit (A) to the 553
	685	+	cultivation employee support account established under section 12 of 554
	686	+	this act four per cent of the gross revenue the landlord derives from 555
	687	+	leasing such real property to the licensee, and (B) to the Cannabis Social 556
	688	+	Equity and Innovation Fund established under section 21a-420f of the 557
	689	+	general statutes three per cent of the gross revenue the landlord derives 558
	690	+	from leasing such real property to the licensee, which remittance shall 559
	691	+	be directed to the disproportionately impacted area of which the 560
	692	+	licensee was a resident and that provided the basis for such licensee's 561
	693	+	application; and 562
	694	+	(2) At least sixty per cent of such licensee's employees shall reside in 563
	695	+	the disproportionately impacted area described in subparagraph (B) of 564
	696	+	subdivision (1) of this section. 565
	697	+	Raised Bill No. 7178
673	698
674	699
675		-	LCO 20 of 45
676	700
677		-	~~Sec~~. ~~12. Subdivision (1)~~ of ~~section 21a-420 of the general statutes is 585~~
678		-	~~repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from 586~~
679		-	passage)~~: 587~~
680		-	~~(1)~~ "~~Responsible and Equitable Regulation of Adult-Use~~ ~~Cannabis 588~~
681		-	~~Act" or "RERACA" means this section~~, ~~sections 2-56j, 7-294kk, 7-294ll, 589~~
682		-	~~12-330ll~~ to ~~12-330nn, inclusive,~~ ~~14-227p, 21a-278b, 21a-278c, 21a-279c, 590~~
683		-	~~21a-279d, 21a-420a~~ ~~to 21a-420j, inclusive,~~ ~~as amended~~ by ~~this act,~~ ~~21a-591~~
684		-	~~420l to 21a-421r, inclusive,~~ ~~21a-421aa to 21a-421ff, inclusive,~~ ~~21a-421aaa 592~~
685		-	~~to 21a-421hhh, inclusive,~~ ~~21a-422 to 21a-422c, inclusive,~~ ~~21a-422e to 21a-593~~
686		-	~~422g, inclusive,~~ ~~21a-422j to 21a-422s, inclusive,~~ ~~22-61n, 23-4b, 47a-9a, 53-594~~
687		-	~~247a, 53a-213a,~~ ~~53a-213b, 54-33p, 54-56q, 54-56r, 54-125k~~ ~~and 54-142u, 595~~
688		-	~~sections 23, 60, 63 to 65, inclusive, 124, 144 and 165~~ of ~~public~~ act ~~21-1~~ ~~of 596~~
689		-	~~the June special session~~, ~~and~~ the ~~amendments in public act 21-1 of the 597~~
690		-	~~June special session to sections 7-148~~, ~~10-221~~, ~~12-30a~~, ~~12-35b~~, ~~12-412, 12-598~~
691		-	~~650, 12-704d,~~ ~~14-44k, 14-111e, 14-227a~~ to ~~14-227c, inclusive,~~ ~~14-227j, 15-599~~
692		-	~~140q, 15-140r, 18-100h, 19a-342, 19a-342a, 21a-267, 21a-277, 21a-279, 21a-600~~
693		-	~~279a, 21a-408~~ to ~~21a-408f~~, ~~inclusive~~, ~~21a-408h~~ to ~~21a-408p, inclusive,~~ ~~21a-601~~
694		-	~~408r~~ to ~~21a-408w, inclusive, 21a-420aa, 21a-421s, 30-89a, 31-40q, 32-39, 602~~
695		-	~~46b-120~~, ~~51-164n, 53-394, 53a-39c, 54-1m, 54-33g, 54-41b, 54-56e, 54-56g, 603~~
696		-	~~54-56i~~, ~~54-56k, 54-56n, 54-63d, 54-66a and 54-142e, section 20~~ of ~~public 604~~
697		-	~~act 23-79~~ ~~and~~ section 13 of ~~this act;~~ ~~605~~
698		-	~~Sec. 13. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2025) (a) During~~ the ~~period beginning 606~~
699		-	~~July 1, 2025, and ending December 31, 2026,~~ the department ~~shall issue 607~~
700		-	a cultivator license ~~or micro-cultivator license~~ to a social equity ~~608~~
701		-	~~applicant: 609~~
702		-	(1) If ~~prior to~~ July 1, 2025, ~~the social equity applicant submitted to the 610~~
703		-	department a ~~completed cultivator license application pursuant to 611~~
704		-	~~subsection (a) of section 21a-420o of~~ the ~~general statutes, and~~: ~~612~~
705		-	(A) ~~The Social Equity Council verified,~~ ~~pursuant to subdivision (1) of 613~~
706		-	~~subsection (a) of section 21a-420o of the general statutes, that the 614~~
707		-	~~applicant met~~ the ~~criteria established for a~~ social equity applicant~~; or 615~~
708		-	~~(B) The department issued a provisional cultivator license, but not a 616 Substitute~~ Bill No. 7178
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	702	+
	703	+	Sec. 12. (NEW) (Effective from passage) There is established an account 566
	704	+	to be known as the "cultivation employee support account", which shall 567
	705	+	be a separate, nonlapsing account within the General Fund. The account 568
	706	+	shall contain any moneys required by law to be deposited in the account. 569
	707	+	Moneys in the account shall be expended by Commissioner of 570
	708	+	Consumer Protection for the purposes of providing funding for child 571
	709	+	care reimbursement and transportation assistance for employees of any 572
	710	+	provisional cultivator licensee that operates a cultivation facility within 573
	711	+	a five-mile radius of a disproportionately impacted area pursuant to 574
	712	+	section 11 of this act. 575
	713	+	Sec. 13. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2025) (a) During the period beginning 576
	714	+	July 1, 2025, and ending December 31, 2026, the department shall issue 577
	715	+	a cultivator license or micro-cultivator license to a social equity 578
	716	+	applicant: 579
	717	+	(1) If prior to July 1, 2025, the social equity applicant submitted to the 580
	718	+	department a completed cultivator license application pursuant to 581
	719	+	subsection (a) of section 21a-420o of the general statutes, and: 582
	720	+	(A) The Social Equity Council verified, pursuant to subdivision (1) of 583
	721	+	subsection (a) of section 21a-420o of the general statutes, that the 584
	722	+	applicant met the criteria established for a social equity applicant; or 585
	723	+	(B) The department issued a provisional cultivator license, but not a 586
	724	+	final cultivator license, to the social equity applicant pursuant to section 587
	725	+	21a-420o of the general statutes; 588
	726	+	(2) If during the period beginning July 1, 2025, and ending March 31, 589
	727	+	2026, the social equity applicant submits to the department, in a form 590
	728	+	and manner prescribed by the commissioner: 591
	729	+	(A) A completed application for a cultivator license or micro-592
	730	+	cultivator license; 593
	731	+	(B) A copy of an agreement, between the social equity applicant and 594
	732	+	Raised Bill No. 7178
709	733
710	734
711		-	LCO 21 of 45
712	735
713		-	final cultivator license, to the social equity applicant pursuant to section 617
714		-	21a-420o of the general statutes; 618
715		-	(2) If during the period beginning July 1, 2025, and ending March 31, 619
716		-	2026, the social equity applicant submits to the department, in a form 620
717		-	and manner prescribed by the commissioner: 621
718		-	(A) A completed application for a cultivator license or micro-622
719		-	cultivator license; 623
720		-	(B) A copy of an agreement, between the social equity applicant and 624
721		-	a hemp producer that has been continually licensed under section 22-625
722		-	61l of the general statutes since January 1, 2024, which provides: 626
723		-	(i) For the use of the hemp producer's cultivation lot, which may be 627
724		-	located outside of a disproportionately impacted area; and 628
725		-	(ii) That if the department issues a provisional cultivator license or a 629
726		-	provisional micro-cultivator license to the social equity applicant 630
727		-	pursuant to this section: 631
728		-	(I) Such provisional cultivator license or provisional micro-cultivator 632
729		-	license shall immediately be deemed to have automatically replaced 633
730		-	both the provisional cultivator license application the social equity 634
731		-	applicant submitted and any provisional cultivator license the 635
732		-	department issued to the social equity applicant pursuant to subsection 636
733		-	(a) of section 21a-420o of the general statutes, and such previously 637
734		-	submitted provisional cultivator license application and previously 638
735		-	issued provisional cultivator license shall immediately be deemed to 639
736		-	have been automatically withdrawn or surrendered, as applicable, as set 640
737		-	forth in subparagraph (C)(i) of this subdivision; and 641
738		-	(II) The hemp producer shall immediately be deemed to have 642
739		-	automatically surrendered such hemp producer's license under section 643
740		-	22-61l of the general statutes, as set forth in subparagraph (D) of this 644
741		-	subdivision; 645
742		-	(C) An acknowledgment by the social equity applicant that, if the 646 Substitute Bill No. 7178
	736	+	LCO No. 5810 21 of 50
	737	+
	738	+	a hemp producer that has been continually licensed under section 22-595
	739	+	61l of the general statutes since January 1, 2024, which provides: 596
	740	+	(i) For the use of the hemp producer's cultivation lot, which may be 597
	741	+	located outside of a disproportionately impacted area; and 598
	742	+	(ii) That if the department issues a provisional cultivator license or a 599
	743	+	provisional micro-cultivator license to the social equity applicant 600
	744	+	pursuant to this section: 601
	745	+	(I) Such provisional cultivator license or provisional micro-cultivator 602
	746	+	license shall immediately be deemed to have automatically replaced 603
	747	+	both the provisional cultivator license application the social equity 604
	748	+	applicant submitted and any provisional cultivator license the 605
	749	+	department issued to the social equity applicant pursuant to subsection 606
	750	+	(a) of section 21a-420o of the general statutes, and such previously 607
	751	+	submitted provisional cultivator license application and previously 608
	752	+	issued provisional cultivator license shall immediately be deemed to 609
	753	+	have been automatically withdrawn or surrendered, as applicable, as set 610
	754	+	forth in subparagraph (C)(i) of this subdivision; and 611
	755	+	(II) The hemp producer shall immediately be deemed to have 612
	756	+	automatically surrendered such hemp producer's license under section 613
	757	+	22-61l of the general statutes, as set forth in subparagraph (D) of this 614
	758	+	subdivision; 615
	759	+	(C) An acknowledgment by the social equity applicant that, if the 616
	760	+	department issues a provisional cultivator license or provisional micro-617
	761	+	cultivator license to the social equity applicant pursuant to this section: 618
	762	+	(i) Such provisional cultivator license or provisional micro-cultivator 619
	763	+	license shall immediately be deemed to have automatically replaced 620
	764	+	both the provisional cultivator license application the social equity 621
	765	+	applicant submitted and any provisional cultivator license the 622
	766	+	department issued to the social equity applicant pursuant to subsection 623
	767	+	(a) of section 21a-420o of the general statutes, and such previously 624
	768	+	Raised Bill No. 7178
743	769
744	770
745		-	LCO 22 of 45
746	771
747		-	department issues a provisional cultivator license or provisional micro-647
748		-	cultivator license to the social equity applicant pursuant to this section: 648
749		-	(i) Such provisional cultivator license or provisional micro-cultivator 649
750		-	license shall immediately be deemed to have automatically replaced 650
751		-	both the provisional cultivator license application the social equity 651
752		-	applicant submitted and any provisional cultivator license the 652
753		-	department issued to the social equity applicant pursuant to subsection 653
754		-	(a) of section 21a-420o of the general statutes, and such previously 654
755		-	submitted provisional cultivator license application and previously 655
756		-	issued cultivator license shall immediately be deemed to have been 656
757		-	automatically withdrawn or surrendered, as applicable; and 657
758		-	(ii) The social equity applicant shall be (I) eligible to create not more 658
759		-	than one equity joint venture after such social equity applicant receives 659
760		-	a cultivator license under this section and commences cultivation 660
761		-	activities under such cultivator license, as provided in subsection (e) of 661
762		-	this section, or (II) ineligible to create an equity joint venture after such 662
763		-	social equity applicant receives a micro-cultivator license under this 663
764		-	section, as provided in subsection (e) of this section; 664
765		-	(D) An acknowledgment by the hemp producer which is a party to 665
766		-	the agreement described in subparagraph (B) of this subdivision that, if 666
767		-	the department issues a provisional cultivator license or provisional 667
768		-	micro-cultivator license to the social equity applicant pursuant to this 668
769		-	section, the hemp producer shall immediately be deemed to have 669
770		-	automatically surrendered such hemp producer's license under section 670
771		-	22-61l of the general statutes; 671
772		-	(E) Evidence that is sufficient for the department to verify that the 672
773		-	hemp producer which is a party to the agreement described in 673
774		-	subparagraph (B) of this subdivision has been continually licensed 674
775		-	under section 22-61l of the general statutes since January 1, 2024; 675
776		-	(F) A written statement by the social equity applicant disclosing 676
777		-	whether any change occurred in the ownership or control of the social 677
778		-	equity applicant after the Social Equity Council verified that the social 678 Substitute Bill No. 7178
	772	+	LCO No. 5810 22 of 50
	773	+
	774	+	submitted provisional cultivator license application and previously 625
	775	+	issued cultivator license shall immediately be deemed to have been 626
	776	+	automatically withdrawn or surrendered, as applicable; and 627
	777	+	(ii) The social equity applicant shall be (I) eligible to create not more 628
	778	+	than one equity joint venture after such social equity applicant receives 629
	779	+	a cultivator license under this section and commences cultivation 630
	780	+	activities under such cultivator license, as provided in subsection (e) of 631
	781	+	this section, or (II) ineligible to create an equity joint venture after such 632
	782	+	social equity applicant receives a micro-cultivator license under this 633
	783	+	section, as provided in subsection (e) of this section; 634
	784	+	(D) An acknowledgment by the hemp producer which is a party to 635
	785	+	the agreement described in subparagraph (B) of this subdivision that, if 636
	786	+	the department issues a provisional cultivator license or provisional 637
	787	+	micro-cultivator license to the social equity applicant pursuant to this 638
	788	+	section, the hemp producer shall immediately be deemed to have 639
	789	+	automatically surrendered such hemp producer's license under section 640
	790	+	22-61l of the general statutes; 641
	791	+	(E) Evidence that is sufficient for the department to verify that the 642
	792	+	hemp producer which is a party to the agreement described in 643
	793	+	subparagraph (B) of this subdivision has been continually licensed 644
	794	+	under section 22-61l of the general statutes since January 1, 2024; 645
	795	+	(F) A written statement by the social equity applicant disclosing 646
	796	+	whether any change occurred in the ownership or control of the social 647
	797	+	equity applicant after the Social Equity Council verified that the social 648
	798	+	equity applicant met the criteria for a social equity applicant pursuant 649
	799	+	to subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 21a-420o of the general 650
	800	+	statutes; and 651
	801	+	(G) The application fee required under subsection (b) of this section; 652
	802	+	(3) Provided any change described in subparagraph (F) of 653
	803	+	subdivision (2) of this subsection that has occurred is: 654
	804	+	Raised Bill No. 7178
779	805
780	806
781		-	LCO 23 of 45
782	807
783		-	equity applicant met the criteria for a social equity applicant pursuant 679
784		-	to subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 21a-420o of the general 680
785		-	statutes; and 681
786		-	(G) The application fee required under subsection (b) of this section; 682
787		-	(3) Provided any change described in subparagraph (F) of 683
788		-	subdivision (2) of this subsection that has occurred is: 684
789		-	(A) Allowed under (i) section 21a-420g of the general statutes, as 685
790		-	amended by this act, and (ii) any regulation adopted, or policy or 686
791		-	procedure issued, pursuant to section 21a-420g of the general statutes, 687
792		-	as amended by this act, or 21a-420h of the general statutes; and 688
793		-	(B) Allowed under subdivision (1) of subsection (c) of this section, 689
794		-	whereby (i) the Social Equity Council has determined that the social 690
795		-	equity applicant continues to meet the criteria for a social equity 691
796		-	applicant, and (ii) the department has received a written notice from the 692
797		-	Social Equity Council affirming that the Social Equity Council has 693
798		-	determined that the social equity applicant continues to meet the criteria 694
799		-	for a social equity applicant; 695
800		-	(4) If pursuant to subdivision (2) of subsection (c) of this section, (A) 696
801		-	the Social Equity Council has reviewed the agreement described in 697
802		-	subparagraph (B) of subdivision (2) of this subsection, and (B) the 698
803		-	department has received a written notice from the Social Equity Council 699
804		-	affirming that the Social Equity Council has determined that the social 700
805		-	equity applicant continues to meet the criteria for a social equity 701
806		-	applicant; and 702
807		-	(5) If all hemp, as defined in section 22-61l of the general statutes, has 703
808		-	been harvested from the cultivation lot described in subparagraph (B)(i) 704
809		-	of subdivision (2) of this subsection. 705
810		-	(b) (1) A social equity applicant seeking a cultivator license under this 706
811		-	section shall submit to the department a three-million-dollar application 707
812		-	fee unless the social equity applicant has (A) received a provisional 708 Substitute Bill No. 7178
	808	+	LCO No. 5810 23 of 50
	809	+
	810	+	(A) Allowed under (i) section 21a-420g of the general statutes, as 655
	811	+	amended by this act, and (ii) any regulation adopted, or policy or 656
	812	+	procedure issued, pursuant to section 21a-420g of the general statutes, 657
	813	+	as amended by this act, or 21a-420h of the general statutes; and 658
	814	+	(B) Allowed under subdivision (1) of subsection (c) of this section, 659
	815	+	whereby (i) the Social Equity Council has determined that the social 660
	816	+	equity applicant continues to meet the criteria for a social equity 661
	817	+	applicant, and (ii) the department has received a written notice from the 662
	818	+	Social Equity Council affirming that the Social Equity Council has 663
	819	+	determined that the social equity applicant continues to meet the criteria 664
	820	+	for a social equity applicant; 665
	821	+	(4) If pursuant to subdivision (2) of subsection (c) of this section, (A) 666
	822	+	the Social Equity Council has reviewed the agreement described in 667
	823	+	subparagraph (B) of subdivision (2) of this subsection, and (B) the 668
	824	+	department has received a written notice from the Social Equity Council 669
	825	+	affirming that the Social Equity Council has determined that the social 670
	826	+	equity applicant continues to meet the criteria for a social equity 671
	827	+	applicant; and 672
	828	+	(5) If all hemp, as defined in section 22-61l of the general statutes, has 673
	829	+	been harvested from the cultivation lot described in subparagraph (B)(i) 674
	830	+	of subdivision (2) of this subsection. 675
	831	+	(b) (1) A social equity applicant seeking a cultivator license under this 676
	832	+	section shall submit to the department a three-million-dollar application 677
	833	+	fee unless the social equity applicant has (A) received a provisional 678
	834	+	cultivator license under subsection (a) of section 21a-420o of the general 679
	835	+	statutes, and (B) paid the fee required under subdivision (3) of 680
	836	+	subsection (a) of section 21a-420o of the general statutes. 681
	837	+	(2) A social equity applicant seeking a micro-cultivator license under 682
	838	+	this section shall submit to the department a five-hundred-thousand-683
	839	+	dollar application fee unless the social equity applicant has (A) received 684
	840	+	a provisional cultivator license under subsection (a) of section 21a-420o 685
	841	+	Raised Bill No. 7178
813	842
814	843
815		-	LCO 24 of 45
816	844
817		-	cultivator license under subsection (a) of section 21a-420o of the general 709
818		-	statutes, and (B) paid the fee required under subdivision (3) of 710
819		-	subsection (a) of section 21a-420o of the general statutes. 711
820		-	(2) A social equity applicant seeking a micro-cultivator license under 712
821		-	this section shall submit to the department a five-hundred-thousand-713
822		-	dollar application fee unless the social equity applicant has (A) received 714
823		-	a provisional cultivator license under subsection (a) of section 21a-420o 715
824		-	of the general statutes, and (B) paid the fee required under subdivision 716
825		-	(3) of subsection (a) of section 21a-420o of the general statutes. 717
826		-	(3) The fee to renew a final cultivator license or final micro-cultivator 718
827		-	license issued pursuant to this section shall be the same as the fee to 719
828		-	renew a final cultivator license or final micro-cultivator license as set 720
829		-	forth in section 21a-420e of the general statutes, as amended by this act. 721
830		-	(4) All fees collected by the department under this section shall be 722
831		-	deposited in the Cannabis Social Equity and Innovation Fund 723
832		-	established in subsection (c) of section 21a-420f of the general statutes. 724
833		-	(c) (1) If any change described in subparagraph (F) of subdivision (2) 725
834		-	of subsection (a) of this section has occurred, the Social Equity Council 726
835		-	shall (A) determine whether the social equity applicant continues to 727
836		-	meet the criteria for a social equity applicant, and (B) submit to the 728
837		-	department, in a form and manner prescribed by the commissioner, a 729
838		-	written notice disclosing such determination. 730
839		-	(2) The Social Equity Council shall (A) review the agreement 731
840		-	described in subparagraph (B) of subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this 732
841		-	section, and (B) submit to the department, in a form and manner 733
842		-	prescribed by the commissioner, a written notice disclosing whether the 734
843		-	social equity applicant continues to meet the criteria for a social equity 735
844		-	applicant. 736
845		-	(d) All harvested hemp described in subdivision (5) of subsection (a) 737
846		-	of this section shall continue to be deemed hemp until the department 738
847		-	issues a final cultivator license or final micro-cultivator license to the 739 Substitute Bill No. 7178
	845	+	LCO No. 5810 24 of 50
	846	+
	847	+	of the general statutes, and (B) paid the fee required under subdivision 686
	848	+	(3) of subsection (a) of section 21a-420o of the general statutes. 687
	849	+	(3) The fee to renew a final cultivator license or final micro-cultivator 688
	850	+	license issued pursuant to this section shall be the same as the fee to 689
	851	+	renew a final cultivator license or final micro-cultivator license as set 690
	852	+	forth in section 21a-420e of the general statutes, as amended by this act. 691
	853	+	(4) All fees collected by the department under this section shall be 692
	854	+	deposited in the Cannabis Social Equity and Innovation Fund 693
	855	+	established in subsection (c) of section 21a-420f of the general statutes. 694
	856	+	(c) (1) If any change described in subparagraph (F) of subdivision (2) 695
	857	+	of subsection (a) of this section has occurred, the Social Equity Council 696
	858	+	shall (A) determine whether the social equity applicant continues to 697
	859	+	meet the criteria for a social equity applicant, and (B) submit to the 698
	860	+	department, in a form and manner prescribed by the commissioner, a 699
	861	+	written notice disclosing such determination. 700
	862	+	(2) The Social Equity Council shall (A) review the agreement 701
	863	+	described in subparagraph (B) of subdivision (2) of subsection (a) of this 702
	864	+	section, and (B) submit to the department, in a form and manner 703
	865	+	prescribed by the commissioner, a written notice disclosing whether the 704
	866	+	social equity applicant continues to meet the criteria for a social equity 705
	867	+	applicant. 706
	868	+	(d) All harvested hemp described in subdivision (5) of subsection (a) 707
	869	+	of this section shall continue to be deemed hemp until the department 708
	870	+	issues a final cultivator license or final micro-cultivator license to the 709
	871	+	social equity applicant pursuant to this section. After the department 710
	872	+	issues a final cultivator license or final micro-cultivator license to the 711
	873	+	social equity applicant pursuant to this section, such harvested hemp 712
	874	+	shall be deemed to be cannabis and shall be subject to all cannabis 713
	875	+	cultivation, testing, labeling, tracking, reporting and manufacturing 714
	876	+	provisions of RERACA as such provisions apply to cultivators and 715
	877	+	micro-cultivators. For the purposes of this subsection, "hemp" has the 716
	878	+	Raised Bill No. 7178
848	879
849	880
850		-	LCO 25 of 45
851	881
852		-	social equity applicant pursuant to this section. After the department 740
853		-	issues a final cultivator license or final micro-cultivator license to the 741
854		-	social equity applicant pursuant to this section, such harvested hemp 742
855		-	shall be deemed to be cannabis and shall be subject to all cannabis 743
856		-	cultivation, testing, labeling, tracking, reporting and manufacturing 744
857		-	provisions of RERACA as such provisions apply to cultivators and 745
858		-	micro-cultivators. For the purposes of this subsection, "hemp" has the 746
859		-	same meaning as provided in section 22-61l of the general statutes. 747
860		-	(e) No social equity applicant that receives a cultivator license under 748
861		-	this section shall be eligible to create more than one equity joint venture, 749
862		-	and no such social equity applicant shall create any equity joint venture 750
863		-	unless such social equity applicant has received a cultivator license 751
864		-	under this section and commenced cultivation activities under such 752
865		-	cultivator license. No social equity applicant that receives a micro-753
866		-	cultivator license under this section shall be eligible to create an equity 754
867		-	joint venture. 755
868		-	(f) Each application submitted to the department pursuant to 756
869		-	subsection (a) of this section, and all information included in, or 757
870		-	submitted with, any application submitted pursuant to said subsection, 758
871		-	shall be subject to the provisions of subsection (g) of section 21a-420e of 759
872		-	the general statutes. 760
873		-	(g) Notwithstanding any other provision of RERACA, and except as 761
874		-	otherwise provided in subsections (a) to (f), inclusive, of this section: 762
875		-	(1) Each application submitted pursuant to subsection (a) of this 763
876		-	section shall be processed as any other cultivator application or micro-764
877		-	cultivator application that has been selected through the lottery; and 765
878		-	(2) Each social equity applicant, application submitted pursuant to 766
879		-	subsection (a) of this section, cultivator license issued pursuant to this 767
880		-	section and micro-cultivator license issued pursuant to this section shall 768
881		-	be subject to subsections (e) to (l), inclusive, of section 21a-420g of the 769
882		-	general statutes. 770 Substitute Bill No. 7178
	882	+	LCO No. 5810 25 of 50
	883	+
	884	+	same meaning as provided in section 22-61l of the general statutes. 717
	885	+	(e) No social equity applicant that receives a cultivator license under 718
	886	+	this section shall be eligible to create more than one equity joint venture, 719
	887	+	and no such social equity applicant shall create any equity joint venture 720
	888	+	unless such social equity applicant has received a cultivator license 721
	889	+	under this section and commenced cultivation activities under such 722
	890	+	cultivator license. No social equity applicant that receives a micro-723
	891	+	cultivator license under this section shall be eligible to create an equity 724
	892	+	joint venture. 725
	893	+	(f) Each application submitted to the department pursuant to 726
	894	+	subsection (a) of this section, and all information included in, or 727
	895	+	submitted with, any application submitted pursuant to said subsection, 728
	896	+	shall be subject to the provisions of subsection (g) of section 21a-420e of 729
	897	+	the general statutes. 730
	898	+	(g) Notwithstanding any other provision of RERACA, and except as 731
	899	+	otherwise provided in subsections (a) to (f), inclusive, of this section: 732
	900	+	(1) Each application submitted pursuant to subsection (a) of this 733
	901	+	section shall be processed as any other cultivator application or micro-734
	902	+	cultivator application that has been selected through the lottery; and 735
	903	+	(2) Each social equity applicant, application submitted pursuant to 736
	904	+	subsection (a) of this section, cultivator license issued pursuant to this 737
	905	+	section and micro-cultivator license issued pursuant to this section shall 738
	906	+	be subject to subsections (e) to (l), inclusive, of section 21a-420g of the 739
	907	+	general statutes. 740
	908	+	Sec. 14. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2025) (a) As used in this section: 741
	909	+	(1) "Industrial hemp" means hemp, as defined in section 22-61l of the 742
	910	+	general statutes, that is cultivated for nonconsumable products, 743
	911	+	including, but not limited to, building materials, textiles and bio-744
	912	+	composites, with a total THC concentration of not more than three-745
	913	+	Raised Bill No. 7178
883	914
884	915
885		-	LCO 26 of 45
886	916
887		-	Sec. 14. Section 21a-420p of the general statutes is repealed and the 771
888		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 772
889		-	(a) [On and after July 1, 2021, the] The department may issue or renew 773
890		-	a license for a person to be a micro-cultivator. No person may act as a 774
891		-	micro-cultivator or represent that such person is a licensed micro-775
892		-	cultivator unless such person has obtained a license from the 776
893		-	department pursuant to this section. 777
894		-	(b) A micro-cultivator is authorized to cultivate, grow, propagate, 778
895		-	manufacture and package the cannabis plant at an establishment 779
896		-	containing not less than two thousand square feet and not more than ten 780
897		-	thousand square feet of grow space, prior to any expansion authorized 781
898		-	by the commissioner, provided such micro-cultivator complies with the 782
899		-	provisions of any regulations adopted under section 21a-420q 783
900		-	concerning grow space. A micro-cultivator business shall meet physical 784
901		-	security controls set forth and required by the commissioner. 785
902		-	(c) A micro-cultivator may apply for expansion of its grow space, in 786
903		-	increments of five thousand square feet, on an annual basis, from the 787
904		-	date of initial licensure, if such licensee is not subject to any pending or 788
905		-	final administrative actions or judicial findings. If there are any pending 789
906		-	or final administrative actions or judicial findings against the licensee, 790
907		-	the department shall conduct a suitability review to determine whether 791
908		-	such expansion shall be granted, which determination shall be final and 792
909		-	appealable only to the Superior Court. The micro-cultivator may apply 793
910		-	for an expansion of its business annually upon renewal of its credential 794
911		-	until such licensee reaches a maximum of twenty-five thousand square 795
912		-	feet of grow space. If a micro-cultivator desires to expand beyond 796
913		-	twenty-five thousand square feet of grow space, the micro-cultivator 797
914		-	licensee may apply for a cultivator license one year after its last 798
915		-	expansion request. The micro-cultivator licensee shall not be required to 799
916		-	apply through the lottery application process to convert its license to a 800
917		-	cultivator license. If a micro-cultivator maintains its license and meets 801
918		-	all of the application and licensure requirements for a cultivator license, 802
919		-	including payment of the cultivator license fee established under section 803 Substitute Bill No. 7178
	917	+	LCO No. 5810 26 of 50
	918	+
	919	+	tenths per cent on a dry-weight basis; 746
	920	+	(2)"Qualified hemp farmer" means a farmer who is licensed and 747
	921	+	authorized to cultivate industrial hemp; and 748
	922	+	(3) "Certified seed" means a seed approved by the United States 749
	923	+	Department of Agriculture, Department of Agriculture or another 750
	924	+	certifying agency that is approved by the Department of Agriculture. 751
	925	+	(b) Not later than January 1, 2026, the Department of Agriculture, in 752
	926	+	consultation with the Department of Consumer Protection and the 753
	927	+	Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, shall establish an 754
	928	+	incentive program to offer financial, technical and marketing support to 755
	929	+	qualified hemp farmers. Such program shall include, but need not be 756
	930	+	limited to, the following: 757
	931	+	(1) Paying a direct per-acre subsidy to qualified hemp farmers, the 758
	932	+	amount of which shall be set forth annually by the Department of 759
	933	+	Agriculture based on production needs and available funding; 760
	934	+	(2) Resourcing or providing grants and low-interest loans to assist 761
	935	+	qualified hemp farmers to acquire equipment and infrastructure 762
	936	+	necessary to grow and process industrial hemp, including, but not 763
	937	+	limited to, processing plants, storage facilities and equipment used to 764
	938	+	convert industrial hemp into building materials, textiles and bio-765
	939	+	composites; 766
	940	+	(3) Administering the tax credit established under section 17 of this 767
	941	+	act for qualified hemp farmers to invest in the equipment and 768
	942	+	infrastructure necessary to grow and process industrial hemp for the 769
	943	+	purposes set forth in subdivision (2) of this subsection; and 770
	944	+	(4) Reducing the requirement for a qualified hemp farmer who uses 771
	945	+	certified seed to test industrial hemp by (A) exempting the qualified 772
	946	+	hemp farmer from testing a pre-harvest sample pursuant to section 22-773
	947	+	61l of the general statutes, and (B) limiting testing on post-harvest 774
	948	+	Raised Bill No. 7178
920	949
921	950
922		-	LCO 27 of 45
923	951
924		-	21a-420e, as amended by this act, the micro-cultivator licensee shall be 804
925		-	granted a cultivator license. 805
926		-	(d) A micro-cultivator may label, manufacture, package and perform 806
927		-	extractions on any cannabis cultivated, grown and propagated at its 807
928		-	licensed establishment provided it meets all licensure and application 808
929		-	requirements for a food and beverage manufacturer, product 809
930		-	manufacturer or product packager, as applicable. 810
931		-	(e) A micro-cultivator may sell, transfer or transport its cannabis to a 811
932		-	dispensary facility, hybrid retailer, retailer, delivery service, food and 812
933		-	beverage manufacturer, product manufacturer, research program, 813
934		-	cannabis testing laboratory or product packager, provided the cannabis 814
935		-	is cultivated, grown and propagated at the micro-cultivator's licensed 815
936		-	establishment and transported utilizing the micro-cultivator's own 816
937		-	employees or a transporter. A micro-cultivator shall not gift or transfer 817
938		-	cannabis or cannabis products at no cost to a consumer as part of a 818
939		-	commercial transaction. 819
940		-	(f) (1) [Subject to the requirements of this subsection and subsection 820
941		-	(b) of section 21a-420c, a] A micro-cultivator may sell [its own] cannabis 821
942		-	[, including, but not limited to, its own cannabis seedlings,] seedlings 822
943		-	cultivated at its micro-cultivator establishment directly to consumers, 823
944		-	excluding qualifying patients and caregivers, solely through delivery by 824
945		-	either utilizing a delivery service or its own employees, subject to the 825
946		-	requirements of subsection (b) of section 21a-420c. No cannabis 826
947		-	establishment other than a micro-cultivator shall sell cannabis seedlings 827
948		-	to consumers, and no cannabis establishment other than a delivery 828
949		-	service or a micro-cultivator utilizing its own employees shall deliver 829
950		-	cannabis seedlings cultivated and sold by a micro-cultivator to 830
951		-	consumers. 831
952		-	(2) No micro-cultivator shall sell a cannabis seedling to a consumer 832
953		-	unless: 833
954		-	(A) The micro-cultivator cultivated the cannabis seedling in this state 834
955		-	from seed or clone; 835 Substitute Bill No. 7178
	952	+	LCO No. 5810 27 of 50
	953	+
	954	+	samples to testing a post-harvest sample from one section of grow area 775
	955	+	for each variety of certified seed used by the qualified hemp farmer. 776
	956	+	(c) Any producer licensee licensed to produce hemp pursuant to 777
	957	+	section 22-61l of the general statutes may apply, on such forms and in 778
	958	+	such manner as prescribed by the Commissioner of Agriculture, to the 779
	959	+	Department of Agriculture to become a qualified hemp farmer under 780
	960	+	the incentive program. The department shall license and authorize as a 781
	961	+	qualified hemp farmer any producer licensee who (1) is in good 782
	962	+	standing as a producer licensee, (2) commits to cultivating industrial 783
	963	+	hemp, and (3) agrees to participate in data collection for program 784
	964	+	evaluation purposes, including, but not limited to, reporting on acreage, 785
	965	+	yield and processing methods. The department shall prioritize the 786
	966	+	licensing and authorization of qualified hemp farmers located in regions 787
	967	+	with high potential for sustainable agriculture and housing 788
	968	+	development, as determined by the commissioner. 789
	969	+	(d) Not later than January 1, 2027, and annually thereafter, the 790
	970	+	Department of Agriculture shall submit, in accordance with the 791
	971	+	provisions of section 11-4a of the general statutes, to the joint standing 792
	972	+	committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 793
	973	+	relating to consumer protection a report detailing the effectiveness of 794
	974	+	the incentive program, including, but not limited to, the number of 795
	975	+	qualified hemp farmers participating in such incentive program, the 796
	976	+	amount of industrial hemp grown for building materials, the 797
	977	+	environmental impact of such incentive program and the market 798
	978	+	demand for building materials that are produced from industrial hemp. 799
	979	+	(e) The Department of Agriculture shall seek additional funding for 800
	980	+	the incentive program from sources identified by the Commissioner of 801
	981	+	Agriculture, including, but not limited to, federal grants or through 802
	982	+	public-private partnerships with building material manufacturers, 803
	983	+	private investors and environmental organizations. 804
	984	+	Sec. 15. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2025) Not later than January 1, 2026, 805
	985	+	Raised Bill No. 7178
956	986
957	987
958		-	LCO 28 of 45
959	988
960		-	(B) The cannabis seedling (i) has a standing height of not more than 836
961		-	six inches measured from the base of the stem to the tallest point of the 837
962		-	plant, (ii) does not contain any bud or flower, and (iii) has been tested 838
963		-	for pesticides and heavy metals in accordance with the laboratory 839
964		-	testing standards established in the policies and procedures issued, and 840
965		-	final regulations adopted, by the commissioner pursuant to section 21a-841
966		-	421j, as amended by this act; and 842
967		-	(C) A label or informational tag is affixed to the cannabis seedling 843
968		-	disclosing the following in legible English, black lettering, Times New 844
969		-	Roman font, flat regular typeface, on a contrasting background and in 845
970		-	uniform size of not less than one-tenth of one inch, based on a capital 846
971		-	letter "K": 847
972		-	(i) The name of the micro-cultivator; 848
973		-	(ii) A product description for the cannabis seedling; 849
974		-	(iii) One of the following chemotypes anticipated after flowering: (I) 850
975		-	"High THC, Low CBD"; (II) "Low THC, High CBD"; or (III) "50/50 THC 851
976		-	and CBD"; 852
977		-	(iv) The results of the testing required under subparagraph (B)(iii) of 853
978		-	this subdivision; 854
979		-	(v) Directions for optimal care of the cannabis seedling; 855
980		-	(vi) Unobscured symbols, in a size of not less than one-half inch by 856
981		-	one-half inch and in a format approved by the commissioner, which 857
982		-	symbols shall indicate that the cannabis seedling contains THC and is 858
983		-	not legal or safe for individuals younger than twenty-one years of age; 859
984		-	and 860
985		-	(vii) A unique identifier generated by a cannabis analytic tracking 861
986		-	system maintained by the department and used to track cannabis under 862
987		-	the policies and procedures issued, and final regulations adopted, by 863
988		-	the commissioner pursuant to section 21a-421j, as amended by this act. 864 Substitute Bill No. 7178
	989	+	LCO No. 5810 28 of 50
	990	+
	991	+	the Department of Administrative Services shall establish a program to 806
	992	+	provide a preference for state-funded construction projects, including, 807
	993	+	but not limited to, new building construction projects, renovation 808
	994	+	projects and infrastructure projects, that use building materials that are 809
	995	+	(1) produced from industrial hemp, as defined in section 14 of this act, 810
	996	+	including, but not limited to, hempcrete, fiberboard or insulation, and 811
	997	+	(2) deemed suitable for construction purposes as determined by the 812
	998	+	Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. 813
	999	+	Sec. 16. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2025) Not later than January 1, 2026, 814
	1000	+	the Department of Economic and Community Development shall 815
	1001	+	establish a grant program to award grants to fund research, 816
	1002	+	development and innovation in the use of industrial hemp, as defined 817
	1003	+	in section 14 of this act, as a building material. Such grants shall be 818
	1004	+	awarded to companies and research institutions (1) on a first-come, first-819
	1005	+	served basis, except that priority shall be given to any company or 820
	1006	+	institution located in the state, and (2) in an amount prescribed by the 821
	1007	+	Commissioner of Economic and Community Development. Such grants 822
	1008	+	may be used to fund product testing, certification costs, market research 823
	1009	+	and any other effort to increase the use of industrial hemp-based 824
	1010	+	building materials in the state. Not later than January 1, 2026, the 825
	1011	+	department shall post, in a conspicuous location on the department's 826
	1012	+	Internet web site, (A) a description of such grant program, including, 827
	1013	+	but not limited to, the amount of grants available to companies and 828
	1014	+	research institutions under such program, and (B) an application form 829
	1015	+	for such grant program. 830
	1016	+	Sec. 17. (NEW) (Effective January 1, 2026, and applicable to income and 831
	1017	+	taxable years commencing on or after January 1, 2026) (a) As used in this 832
	1018	+	section, "qualified hemp farmer" has the same meaning as provided in 833
	1019	+	section 14 of this act. 834
	1020	+	(b) (1) There shall be allowed a credit against the tax imposed under 835
	1021	+	chapter 208 or 229 of the general statutes, other than the liability 836
	1022	+	imposed by section 12-707 of the general statutes, for the amounts paid 837
	1023	+	Raised Bill No. 7178
989	1024
990	1025
991		-	LCO 29 of 45
992	1026
993		-	(3) Notwithstanding section 21a-421j, as amended by this act, no 865
994		-	cannabis seedling shall be required to be sold in child-resistant 866
995		-	packaging. 867
996		-	(4) No micro-cultivator shall knowingly sell more than three cannabis 868
997		-	seedlings to a consumer in any six-month period. 869
998		-	(5) No micro-cultivator shall accept any returned cannabis seedling. 870
999		-	(g) (1) A micro-cultivator that has obtained a final license from the 871
1000		-	department pursuant to this section and maintains an exclusively 872
1001		-	indoor grow facility may submit an application to the department, in a 873
1002		-	form and manner prescribed by the commissioner, for a retailer or 874
1003		-	hybrid retailer endorsement to such final license under this subsection. 875
1004		-	Such endorsement, if issued, shall authorize the micro-cultivator to 876
1005		-	operate a retailer or hybrid retailer pursuant to this subsection. An 877
1006		-	applicant micro-cultivator shall submit a complete application for an 878
1007		-	endorsement under this subsection, along with the endorsement 879
1008		-	application fee, to the department not later than one year after the date 880
1009		-	on which the applicant micro-cultivator obtained a final micro-881
1010		-	cultivator license from the department pursuant to this section or June 882
1011		-	30, 2026, whichever is later. The department shall not accept an 883
1012		-	application submitted pursuant to this subsection after such time period 884
1013		-	has expired. The amount of the application fee for an endorsement 885
1014		-	under this subsection shall be the same as the fee imposed to receive a 886
1015		-	final retailer license or a final hybrid retailer license set forth in 887
1016		-	subsections (c) and (d) of section 21a-420e, as amended by this act. The 888
1017		-	annual renewal fee for an endorsement issued under this subsection 889
1018		-	shall be the same as the renewal fee for a final retailer license or a final 890
1019		-	hybrid retailer license set forth in subsections (c) and (d) of section 21a-891
1020		-	420e, as amended by this act. 892
1021		-	(2) The department shall issue an endorsement to a micro-cultivator 893
1022		-	pursuant to this subsection if the micro-cultivator: 894
1023		-	(A) Submits a timely and complete endorsement application to the 895
1024		-	department, in the form and manner prescribed by the commissioner; 896 Substitute Bill No. 7178
	1027	+	LCO No. 5810 29 of 50
	1028	+
	1029	+	or costs incurred by a qualified hemp farmer for the purchase of 838
	1030	+	equipment and infrastructure necessary to grow and process industrial 839
	1031	+	hemp for the purposes set forth in subdivision (2) of subsection (b) of 840
	1032	+	section 14 of this act. 841
	1033	+	(2) The amount of the credit shall be equal to the amounts paid or 842
	1034	+	costs incurred for the income or taxable year by a qualified hemp farmer 843
	1035	+	for the purchase of equipment and infrastructure necessary to grow and 844
	1036	+	process industrial hemp for the purposes set forth in subdivision (2) of 845
	1037	+	subsection (b) of section 14 of this act. 846
	1038	+	(c) If the qualified hemp farmer is an S corporation or an entity treated 847
	1039	+	as a partnership for federal income tax purposes, the credit may be 848
	1040	+	claimed by the shareholders or partners of the qualified hemp farmer. If 849
	1041	+	the qualified hemp farmer is a single member limited liability company 850
	1042	+	that is disregarded as an entity separate from its owner, the credit may 851
	1043	+	be claimed by such limited liability company's owner, provided such 852
	1044	+	owner is a person subject to the tax imposed under chapter 208 or 229 of 853
	1045	+	the general statutes. 854
	1046	+	Sec. 18. Subsection (f) of section 21a-420p of the general statutes is 855
	1047	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 856
	1048	+	2025): 857
	1049	+	(f) (1) Subject to the requirements of this subsection and subsection 858
	1050	+	(b) of section 21a-420c, a micro-cultivator may sell [its own] cannabis 859
	1051	+	grown at such micro-cultivator's licensed establishment, including, but 860
	1052	+	not limited to, [its own] cannabis seedlings grown at such establishment, 861
	1053	+	to consumers, excluding qualifying patients and caregivers, (A) through 862
	1054	+	a delivery service licensed pursuant to section 21a-420z, as amended by 863
	1055	+	this act, or (B) at its licensed establishment, provided such micro-864
	1056	+	cultivator (i) completes and submits a retail endorsement application to 865
	1057	+	the department, in a form and manner prescribed by the commissioner, 866
	1058	+	and renews such endorsement on an annual basis concurrent with such 867
	1059	+	micro-cultivator's license renewal, (ii) receives written approval of the 868
	1060	+	Raised Bill No. 7178
1025	1061
1026	1062
1027		-	LCO 30 of 45
1028	1063
1029		-	(B) Attests that the retailer or hybrid retailer created pursuant to the 897
1030		-	endorsement shall be operated in compliance with all requirements 898
1031		-	established in this chapter for a licensed retailer or a licensed hybrid 899
1032		-	retailer; and 900
1033		-	(C) Acknowledges and attests that such micro-cultivator shall not 901
1034		-	engage in any outdoor cultivation of cannabis. 902
1035		-	(3) Each micro-cultivator that is issued an endorsement under this 903
1036		-	subsection shall have twenty-four months from the date such 904
1037		-	endorsement is issued to (A) satisfy the requirements established in 905
1038		-	section 21a-420g, as amended by this act, for a retailer or hybrid retailer 906
1039		-	that has been issued a final license, and (B) seek and obtain a written 907
1040		-	statement from the department, in a form and manner prescribed by the 908
1041		-	commissioner, confirming that such micro-cultivator satisfies such 909
1042		-	requirements and is authorized to engage in the activities of a retailer or 910
1043		-	hybrid retailer. 911
1044		-	(4) An endorsement issued pursuant to this subsection shall expire 912
1045		-	and shall not be eligible for reapplication or renewal if the micro-913
1046		-	cultivator (A) fails to satisfy the requirements established in subdivision 914
1047		-	(3) of this subsection, or (B) allows such endorsement to lapse. 915
1048		-	(5) The facility of a retailer or hybrid retailer established pursuant to 916
1049		-	an endorsement issued pursuant to this subsection shall be located (A) 917
1050		-	on the same premises as the micro-cultivator, or (B) on a tract of land or 918
1051		-	parcel that abuts such premises, provided such abutting tract of land or 919
1052		-	parcel is located within one hundred feet of such premises measured 920
1053		-	from the point on such tract of land or parcel that is closest to such 921
1054		-	premises. 922
1055		-	(6) Upon receipt of a written statement from the department as set 923
1056		-	forth in subparagraph (B) of subdivision (3) of this subsection, the 924
1057		-	micro-cultivator shall: 925
1058		-	(A) Be authorized to sell cannabis (i) to consumers only if such 926
1059		-	cannabis is cultivated indoors by the micro-cultivator, and (ii) in the case 927 Substitute Bill No. 7178
	1064	+	LCO No. 5810 30 of 50
	1065	+
	1066	+	endorsement application and subsequent renewal applications from the 869
	1067	+	department, (iii) does not grow or cultivate cannabis outdoors, and (iv) 870
	1068	+	complies with all requirements for a retailer set forth in this chapter, 871
	1069	+	and, in the event of a conflict between any provision of this chapter, or 872
	1070	+	any regulation, policy or procedure prescribed pursuant to this chapter, 873
	1071	+	concerning micro-cultivators and any such provision, regulation, policy 874
	1072	+	or procedure concerning retailers, the provision, regulation, policy or 875
	1073	+	procedure imposing the more stringent public health and safety 876
	1074	+	standard shall prevail. No cannabis establishment other than a micro-877
	1075	+	cultivator shall sell cannabis seedlings to consumers, and no cannabis 878
	1076	+	establishment other than a delivery service shall deliver cannabis 879
	1077	+	seedlings sold by a micro-cultivator to consumers. 880
	1078	+	(2) No micro-cultivator shall sell a cannabis seedling to a consumer 881
	1079	+	unless: 882
	1080	+	(A) The micro-cultivator cultivated the cannabis seedling in this state 883
	1081	+	from seed or clone; 884
	1082	+	(B) The cannabis seedling (i) has a standing height of not more than 885
	1083	+	six inches measured from the base of the stem to the tallest point of the 886
	1084	+	plant, (ii) does not contain any bud or flower, and (iii) has been tested 887
	1085	+	for pesticides and heavy metals in accordance with the laboratory 888
	1086	+	testing standards established in the policies and procedures issued, and 889
	1087	+	final regulations adopted, by the commissioner pursuant to section 21a-890
	1088	+	421j, as amended by this act; and 891
	1089	+	(C) A label or informational tag is affixed to the cannabis seedling 892
	1090	+	disclosing the following in legible English, black lettering, Times New 893
	1091	+	Roman font, flat regular typeface, on a contrasting background and in 894
	1092	+	uniform size of not less than one-tenth of one inch, based on a capital 895
	1093	+	letter "K": 896
	1094	+	(i) The name of the micro-cultivator; 897
	1095	+	(ii) A product description for the cannabis seedling; 898
	1096	+	Raised Bill No. 7178
1060	1097
1061	1098
1062		-	LCO 31 of 45
1063	1099
1064		-	of ~~a hybrid retailer endorsement, to consumers, qualifying patients and 928~~
1065		-	~~caregivers; 929~~
1066		-	(B) ~~Acknowledge and agree that such micro-cultivator~~ ~~is not eligible 930~~
1067		-	~~to expand to a cultivator license~~, ~~as provided in section 21a-420p~~, ~~as 931~~
1068		-	~~amended by this act~~; ~~and 932~~
1069		-	(C) ~~Maintain~~ the ~~retailer's or hybrid-retailer's activities and facility in 933~~
1070		-	~~accordance with the requirements established in~~ this ~~chapter, chapter 934~~
1071		-	~~420f and~~ the ~~regulations, policies and procedures adopted or issued 935~~
1072		-	~~pursuant to said chapters~~, ~~as applicable.~~ ~~936~~
1073		-	~~(7)~~ A ~~micro-cultivator that is issued an endorsement under this 937~~
1074		-	~~subsection may sell~~ cannabis ~~cultivated by the micro-cultivator~~ ~~directly 938~~
1075		-	~~to consumers by utilizing a delivery service~~ or ~~its own employees,~~ ~~939~~
1076		-	~~subject to the provisions of subsection (b) of section 21a-420c, provided 940~~
1077		-	~~such micro-cultivator~~ ~~shall exclusively sell~~ cannabis ~~cultivated by such 941~~
1078		-	~~micro-cultivator. 942~~
1079		-	~~(8) Notwithstanding~~ the ~~provisions of this section~~, ~~a micro-cultivator~~ ~~943~~
1080		-	~~with an active endorsement issued under~~ this ~~subsection shall not 944~~
1081		-	~~exceed twenty-five thousand square feet of grow space and shall not be 945~~
1082		-	~~eligible~~ to ~~convert to a cultivator unless the micro-cultivator 946~~
1083		-	~~permanently surrenders such endorsement and ceases all retailer and 947~~
1084		-	~~hybrid retailer activities at the~~ cannabis ~~establishment. 948~~
1085		-	~~(9) An endorsement issued under this subsection shall not impact~~ any ~~949~~
1086		-	~~right a~~ micro-cultivator ~~may have to create an equity joint venture~~. ~~950~~
1087		-	Sec. 15. Subsection (c) of section 21a-420e of the general statutes is ~~951~~
1088		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, ~~952~~
1089		-	2025): ~~953~~
1090		-	(c) Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, the following ~~954~~
1091		-	fees shall be paid by each applicant: ~~955~~
1092		-	(1) For a retailer license, the fee to enter the lottery shall be five ~~956~~
1093		-	~~hundred dollars, the fee to receive a provisional license shall be five 957 Substitute~~ Bill No. 7178
	1100	+	LCO No. 5810 31 of 50
	1101	+
	1102	+	(iii) One of the following chemotypes anticipated after flowering: (I) 899
	1103	+	"High THC, Low CBD"; (II) "Low THC, High CBD"; or (III) "50/50 THC 900
	1104	+	and CBD"; 901
	1105	+	(iv) The results of the testing required under subparagraph (B)(iii) of 902
	1106	+	this subdivision; 903
	1107	+	(v) Directions for optimal care of the cannabis seedling; 904
	1108	+	(vi) Unobscured symbols, in a size of not less than one-half inch by 905
	1109	+	one-half inch and in a format approved by the commissioner, which 906
	1110	+	symbols shall indicate that the cannabis seedling contains THC and is 907
	1111	+	not legal or safe for individuals younger than twenty-one years of age; 908
	1112	+	and 909
	1113	+	(vii) A unique identifier generated by a cannabis analytic tracking 910
	1114	+	system maintained by the department and used to track cannabis under 911
	1115	+	the policies and procedures issued, and final regulations adopted, by 912
	1116	+	the commissioner pursuant to section 21a-421j, as amended by this act. 913
	1117	+	(3) Notwithstanding section 21a-421j, as amended by this act, no 914
	1118	+	cannabis seedling shall be required to be sold in child-resistant 915
	1119	+	packaging. 916
	1120	+	(4) No micro-cultivator shall knowingly sell more than three cannabis 917
	1121	+	seedlings to a consumer in any six-month period. 918
	1122	+	(5) No micro-cultivator shall accept any returned cannabis seedling. 919
	1123	+	Sec. 19. Subsection (c) of section 21a-420e of the general statutes is 920
	1124	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 921
	1125	+	2025): 922
	1126	+	(c) Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, the following 923
	1127	+	fees shall be paid by each applicant: 924
	1128	+	(1) For a retailer license, the fee to enter the lottery shall be five 925
	1129	+	Raised Bill No. 7178
1094	1130
1095	1131
1096		-	LCO 32 of 45
1097	1132
1098		-	thousand dollars and the fee to receive a final license or a renewal of a 958
1099		-	final license shall be twenty-five thousand dollars. 959
1100		-	(2) For a hybrid retailer license, the fee to enter the lottery shall be five 960
1101		-	hundred dollars, the fee to receive a provisional license shall be five 961
1102		-	thousand dollars and the fee to receive a final license or a renewal of a 962
1103		-	final license shall be twenty-five thousand dollars. 963
1104		-	(3) For a cultivator license, the fee to enter the lottery shall be one 964
1105		-	thousand dollars, the fee to receive a provisional license shall be twenty-965
1106		-	five thousand dollars and the fee to receive a final license or a renewal 966
1107		-	of a final license shall be seventy-five thousand dollars. 967
1108		-	(4) For a micro-cultivator license, the fee to enter the lottery shall be 968
1109		-	two hundred fifty dollars, the fee to receive a provisional license shall 969
1110		-	be five hundred dollars and the fee to receive a final license or a renewal 970
1111		-	of a final license shall be one thousand dollars. 971
1112		-	(5) (A) For a product manufacturer license, the fee to enter the lottery 972
1113		-	shall be seven hundred fifty dollars, the fee to receive a provisional 973
1114		-	license shall be five thousand dollars and the fee to receive a final license 974
1115		-	or a renewal of a final license shall be twenty-five thousand dollars. 975
1116		-	(B) For a product manufacturer seeking authorization to expand the 976
1117		-	product manufacturer's authorized activities to include the authorized 977
1118		-	activities of a food and beverage manufacturer, the application fee for 978
1119		-	such expanded authorization shall be five thousand dollars and the fee 979
1120		-	to renew such expanded authorization shall be five thousand dollars. 980
1121		-	The fees due under this subparagraph shall be in addition to the fees 981
1122		-	due under subparagraph (A) of this subdivision. 982
1123		-	(6) (A) For a food and beverage manufacturer license, the fee to enter 983
1124		-	the lottery shall be two hundred fifty dollars, the fee to receive a 984
1125		-	provisional license shall be one thousand dollars and the fee to receive 985
1126		-	a final license or a renewal of a final license shall be five thousand 986
1127		-	dollars. 987 Substitute Bill No. 7178
	1133	+	LCO No. 5810 32 of 50
	1134	+
	1135	+	hundred dollars, the fee to receive a provisional license shall be five 926
	1136	+	thousand dollars and the fee to receive a final license or a renewal of a 927
	1137	+	final license shall be twenty-five thousand dollars. 928
	1138	+	(2) For a hybrid retailer license, the fee to enter the lottery shall be five 929
	1139	+	hundred dollars, the fee to receive a provisional license shall be five 930
	1140	+	thousand dollars and the fee to receive a final license or a renewal of a 931
	1141	+	final license shall be twenty-five thousand dollars. 932
	1142	+	(3) For a cultivator license, the fee to enter the lottery shall be one 933
	1143	+	thousand dollars, the fee to receive a provisional license shall be twenty-934
	1144	+	five thousand dollars and the fee to receive a final license or a renewal 935
	1145	+	of a final license shall be seventy-five thousand dollars. 936
	1146	+	(4) For a micro-cultivator license, the fee to enter the lottery shall be 937
	1147	+	two hundred fifty dollars, the fee to receive a provisional license shall 938
	1148	+	be five hundred dollars and the fee to receive a final license or a renewal 939
	1149	+	of a final license shall be one thousand dollars. 940
	1150	+	(5) (A) For a product manufacturer license, the fee to enter the lottery 941
	1151	+	shall be seven hundred fifty dollars, the fee to receive a provisional 942
	1152	+	license shall be five thousand dollars and the fee to receive a final license 943
	1153	+	or a renewal of a final license shall be twenty-five thousand dollars. 944
	1154	+	(B) For a product manufacturer seeking authorization to expand the 945
	1155	+	product manufacturer's authorized activities to include the authorized 946
	1156	+	activities of a food and beverage manufacturer, the application fee for 947
	1157	+	such expanded authorization shall be five thousand dollars and the fee 948
	1158	+	to renew such expanded authorization shall be five thousand dollars. 949
	1159	+	The fees due under this subparagraph shall be in addition to the fees 950
	1160	+	due under subparagraph (A) of this subdivision. 951
	1161	+	(6) (A) For a food and beverage manufacturer license, the fee to enter 952
	1162	+	the lottery shall be two hundred fifty dollars, the fee to receive a 953
	1163	+	provisional license shall be one thousand dollars and the fee to receive 954
	1164	+	a final license or a renewal of a final license shall be five thousand 955
	1165	+	Raised Bill No. 7178
1128	1166
1129	1167
1130		-	LCO 33 of 45
1131	1168
1132		-	(B) For a food and beverage manufacturer seeking authorization to 988
1133		-	expand the food and beverage manufacturer's authorized activities to 989
1134		-	include the authorized activities of a product manufacturer, the 990
1135		-	application fee for such expanded authorization shall be twenty-five 991
1136		-	thousand dollars and the fee to renew such expanded authorization 992
1137		-	shall be twenty-five thousand dollars. The fees due under this 993
1138		-	subparagraph shall be in addition to the fees due under subparagraph 994
1139		-	(A) of this subdivision. 995
1140		-	(7) (A) For a product packager license, the fee to enter the lottery shall 996
1141		-	be five hundred dollars, the fee to receive a provisional license shall be 997
1142		-	five thousand dollars and the fee to receive a final license or a renewal 998
1143		-	of a final license shall be twenty-five thousand dollars. 999
1144		-	(B) For a product packager seeking authorization to expand the 1000
1145		-	product packager's authorized activities to include the authorized 1001
1146		-	activities of a product manufacturer, the application fee for such 1002
1147		-	expanded authorization shall be thirty thousand dollars and the fee to 1003
1148		-	renew such expanded authorization shall be twenty-five thousand 1004
1149		-	dollars. The [fees] renewal fee due under this subparagraph shall be in 1005
1150		-	lieu of the [fees] renewal fee due under subparagraph (A) of this 1006
1151		-	subdivision. 1007
1152		-	(8) (A) For a delivery service or transporter license, the fee to enter 1008
1153		-	the lottery shall be two hundred fifty dollars, the fee to receive a 1009
1154		-	provisional license shall be one thousand dollars and the fee to receive 1010
1155		-	a final license or a renewal of a final license shall be five thousand 1011
1156		-	dollars. 1012
1157		-	(B) For a transporter seeking authorization to expand the 1013
1158		-	transporter's authorized activities to include the authorized activities of 1014
1159		-	a product packager, the application fee for such expanded authorization 1015
1160		-	shall be twenty-five thousand dollars, and the fee to renew such 1016
1161		-	expanded authorization shall be twenty-five thousand dollars. The 1017
1162		-	renewal fee due under this subparagraph shall be in lieu of the renewal 1018
1163		-	fee due under subparagraph (A) of this subdivision. In the event a 1019 Substitute Bill No. 7178
	1169	+	LCO No. 5810 33 of 50
	1170	+
	1171	+	dollars. 956
	1172	+	(B) For a food and beverage manufacturer seeking authorization to 957
	1173	+	expand the food and beverage manufacturer's authorized activities to 958
	1174	+	include the authorized activities of a product manufacturer, the 959
	1175	+	application fee for such expanded authorization shall be twenty-five 960
	1176	+	thousand dollars and the fee to renew such expanded authorization 961
	1177	+	shall be twenty-five thousand dollars. The fees due under this 962
	1178	+	subparagraph shall be in addition to the fees due under subparagraph 963
	1179	+	(A) of this subdivision. 964
	1180	+	(7) (A) For a product packager license, the fee to enter the lottery shall 965
	1181	+	be five hundred dollars, the fee to receive a provisional license shall be 966
	1182	+	five thousand dollars and the fee to receive a final license or a renewal 967
	1183	+	of a final license shall be twenty-five thousand dollars. 968
	1184	+	(B) For a product packager seeking authorization to expand the 969
	1185	+	product packager's authorized activities to include the authorized 970
	1186	+	activities of a product manufacturer, the application fee for such 971
	1187	+	expanded authorization shall be thirty thousand dollars and the fee to 972
	1188	+	renew such expanded authorization shall be twenty-five thousand 973
	1189	+	dollars. The [fees] renewal fee due under this subparagraph shall be in 974
	1190	+	lieu of the [fees] renewal fee due under subparagraph (A) of this 975
	1191	+	subdivision. 976
	1192	+	(8) (A) For a delivery service or transporter license, the fee to enter 977
	1193	+	the lottery shall be two hundred fifty dollars, the fee to receive a 978
	1194	+	provisional license shall be one thousand dollars and the fee to receive 979
	1195	+	a final license or a renewal of a final license shall be five thousand 980
	1196	+	dollars. 981
	1197	+	(B) For a transporter seeking authorization to expand the 982
	1198	+	transporter's authorized activities to include the authorized activities of 983
	1199	+	a product packager, the application fee for such expanded authorization 984
	1200	+	shall be twenty-five thousand dollars, and the fee to renew such 985
	1201	+	expanded authorization shall be twenty-five thousand dollars. The 986
	1202	+	Raised Bill No. 7178
1164	1203
1165	1204
1166		-	LCO 34 of 45
1167	1205
1168		-	transporter elects to cease the authorized activities of a product 1020
1169		-	packager, such transporter shall notify the department in writing prior 1021
1170		-	to reverting to the authorized activities of a transporter. Such 1022
1171		-	transporter shall remain authorized to perform the authorized activities 1023
1172		-	of a product packager until the end of the license period in which such 1024
1173		-	written notice was provided. 1025
1174		-	(9) For an initial or renewal of a backer license, the fee shall be one 1026
1175		-	hundred dollars. 1027
1176		-	(10) For an initial or renewal of a key employee license, the fee shall 1028
1177		-	be one hundred dollars. 1029
1178		-	(11) For an initial or renewal of a registration of an employee who is 1030
1179		-	not a key employee, the fee shall be fifty dollars. 1031
1180		-	(12) The license conversion fee for a dispensary facility to become a 1032
1181		-	hybrid retailer shall be one million dollars, except as provided in section 1033
1182		-	21a-420u, as amended by this act. 1034
1183		-	(13) The license conversion fee for a producer to engage in the adult 1035
1184		-	use cannabis market shall be three million dollars, except as provided in 1036
1185		-	section 21a-420l. 1037
1186		-	(14) For a dispensary facility license, the fee to enter the lottery shall 1038
1187		-	be five hundred dollars, the fee to receive a provisional license shall be 1039
1188		-	five thousand dollars and the fee to receive a final license or a renewal 1040
1189		-	of a final license shall be five thousand dollars. 1041
1190		-	(15) For a producer license, the fee to enter the lottery shall be one 1042
1191		-	thousand dollars, the fee to receive a provisional license shall be twenty-1043
1192		-	five thousand dollars and the fee to receive a final license or a renewal 1044
1193		-	of a final license shall be seventy-five thousand dollars. 1045
1194		-	Sec. 16. Section 21a-420z of the general statutes is repealed and the 1046
1195		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 1047
1196		-	(a) On and after July 1, 2021, the department may issue or renew a 1048 Substitute Bill No. 7178
	1206	+	LCO No. 5810 34 of 50
	1207	+
	1208	+	renewal fee due under this subparagraph shall be in lieu of the renewal 987
	1209	+	fee due under subparagraph (A) of this subdivision. In the event a 988
	1210	+	transporter elects to cease the authorized activities of a product 989
	1211	+	packager, such transporter shall notify the department in writing prior 990
	1212	+	to reverting to the authorized activities of a transporter. Such 991
	1213	+	transporter shall remain authorized to perform the authorized activities 992
	1214	+	of a product packager until the end of the license period in which such 993
	1215	+	written notice was provided. 994
	1216	+	(9) For an initial or renewal of a backer license, the fee shall be one 995
	1217	+	hundred dollars. 996
	1218	+	(10) For an initial or renewal of a key employee license, the fee shall 997
	1219	+	be one hundred dollars. 998
	1220	+	(11) For an initial or renewal of a registration of an employee who is 999
	1221	+	not a key employee, the fee shall be fifty dollars. 1000
	1222	+	(12) The license conversion fee for a dispensary facility to become a 1001
	1223	+	hybrid retailer shall be one million dollars, except as provided in section 1002
	1224	+	21a-420u, as amended by this act. 1003
	1225	+	(13) The license conversion fee for a producer to engage in the adult 1004
	1226	+	use cannabis market shall be three million dollars, except as provided in 1005
	1227	+	section 21a-420l. 1006
	1228	+	(14) For a dispensary facility license, the fee to enter the lottery shall 1007
	1229	+	be five hundred dollars, the fee to receive a provisional license shall be 1008
	1230	+	five thousand dollars and the fee to receive a final license or a renewal 1009
	1231	+	of a final license shall be five thousand dollars. 1010
	1232	+	(15) For a producer license, the fee to enter the lottery shall be one 1011
	1233	+	thousand dollars, the fee to receive a provisional license shall be twenty-1012
	1234	+	five thousand dollars and the fee to receive a final license or a renewal 1013
	1235	+	of a final license shall be seventy-five thousand dollars. 1014
	1236	+	Sec. 20. Section 21a-420z of the general statutes is repealed and the 1015
	1237	+	Raised Bill No. 7178
1197	1238
1198	1239
1199		-	LCO 35 of 45
1200	1240
1201		-	license for a person to be a delivery service or a transporter. No person 1049
1202		-	may act as a delivery service or transporter or represent that such person 1050
1203		-	is a licensed delivery service or transporter unless such person has 1051
1204		-	obtained a license from the department pursuant to this section. 1052
1205		-	(b) Upon application for a delivery service or transporter license, the 1053
1206		-	applicant shall indicate whether the applicant is applying to transport 1054
1207		-	cannabis (1) between cannabis establishments, in which case the 1055
1208		-	applicant shall apply for a transporter license, or (2) from certain 1056
1209		-	cannabis establishments to consumers or qualifying patients and 1057
1210		-	caregivers, or a combination thereof, in which case the applicant shall 1058
1211		-	apply for a delivery service license. 1059
1212		-	(c) A delivery service may (1) deliver cannabis from a micro-1060
1213		-	cultivator, retailer, or hybrid retailer directly to a consumer, and (2) 1061
1214		-	deliver cannabis and medical marijuana products from a hybrid retailer 1062
1215		-	or dispensary facility directly to a qualifying patient, caregiver, or 1063
1216		-	hospice or other inpatient care facility licensed by the Department of 1064
1217		-	Public Health pursuant to chapter 368v that has protocols for the 1065
1218		-	handling and distribution of cannabis that have been approved by the 1066
1219		-	Department of Consumer Protection. A delivery service may not store 1067
1220		-	or maintain control of cannabis or medical marijuana products for more 1068
1221		-	than twenty-four hours between the point when a consumer, qualifying 1069
1222		-	patient, caregiver or facility places an order, until the time that the 1070
1223		-	cannabis or medical marijuana product is delivered to such consumer, 1071
1224		-	qualifying patient, caregiver or facility. 1072
1225		-	(d) A transporter may deliver cannabis between cannabis 1073
1226		-	establishments, research programs and cannabis testing laboratories 1074
1227		-	and shall not store or maintain control of cannabis for more than twenty-1075
1228		-	four hours from the time the transporter obtains the cannabis from a 1076
1229		-	cannabis establishment, research program or cannabis testing 1077
1230		-	laboratory until the time such cannabis is delivered to the destination. 1078
1231		-	(e) The commissioner shall adopt regulations, in accordance with 1079
1232		-	chapter 54, to implement the provisions of RERACA. Notwithstanding 1080 Substitute Bill No. 7178
	1241	+	LCO No. 5810 35 of 50
	1242	+
	1243	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 1016
	1244	+	(a) On and after July 1, 2021, the department may issue or renew a 1017
	1245	+	license for a person to be a delivery service or a transporter. No person 1018
	1246	+	may act as a delivery service or transporter or represent that such person 1019
	1247	+	is a licensed delivery service or transporter unless such person has 1020
	1248	+	obtained a license from the department pursuant to this section. 1021
	1249	+	(b) Upon application for a delivery service or transporter license, the 1022
	1250	+	applicant shall indicate whether the applicant is applying to transport 1023
	1251	+	cannabis (1) between cannabis establishments, in which case the 1024
	1252	+	applicant shall apply for a transporter license, or (2) from certain 1025
	1253	+	cannabis establishments to consumers or qualifying patients and 1026
	1254	+	caregivers, or a combination thereof, in which case the applicant shall 1027
	1255	+	apply for a delivery service license. 1028
	1256	+	(c) A delivery service may (1) deliver cannabis from a micro-1029
	1257	+	cultivator, retailer, or hybrid retailer directly to a consumer, and (2) 1030
	1258	+	deliver cannabis and medical marijuana products from a hybrid retailer 1031
	1259	+	or dispensary facility directly to a qualifying patient, caregiver, or 1032
	1260	+	hospice or other inpatient care facility licensed by the Department of 1033
	1261	+	Public Health pursuant to chapter 368v that has protocols for the 1034
	1262	+	handling and distribution of cannabis that have been approved by the 1035
	1263	+	Department of Consumer Protection. A delivery service may not store 1036
	1264	+	or maintain control of cannabis or medical marijuana products for more 1037
	1265	+	than twenty-four hours between the point when a consumer, qualifying 1038
	1266	+	patient, caregiver or facility places an order, until the time that the 1039
	1267	+	cannabis or medical marijuana product is delivered to such consumer, 1040
	1268	+	qualifying patient, caregiver or facility. 1041
	1269	+	(d) A transporter may deliver cannabis between cannabis 1042
	1270	+	establishments, research programs and cannabis testing laboratories 1043
	1271	+	and shall not store or maintain control of cannabis for more than twenty-1044
	1272	+	four hours from the time the transporter obtains the cannabis from a 1045
	1273	+	cannabis establishment, research program or cannabis testing 1046
	1274	+	Raised Bill No. 7178
1233	1275
1234	1276
1235		-	LCO 36 of 45
1236	1277
1237		-	the requirements of sections 4-168 to 4-172, inclusive, in order to 1081
1238		-	effectuate the purposes of RERACA and protect public health and 1082
1239		-	safety, prior to adopting such regulations the commissioner shall issue 1083
1240		-	policies and procedures to implement the provisions of this section that 1084
1241		-	shall have the force and effect of law. The commissioner shall post all 1085
1242		-	policies and procedures on the department's Internet web site, and 1086
1243		-	submit such policies and procedures to the Secretary of the State for 1087
1244		-	posting on the eRegulations System, at least fifteen days prior to the 1088
1245		-	effective date of any policy or procedure. Any such policy or procedure 1089
1246		-	shall no longer be effective upon the earlier of either adoption of such 1090
1247		-	policy or procedure as a final regulation under section 4-172 or forty-1091
1248		-	eight months from July 1, 2021, if such final regulations have not been 1092
1249		-	submitted to the legislative regulation review committee for 1093
1250		-	consideration under section 4-170. The commissioner shall issue policies 1094
1251		-	and procedures, and thereafter adopt final regulations, requiring that: 1095
1252		-	(1) The delivery service and transporter meet certain security 1096
1253		-	requirements related to the storage, handling and transport of cannabis, 1097
1254		-	the vehicles employed, the conduct of employees and agents, and the 1098
1255		-	documentation that shall be maintained by the delivery service, 1099
1256		-	transporter and its drivers; (2) a delivery service that delivers cannabis 1100
1257		-	to consumers maintain an online interface that verifies the age of 1101
1258		-	consumers ordering cannabis for delivery and meets certain 1102
1259		-	specifications and data security standards; and (3) a delivery service that 1103
1260		-	delivers cannabis to consumers, qualifying patients or caregivers, and 1104
1261		-	all employees and agents of such licensee, to verify the identity of the 1105
1262		-	qualifying patient, caregiver or consumer and the age of the consumer 1106
1263		-	upon delivery of cannabis to the end consumer, qualifying patient or 1107
1264		-	caregiver, in a manner acceptable to the commissioner. The individual 1108
1265		-	placing the cannabis order shall be the individual accepting delivery of 1109
1266		-	the cannabis except, in the case of a qualifying patient, the individual 1110
1267		-	accepting the delivery may be the caregiver of such qualifying patient. 1111
1268		-	(f) A delivery service shall not gift or transfer cannabis at no cost to a 1112
1269		-	consumer or qualifying patient or caregiver as part of a commercial 1113
1270		-	transaction. 1114 Substitute Bill No. 7178
	1278	+	LCO No. 5810 36 of 50
	1279	+
	1280	+	laboratory until the time such cannabis is delivered to the destination. 1047
	1281	+	(e) The commissioner shall adopt regulations, in accordance with 1048
	1282	+	chapter 54, to implement the provisions of RERACA. Notwithstanding 1049
	1283	+	the requirements of sections 4-168 to 4-172, inclusive, in order to 1050
	1284	+	effectuate the purposes of RERACA and protect public health and 1051
	1285	+	safety, prior to adopting such regulations the commissioner shall issue 1052
	1286	+	policies and procedures to implement the provisions of this section that 1053
	1287	+	shall have the force and effect of law. The commissioner shall post all 1054
	1288	+	policies and procedures on the department's Internet web site, and 1055
	1289	+	submit such policies and procedures to the Secretary of the State for 1056
	1290	+	posting on the eRegulations System, at least fifteen days prior to the 1057
	1291	+	effective date of any policy or procedure. Any such policy or procedure 1058
	1292	+	shall no longer be effective upon the earlier of either adoption of such 1059
	1293	+	policy or procedure as a final regulation under section 4-172 or forty-1060
	1294	+	eight months from July 1, 2021, if such final regulations have not been 1061
	1295	+	submitted to the legislative regulation review committee for 1062
	1296	+	consideration under section 4-170. The commissioner shall issue policies 1063
	1297	+	and procedures, and thereafter adopt final regulations, requiring that: 1064
	1298	+	(1) The delivery service and transporter meet certain security 1065
	1299	+	requirements related to the storage, handling and transport of cannabis, 1066
	1300	+	the vehicles employed, the conduct of employees and agents, and the 1067
	1301	+	documentation that shall be maintained by the delivery service, 1068
	1302	+	transporter and its drivers; (2) a delivery service that delivers cannabis 1069
	1303	+	to consumers maintain an online interface that verifies the age of 1070
	1304	+	consumers ordering cannabis for delivery and meets certain 1071
	1305	+	specifications and data security standards; and (3) a delivery service that 1072
	1306	+	delivers cannabis to consumers, qualifying patients or caregivers, and 1073
	1307	+	all employees and agents of such licensee, to verify the identity of the 1074
	1308	+	qualifying patient, caregiver or consumer and the age of the consumer 1075
	1309	+	upon delivery of cannabis to the end consumer, qualifying patient or 1076
	1310	+	caregiver, in a manner acceptable to the commissioner. The individual 1077
	1311	+	placing the cannabis order shall be the individual accepting delivery of 1078
	1312	+	the cannabis except, in the case of a qualifying patient, the individual 1079
	1313	+	Raised Bill No. 7178
1271	1314
1272	1315
1273		-	LCO 37 of 45
1274	1316
1275		-	(g) A delivery service that employs twelve or more individuals to 1115
1276		-	deliver cannabis pursuant to subsection (c) of this section may only use 1116
1277		-	individuals employed on a full-time basis, not less than thirty-five hours 1117
1278		-	a week, to deliver cannabis pursuant to subsection (c) of this section. 1118
1279		-	Any delivery service employees who deliver cannabis shall be 1119
1280		-	registered with the department, and a delivery service shall not employ 1120
1281		-	more than twenty-five such delivery employees at any given time. 1121
1282		-	(h) No provision of this section shall be construed to excuse any 1122
1283		-	delivery service from the requirement that such delivery service enter 1123
1284		-	into a labor peace agreement with a bona fide labor organization under 1124
1285		-	section 21a-421d. 1125
1286		-	(i) (1) A transporter may expand the transporter's authorized 1126
1287		-	activities to include the authorized activities of a product packager if: 1127
1288		-	(A) The transporter submits to the department (i) a completed license 1128
1289		-	expansion application on a form and in a manner prescribed by the 1129
1290		-	commissioner, and (ii) the fee prescribed in subparagraph (B) of 1130
1291		-	subdivision (8) of subsection (c) of section 21a-420e, as amended by this 1131
1292		-	act; and (B) the commissioner authorizes the transporter, in writing, to 1132
1293		-	expand such transporter's authorized activities to include the 1133
1294		-	authorized activities of a product packager. 1134
1295		-	(2) A transporter that expands the transporter's authorized activities 1135
1296		-	to include the authorized activities of a product packager under this 1136
1297		-	subsection shall comply with all provisions of this chapter, and all 1137
1298		-	regulations, policies and procedures prescribed pursuant to this 1138
1299		-	chapter, concerning product packagers. In the event of a conflict 1139
1300		-	between any provision of this chapter, or any regulation, policy or 1140
1301		-	procedure prescribed pursuant to this chapter, concerning transporters 1141
1302		-	and any such provision, regulation, policy or procedure concerning 1142
1303		-	product packagers, the provision, regulation, policy or procedure 1143
1304		-	imposing the more stringent public health and safety standard shall 1144
1305		-	prevail. 1145
1306		-	Sec. 17. Section 21a-422f of the general statutes is repealed and the 1146 Substitute Bill No. 7178
	1317	+	LCO No. 5810 37 of 50
	1318	+
	1319	+	accepting the delivery may be the caregiver of such qualifying patient. 1080
	1320	+	(f) A delivery service shall not gift or transfer cannabis at no cost to a 1081
	1321	+	consumer or qualifying patient or caregiver as part of a commercial 1082
	1322	+	transaction. 1083
	1323	+	(g) A delivery service that employs twelve or more individuals to 1084
	1324	+	deliver cannabis pursuant to subsection (c) of this section may only use 1085
	1325	+	individuals employed on a full-time basis, not less than thirty-five hours 1086
	1326	+	a week, to deliver cannabis pursuant to subsection (c) of this section. 1087
	1327	+	Any delivery service employees who deliver cannabis shall be 1088
	1328	+	registered with the department, and a delivery service shall not employ 1089
	1329	+	more than twenty-five such delivery employees at any given time. 1090
	1330	+	(h) No provision of this section shall be construed to excuse any 1091
	1331	+	delivery service from the requirement that such delivery service enter 1092
	1332	+	into a labor peace agreement with a bona fide labor organization under 1093
	1333	+	section 21a-421d. 1094
	1334	+	(i) (1) A transporter may expand the transporter's authorized 1095
	1335	+	activities to include the authorized activities of a product packager if: 1096
	1336	+	(A) The transporter submits to the department (i) a completed license 1097
	1337	+	expansion application on a form and in a manner prescribed by the 1098
	1338	+	commissioner, and (ii) the fee prescribed in subparagraph (B) of 1099
	1339	+	subdivision (8) of subsection (c) of section 21a-420e, as amended by this 1100
	1340	+	act; and (B) the commissioner authorizes the transporter, in writing, to 1101
	1341	+	expand such transporter's authorized activities to include the 1102
	1342	+	authorized activities of a product packager. 1103
	1343	+	(2) A transporter that expands the transporter's authorized activities 1104
	1344	+	to include the authorized activities of a product packager under this 1105
	1345	+	subsection shall comply with all provisions of this chapter, and all 1106
	1346	+	regulations, policies and procedures prescribed pursuant to this 1107
	1347	+	chapter, concerning product packagers. In the event of a conflict 1108
	1348	+	between any provision of this chapter, or any regulation, policy or 1109
	1349	+	procedure prescribed pursuant to this chapter, concerning transporters 1110
	1350	+	Raised Bill No. 7178
1307	1351
1308	1352
1309		-	LCO 38 of 45
1310	1353
1311		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 1147
1312		-	(a) As used in this section, "municipality" means any town, city or 1148
1313		-	borough, consolidated town and city or consolidated town and 1149
1314		-	borough, and a district establishing a zoning commission under section 1150
1315		-	7-326. 1151
1316		-	(b) Any municipality may, by amendment to such municipality's 1152
1317		-	zoning regulations or by local ordinance, (1) prohibit the establishment 1153
1318		-	of a cannabis establishment, (2) except as provided in subsection (f) of 1154
1319		-	this section, establish reasonable restrictions regarding the hours and 1155
1320		-	signage within the limits of such municipality, or (3) establish 1156
1321		-	restrictions on the proximity of cannabis establishments to any of the 1157
1322		-	establishments listed in subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 30-1158
1323		-	46. The chief zoning official of a municipality shall report, in writing, 1159
1324		-	any zoning changes adopted by the municipality regarding cannabis 1160
1325		-	establishments pursuant to this subsection to the Secretary of the Office 1161
1326		-	of Policy and Management and to the department not later than 1162
1327		-	fourteen days after the adoption of such changes. 1163
1328		-	(c) Unless otherwise provided for by a municipality through its 1164
1329		-	zoning regulations or ordinances, a cannabis establishment shall be 1165
1330		-	zoned as if for any other similar use, other than a cannabis 1166
1331		-	establishment, would be zoned. 1167
1332		-	(d) Any restriction regarding hours, zoning and signage of a cannabis 1168
1333		-	establishment adopted by a municipality shall not apply to an existing 1169
1334		-	cannabis establishment located in such municipality if such cannabis 1170
1335		-	establishment does not convert to a different license type, for a period 1171
1336		-	of five years after the adoption of such prohibition or restriction. 1172
1337		-	(e) For purposes of ensuring compliance with this section, a special 1173
1338		-	permit or other affirmative approval shall be required for any retailer or 1174
1339		-	micro-cultivator seeking to be located within a municipality. When 1175
1340		-	awarding final licenses for a retailer or micro-cultivator, the Department 1176
1341		-	of Consumer Protection may assume that, if an applicant for such final 1177
1342		-	license has obtained zoning approval, the approval of a final license for 1178 Substitute Bill No. 7178
	1354	+	LCO No. 5810 38 of 50
	1355	+
	1356	+	and any such provision, regulation, policy or procedure concerning 1111
	1357	+	product packagers, the provision, regulation, policy or procedure 1112
	1358	+	imposing the more stringent public health and safety standard shall 1113
	1359	+	prevail. 1114
	1360	+	Sec. 21. Section 21a-422f of the general statutes is repealed and the 1115
	1361	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 1116
	1362	+	(a) As used in this section, "municipality" means any town, city or 1117
	1363	+	borough, consolidated town and city or consolidated town and 1118
	1364	+	borough, and a district establishing a zoning commission under section 1119
	1365	+	7-326. 1120
	1366	+	(b) Any municipality may, by amendment to such municipality's 1121
	1367	+	zoning regulations or by local ordinance, (1) prohibit the establishment 1122
	1368	+	of a cannabis establishment, (2) except as provided in subsection (f) of 1123
	1369	+	this section, establish reasonable restrictions regarding the hours and 1124
	1370	+	signage within the limits of such municipality, or (3) establish 1125
	1371	+	restrictions on the proximity of cannabis establishments to any of the 1126
	1372	+	establishments listed in subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 30-1127
	1373	+	46. The chief zoning official of a municipality shall report, in writing, 1128
	1374	+	any zoning changes adopted by the municipality regarding cannabis 1129
	1375	+	establishments pursuant to this subsection to the Secretary of the Office 1130
	1376	+	of Policy and Management and to the department not later than 1131
	1377	+	fourteen days after the adoption of such changes. 1132
	1378	+	(c) Unless otherwise provided for by a municipality through its 1133
	1379	+	zoning regulations or ordinances, a cannabis establishment shall be 1134
	1380	+	zoned as if for any other similar use, other than a cannabis 1135
	1381	+	establishment, would be zoned. 1136
	1382	+	(d) Any restriction regarding hours, zoning and signage of a cannabis 1137
	1383	+	establishment adopted by a municipality shall not apply to an existing 1138
	1384	+	cannabis establishment located in such municipality if such cannabis 1139
	1385	+	establishment does not convert to a different license type, for a period 1140
	1386	+	of five years after the adoption of such prohibition or restriction. 1141
	1387	+	Raised Bill No. 7178
1343	1388
1344	1389
1345		-	LCO 39 of 45
1346	1390
1347		-	such applicant shall not result in a violation of this section or any 1179
1348		-	municipal restrictions on the number or density of cannabis 1180
1349		-	establishments. 1181
1350		-	(f) No retailer or hybrid retailer shall engage in any direct or indirect 1182
1351		-	retail sale of cannabis (1) on Sunday before ten o'clock a.m. or after six 1183
1352		-	o'clock p.m., or (2) on any day other than Sunday before eight o'clock 1184
1353		-	a.m. or after ten o'clock p.m. 1185
1354		-	Sec. 18. Subsection (e) of section 21a-425a of the general statutes is 1186
1355		-	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 1187
1356		-	2025): 1188
1357		-	(e) (1) [Beginning on October 1, 2024, no] No infused beverage that is 1189
1358		-	sold or offered for sale in this state shall include (A) any additive that (i) 1190
1359		-	is psychotropic, or (ii) could increase the potency, toxicity or addictive 1191
1360		-	properties of the infused beverage, including, but not limited to, caffeine 1192
1361		-	other than caffeine naturally occurring in chocolate, or (B) total THC that 1193
1362		-	exceeds three milligrams per container. 1194
1363		-	(2) (A) [Beginning on October 1, 2024, each] Each lot of an infused 1195
1364		-	beverage in final form shall be tested by a cannabis testing laboratory. 1196
1365		-	A statistically significant number of samples shall be collected from such 1197
1366		-	lot and submitted to the cannabis testing laboratory for final product 1198
1367		-	testing in a manner approved by the Department of Consumer 1199
1368		-	Protection. Such sampling and final product testing shall be conducted 1200
1369		-	by using a representative sample of such lot and by collecting a 1201
1370		-	minimum number of sample increments relative to the size of such lot. 1202
1371		-	(B) [Beginning on October 1, 2024, no] No infused beverage shall be 1203
1372		-	sold or offered for sale in this state unless the infused beverage meets (i) 1204
1373		-	the laboratory testing standards for cannabis established in, and any 1205
1374		-	regulations, policies and procedures adopted or issued pursuant to, 1206
1375		-	section 21a-421j, as amended by this act, or (ii) such other testing 1207
1376		-	standards as may be approved by the Department of Consumer 1208
1377		-	Protection and posted on the department's Internet web site. 1209 Substitute Bill No. 7178
	1391	+	LCO No. 5810 39 of 50
	1392	+
	1393	+	(e) For purposes of ensuring compliance with this section, a special 1142
	1394	+	permit or other affirmative approval shall be required for any retailer or 1143
	1395	+	micro-cultivator seeking to be located within a municipality. When 1144
	1396	+	awarding final licenses for a retailer or micro-cultivator, the Department 1145
	1397	+	of Consumer Protection may assume that, if an applicant for such final 1146
	1398	+	license has obtained zoning approval, the approval of a final license for 1147
	1399	+	such applicant shall not result in a violation of this section or any 1148
	1400	+	municipal restrictions on the number or density of cannabis 1149
	1401	+	establishments. 1150
	1402	+	(f) No retailer or hybrid retailer shall engage in any direct or indirect 1151
	1403	+	retail sale of cannabis (1) on Sunday before ten o'clock a.m. or after six 1152
	1404	+	o'clock p.m., or (2) on any day other than Sunday before eight o'clock 1153
	1405	+	a.m. or after ten o'clock p.m. 1154
	1406	+	Sec. 22. Subsection (e) of section 21a-425a of the general statutes is 1155
	1407	+	repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 1156
	1408	+	2025): 1157
	1409	+	(e) (1) [Beginning on October 1, 2024, no] No infused beverage that is 1158
	1410	+	sold or offered for sale in this state shall include (A) any additive that (i) 1159
	1411	+	is psychotropic, or (ii) could increase the potency, toxicity or addictive 1160
	1412	+	properties of the infused beverage, including, but not limited to, caffeine 1161
	1413	+	other than caffeine naturally occurring in chocolate, or (B) total THC that 1162
	1414	+	exceeds three milligrams per container. 1163
	1415	+	(2) (A) [Beginning on October 1, 2024, each] Each lot of an infused 1164
	1416	+	beverage in final form shall be tested by a cannabis testing laboratory. 1165
	1417	+	A statistically significant number of samples shall be collected from such 1166
	1418	+	lot and submitted to the cannabis testing laboratory for final product 1167
	1419	+	testing in a manner approved by the Department of Consumer 1168
	1420	+	Protection. Such sampling and final product testing shall be conducted 1169
	1421	+	by using a representative sample of such lot and by collecting a 1170
	1422	+	minimum number of sample increments relative to the size of such lot. 1171
	1423	+	(B) [Beginning on October 1, 2024, no] No infused beverage shall be 1172
	1424	+	Raised Bill No. 7178
1378	1425
1379	1426
1380		-	LCO 40 of 45
1381	1427
1382		-	(3) [Beginning on October 1, 2024, no] No infused beverage sold or 1210
1383		-	offered for sale in this state shall be packaged, labeled or advertised in 1211
1384		-	any manner that is likely to mislead an individual by incorporating any 1212
1385		-	statement, brand, design, representation, picture, illustration or other 1213
1386		-	depiction that: 1214
1387		-	(A) Bears a reasonable resemblance to trademarked or characteristic 1215
1388		-	packaging of (i) cannabis offered for sale (I) in this state by a cannabis 1216
1389		-	establishment licensed in this state, or (II) on tribal land by a tribal-1217
1390		-	credentialed cannabis entity, or (ii) a commercially available product 1218
1391		-	other than a cannabis product; or 1219
1392		-	(B) Appeals to individuals who are younger than twenty-one years of 1220
1393		-	age by, among other things, (i) making use of any spokesperson or 1221
1394		-	celebrity who appeals to such individuals, (ii) depicting any individual 1222
1395		-	who is younger than twenty-five years of age consuming cannabis or an 1223
1396		-	infused beverage, (iii) including any object, such as a toy, character or 1224
1397		-	cartoon character, which suggests the presence of any individual who is 1225
1398		-	younger than twenty-one years of age, or (iv) making use of any other 1226
1399		-	method that is designed to appeal to any individual who is younger 1227
1400		-	than twenty-one years of age. 1228
1401		-	(4) [Beginning on October 1, 2024, each] Each infused beverage 1229
1402		-	container sold or offered for sale in this state shall prominently display 1230
1403		-	(A) a symbol [, in a size of not less than one-half inch by one-half inch 1231
1404		-	and in a format approved by the Commissioner of Consumer Protection, 1232
1405		-	that indicates] in accordance with American Society of Testing and 1233
1406		-	Materials or "ASTM" standard D8441/D8441M-22, and (B) a label 1234
1407		-	indicating that such infused beverage is not legal or safe for individuals 1235
1408		-	younger than twenty-one years of age. 1236
1409		-	Sec. 19. Subsections (a) to (c), inclusive, of section 12-287 of the 1237
1410		-	general statutes are repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 1238
1411		-	thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 1239
1412		-	(a) Each person engaging in, or intending to engage in, the business 1240
1413		-	of selling cigarettes in this state as a dealer, and each person engaging 1241 Substitute Bill No. 7178
	1428	+	LCO No. 5810 40 of 50
	1429	+
	1430	+	sold or offered for sale in this state unless the infused beverage meets (i) 1173
	1431	+	the laboratory testing standards for cannabis established in, and any 1174
	1432	+	regulations, policies and procedures adopted or issued pursuant to, 1175
	1433	+	section 21a-421j, as amended by this act, or (ii) such other testing 1176
	1434	+	standards as may be approved by the Department of Consumer 1177
	1435	+	Protection and posted on the department's Internet web site. 1178
	1436	+	(3) [Beginning on October 1, 2024, no] No infused beverage sold or 1179
	1437	+	offered for sale in this state shall be packaged, labeled or advertised in 1180
	1438	+	any manner that is likely to mislead an individual by incorporating any 1181
	1439	+	statement, brand, design, representation, picture, illustration or other 1182
	1440	+	depiction that: 1183
	1441	+	(A) Bears a reasonable resemblance to trademarked or characteristic 1184
	1442	+	packaging of (i) cannabis offered for sale (I) in this state by a cannabis 1185
	1443	+	establishment licensed in this state, or (II) on tribal land by a tribal-1186
	1444	+	credentialed cannabis entity, or (ii) a commercially available product 1187
	1445	+	other than a cannabis product; or 1188
	1446	+	(B) Appeals to individuals who are younger than twenty-one years of 1189
	1447	+	age by, among other things, (i) making use of any spokesperson or 1190
	1448	+	celebrity who appeals to such individuals, (ii) depicting any individual 1191
	1449	+	who is younger than twenty-five years of age consuming cannabis or an 1192
	1450	+	infused beverage, (iii) including any object, such as a toy, character or 1193
	1451	+	cartoon character, which suggests the presence of any individual who is 1194
	1452	+	younger than twenty-one years of age, or (iv) making use of any other 1195
	1453	+	method that is designed to appeal to any individual who is younger 1196
	1454	+	than twenty-one years of age. 1197
	1455	+	(4) [Beginning on October 1, 2024, each] Each infused beverage 1198
	1456	+	container sold or offered for sale in this state shall prominently display 1199
	1457	+	(A) a symbol [, in a size of not less than one-half inch by one-half inch 1200
	1458	+	and in a format approved by the Commissioner of Consumer Protection, 1201
	1459	+	that indicates] in accordance with American Society of Testing and 1202
	1460	+	Materials or "ASTM" standard D8441/D8441M-22, and (B) a label 1203
	1461	+	Raised Bill No. 7178
1414	1462
1415	1463
1416		-	LCO 41 of 45
1417	1464
1418		-	in or intending to engage in, the business of selling taxed tobacco 1242
1419		-	products at retail, shall secure a dealer's license from the Commissioner 1243
1420		-	of Revenue Services before engaging in such business or continuing to 1244
1421		-	engage therein. The department shall not issue an initial license to an 1245
1422		-	applicant until such applicant has complied with the provisions of 1246
1423		-	subsection (b) of this section. Subject to the provisions of section 12-286, 1247
1424		-	such license shall be renewable annually, provided that prior to renewal 1248
1425		-	the commissioner shall consider and respond to any comments received 1249
1426		-	pursuant to section 12-287a, as amended by this act. 1250
1427		-	(b) (1) Upon filing an application, an applicant shall, in a form and 1251
1428		-	manner prescribed by the department, give notice of such application to 1252
1429		-	the clerk of the municipality where the business is to be located. Such 1253
1430		-	notice shall contain the name and residential address of the applicant 1254
1431		-	and the location of the place of business for which such license is to be 1255
1432		-	issued. Upon receipt of such notice, the clerk shall post and maintain 1256
1433		-	such notice on the Internet web site of the municipality for at least two 1257
1434		-	weeks. 1258
1435		-	(2) Not later than the day following the date an applicant provides 1259
1436		-	notice pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection, the applicant shall 1260
1437		-	affix a copy of such notice, which shall be maintained in a legible 1261
1438		-	condition, upon the outer door of the building wherein such place of 1262
1439		-	business is to be located. If an application is filed for a license for a 1263
1440		-	building that has not yet been constructed, the applicant shall, not later 1264
1441		-	than the day following the date an applicant provides notice pursuant 1265
1442		-	to subdivision (1) of this subsection, erect and maintain in a legible 1266
1443		-	condition on the site where the business is to be located, a sign that (A) 1267
1444		-	is not less than six feet by four feet, (B) contains the license applied for 1268
1445		-	and the name of the proposed licensee, and (C) is clearly visible from 1269
1446		-	the public highway. 1270
1447		-	(3) An applicant shall make a return to the department, under oath, 1271
1448		-	of compliance with the requirements of subdivisions (1) and (2) of this 1272
1449		-	subsection, in such form as the department may require. The 1273
1450		-	department may require additional proof of compliance. Upon receipt 1274 Substitute Bill No. 7178
	1465	+	LCO No. 5810 41 of 50
	1466	+
	1467	+	indicating that such infused beverage is not legal or safe for individuals 1204
	1468	+	younger than twenty-one years of age. 1205
	1469	+	Sec. 23. Section 12-287 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1206
	1470	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 1207
	1471	+	(a) Each person engaging in, or intending to engage in, the business 1208
	1472	+	of selling cigarettes in this state as a dealer, and each person engaging 1209
	1473	+	in or intending to engage in, the business of selling taxed tobacco 1210
	1474	+	products at retail, shall secure a dealer's license from the Commissioner 1211
	1475	+	of Revenue Services before engaging in such business or continuing to 1212
	1476	+	engage therein. The department shall not issue an initial license to an 1213
	1477	+	applicant until such applicant has complied with the provisions of 1214
	1478	+	subsection (b) of this section. Subject to the provisions of section 12-286, 1215
	1479	+	such license shall be renewable annually, provided that prior to renewal 1216
	1480	+	the commissioner shall consider and respond to any comments received 1217
	1481	+	pursuant to section 12-287a, as amended by this act. 1218
	1482	+	(b) (1) Upon filing an application, an applicant shall, in a form and 1219
	1483	+	manner prescribed by the department, give notice of such application to 1220
	1484	+	the clerk of the municipality where the business is to be located. Such 1221
	1485	+	notice shall contain the name and residential address of the applicant 1222
	1486	+	and the location of the place of business for which such license is to be 1223
	1487	+	issued. Upon receipt of such notice, the clerk shall post and maintain 1224
	1488	+	such notice on the Internet web site of the municipality for at least two 1225
	1489	+	weeks. 1226
	1490	+	(2) Not later than the day following the date an applicant provides 1227
	1491	+	notice pursuant to subdivision (1) of this subsection, the applicant shall 1228
	1492	+	affix a copy of such notice, which shall be maintained in a legible 1229
	1493	+	condition, upon the outer door of the building wherein such place of 1230
	1494	+	business is to be located. If an application is filed for a license for a 1231
	1495	+	building that has not yet been constructed, the applicant shall, not later 1232
	1496	+	than the day following the date an applicant provides notice pursuant 1233
	1497	+	to subdivision (1) of this subsection, erect and maintain in a legible 1234
	1498	+	Raised Bill No. 7178
1451	1499
1452	1500
1453		-	LCO 42 of 45
1454	1501
1455		-	of sufficient evidence of such compliance, the department [may] shall 1275
1456		-	hold a hearing as to the suitability of the proposed location. 1276
1457		-	(c) (1) Any ten persons who are at least eighteen years of age and who 1277
1458		-	are residents of the town in which the place of business is intended to 1278
1459		-	be operated under the license or renewal applied for, may file with the 1279
1460		-	department, not later than three weeks after the last date of the posting 1280
1461		-	of notice pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of this section for 1281
1462		-	an initial license, and, in the case of renewal of an existing license, at 1282
1463		-	least twenty-one days before the renewal date of such license, a 1283
1464		-	remonstrance containing any objection to the suitability of such 1284
1465		-	applicant or proposed place of business. [, provided any such issue is 1285
1466		-	not controlled by local zoning.] Upon the filing of such remonstrance, 1286
1467		-	the department, upon written application, shall hold a hearing and 1287
1468		-	provide such notice as it deems reasonable of the time and place at least 1288
1469		-	five days before such hearing. The remonstrants shall designate one or 1289
1470		-	more agents for service, who shall serve as the recipient or recipients of 1290
1471		-	all notices issued by the department. At any time prior to the issuance 1291
1472		-	of a decision by the department, a remonstrance may be withdrawn by 1292
1473		-	the remonstrants or by such agent or agents acting on behalf of such 1293
1474		-	remonstrants and the department may cancel the hearing or withdraw 1294
1475		-	the case. The decision of the department on such application shall be 1295
1476		-	final with respect to the remonstrance. 1296
1477		-	(2) Any ten persons who have filed a remonstrance pursuant to the 1297
1478		-	provisions of subdivision (1) of this subsection and who are aggrieved 1298
1479		-	by the granting of a license by the department may appeal therefrom in 1299
1480		-	accordance with section 4-183. 1300
1481		-	Sec. 20. Section 12-287a of the general statutes is repealed and the 1301
1482		-	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 1302
1483		-	A municipality may adopt an ordinance requiring that each person 1303
1484		-	who files an application to renew a license pursuant to section 12-287, 1304
1485		-	as amended by this act, shall simultaneously give written notice of such 1305
1486		-	renewal application to the chief law enforcement official, or such chief 1306 Substitute Bill No. 7178
	1502	+	LCO No. 5810 42 of 50
	1503	+
	1504	+	condition on the site where the business is to be located, a sign that (A) 1235
	1505	+	is not less than six feet by four feet, (B) contains the license applied for 1236
	1506	+	and the name of the proposed licensee, and (C) is clearly visible from 1237
	1507	+	the public highway. 1238
	1508	+	(3) An applicant shall make a return to the department, under oath, 1239
	1509	+	of compliance with the requirements of subdivisions (1) and (2) of this 1240
	1510	+	subsection, in such form as the department may require. The 1241
	1511	+	department may require additional proof of compliance. Upon receipt 1242
	1512	+	of sufficient evidence of such compliance, the department [may] shall 1243
	1513	+	hold a hearing as to the suitability of the proposed location. 1244
	1514	+	(c) (1) Any ten persons who are at least eighteen years of age and who 1245
	1515	+	are residents of the town in which the place of business is intended to 1246
	1516	+	be operated under the license or renewal applied for, may file with the 1247
	1517	+	department, not later than three weeks after the last date of the posting 1248
	1518	+	of notice pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of this section for 1249
	1519	+	an initial license, and, in the case of renewal of an existing license, at 1250
	1520	+	least twenty-one days before the renewal date of such license, a 1251
	1521	+	remonstrance containing any objection to the suitability of such 1252
	1522	+	applicant or proposed place of business. [, provided any such issue is 1253
	1523	+	not controlled by local zoning.] Upon the filing of such remonstrance, 1254
	1524	+	the department, upon written application, shall hold a hearing and 1255
	1525	+	provide such notice as it deems reasonable of the time and place at least 1256
	1526	+	five days before such hearing. The remonstrants shall designate one or 1257
	1527	+	more agents for service, who shall serve as the recipient or recipients of 1258
	1528	+	all notices issued by the department. At any time prior to the issuance 1259
	1529	+	of a decision by the department, a remonstrance may be withdrawn by 1260
	1530	+	the remonstrants or by such agent or agents acting on behalf of such 1261
	1531	+	remonstrants and the department may cancel the hearing or withdraw 1262
	1532	+	the case. The decision of the department on such application shall be 1263
	1533	+	final with respect to the remonstrance. 1264
	1534	+	(2) Any ten persons who have filed a remonstrance pursuant to the 1265
	1535	+	provisions of subdivision (1) of this subsection and who are aggrieved 1266
	1536	+	Raised Bill No. 7178
1487	1537
1488	1538
1489		-	LCO 43 of 45
1490	1539
1491		-	law enforcement official's designee, of the town in which any place of 1307
1492		-	business to be operated under such license is located. Such chief law 1308
1493		-	enforcement official, or such chief law enforcement official's designee, 1309
1494		-	[may] shall respond in writing, not later than fifteen days after receipt 1310
1495		-	of such notice, to the Commissioner of Revenue Services, with 1311
1496		-	comments regarding the renewal application that is the subject of such 1312
1497		-	notice. [The] Prior to approving or denying such application, the 1313
1498		-	commissioner shall (1) consider any written comments offered by such 1314
1499		-	chief law enforcement official, or such chief law enforcement official's 1315
1500		-	designee, [prior to approving such application] and (2) send a written 1316
1501		-	response to such chief law enforcement official, or such chief law 1317
1502		-	enforcement official's designee, providing a detailed response to such 1318
1503		-	written comments. 1319
1504		-	Sec. 21. (Effective from passage) (a) There is established a task force to 1320
1505		-	study, and make recommendations concerning, the laboratory testing 1321
1506		-	standards established for cannabis and cannabis products in this state. 1322
1507		-	Such study shall include, but need not be limited to, an examination of 1323
1508		-	(1) such standards to ensure that such standards account for the inherent 1324
1509		-	heterogeneity of cannabis and cannabis products, and (2) the feasibility 1325
1510		-	of (A) substituting intermediate batch testing for final form testing in 1326
1511		-	accordance with best practices in the cannabis industry, (B) modifying 1327
1512		-	stability testing requirements to account for anticipated variances, (C) 1328
1513		-	modifying testing requirements concerning chromium and aspergillus, 1329
1514		-	and (D) clarifying the state's out-of-specification policy to prohibit the 1330
1515		-	unnecessary destruction of usable biomass. 1331
1516		-	(b) The task force shall consist of the following members: 1332
1517		-	(1) One appointed by the House chairperson of the joint standing 1333
1518		-	committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 1334
1519		-	relating to consumer protection; 1335
1520		-	(2) One appointed by the Senate chairperson of the joint standing 1336
1521		-	committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 1337
1522		-	relating to consumer protection; 1338 Substitute Bill No. 7178
	1540	+	LCO No. 5810 43 of 50
	1541	+
	1542	+	by the granting of a license by the department may appeal therefrom in 1267
	1543	+	accordance with section 4-183. 1268
	1544	+	(d) The annual fee for a dealer's license shall be two hundred dollars. 1269
	1545	+	Such license shall be valid for a period beginning with the date of license 1270
	1546	+	to the thirtieth day of September next succeeding the date of license 1271
	1547	+	unless sooner revoked as provided in section 12-295, or unless the 1272
	1548	+	person to whom it was issued discontinues business, in either of which 1273
	1549	+	cases the holder of the license shall immediately return it to the 1274
	1550	+	commissioner. In the event of mutilation or destruction of such license, 1275
	1551	+	a duplicate copy, marked as such, shall be issued by said commissioner 1276
	1552	+	upon an application accompanied by a fee of fifteen dollars. 1277
	1553	+	(e) No dealer shall sell any cigarette or taxed tobacco product in this 1278
	1554	+	state at retail (1) on Sunday before ten o'clock a.m. or after six o'clock 1279
	1555	+	p.m., or (2) on any day other than Sunday before eight o'clock a.m. or 1280
	1556	+	after ten o'clock p.m. 1281
	1557	+	Sec. 24. Section 12-287a of the general statutes is repealed and the 1282
	1558	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 1283
	1559	+	A municipality may adopt an ordinance requiring that each person 1284
	1560	+	who files an application to renew a license pursuant to section 12-287, 1285
	1561	+	as amended by this act, shall simultaneously give written notice of such 1286
	1562	+	renewal application to the chief law enforcement official, or such chief 1287
	1563	+	law enforcement official's designee, of the town in which any place of 1288
	1564	+	business to be operated under such license is located. Such chief law 1289
	1565	+	enforcement official, or such chief law enforcement official's designee, 1290
	1566	+	[may] shall respond in writing, not later than fifteen days after receipt 1291
	1567	+	of such notice, to the Commissioner of Revenue Services, with 1292
	1568	+	comments regarding the renewal application that is the subject of such 1293
	1569	+	notice. [The] Prior to approving or denying such application, the 1294
	1570	+	commissioner shall (1) consider any written comments offered by such 1295
	1571	+	chief law enforcement official, or such chief law enforcement official's 1296
	1572	+	designee, [prior to approving such application] and (2) send a written 1297
	1573	+	Raised Bill No. 7178
1523	1574
1524	1575
1525		-	LCO 44 of 45
1526	1576
1527		-	(3) One appointed by the House ranking member of the joint standing 1339
1528		-	committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 1340
1529		-	relating to consumer protection; and 1341
1530		-	(4) One appointed by the Senate ranking member of the joint standing 1342
1531		-	committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 1343
1532		-	relating to consumer protection. 1344
1533		-	(c) Any member of the task force appointed under subdivision (1), 1345
1534		-	(2), (3) or (4) of subsection (b) of this section may be a member of the 1346
1535		-	General Assembly. 1347
1536		-	(d) All initial appointments to the task force shall be made not later 1348
1537		-	than thirty days after the effective date of this section. Any vacancy shall 1349
1538		-	be filled by the appointing authority. 1350
1539		-	(e) The House and Senate chairpersons of the joint standing 1351
1540		-	committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters 1352
1541		-	relating to consumer protection shall select the chairpersons of the task 1353
1542		-	force from among the members of the task force. The chairpersons of the 1354
1543		-	task force shall schedule the first meeting of the task force, which shall 1355
1544		-	be held not later than sixty days after the effective date of this section. 1356
1545		-	(f) The administrative staff of the joint standing committee of the 1357
1546		-	General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to consumer 1358
1547		-	protection shall serve as administrative staff of the task force. 1359
1548		-	(g) Not later than January 15, 2026, the task force shall submit a report 1360
1549		-	on its findings and recommendations to the joint standing committee of 1361
1550		-	the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to 1362
1551		-	consumer protection, in accordance with the provisions of section 11-4a 1363
1552		-	of the general statutes. The task force shall terminate on the date that it 1364
1553		-	submits such report or January 15, 2026, whichever is later. 1365
	1577	+	LCO No. 5810 44 of 50
	1578	+
	1579	+	response to such chief law enforcement official, or such chief law 1298
	1580	+	enforcement official's designee, providing a detailed response to such 1299
	1581	+	written comments. 1300
	1582	+	Sec. 25. Section 21a-415 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1301
	1583	+	following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2025): 1302
	1584	+	(a) As used in this chapter and section 53-344: 1303
	1585	+	(1) "Authorized owner" means the owner or authorized designee of a 1304
	1586	+	business entity that is applying for a registration or is registered with 1305
	1587	+	the Department of Consumer Protection pursuant to this chapter; 1306
	1588	+	(2) "Business entity" means any corporation, limited liability 1307
	1589	+	company, association, partnership, sole proprietorship, government, 1308
	1590	+	governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust or any 1309
	1591	+	other legal entity; 1310
	1592	+	(3) "Dealer registration" means an electronic nicotine delivery system 1311
	1593	+	certificate of dealer registration issued by the Commissioner of 1312
	1594	+	Consumer Protection pursuant to this section; 1313
	1595	+	(4) "Manufacturer registration" means an electronic nicotine delivery 1314
	1596	+	system certificate of manufacturer registration issued by the 1315
	1597	+	Commissioner of Consumer Protection pursuant to section 21a-415a to 1316
	1598	+	any person who mixes, compounds, repackages or resizes any nicotine-1317
	1599	+	containing electronic nicotine delivery system or vapor product; 1318
	1600	+	(5) "Electronic cigarette liquid" means a liquid that, when used in an 1319
	1601	+	electronic nicotine delivery system or vapor product, produces a vapor 1320
	1602	+	that may or may not include nicotine and is inhaled by the user of such 1321
	1603	+	electronic nicotine delivery system or vapor product; 1322
	1604	+	(6) "Electronic nicotine delivery system" means an electronic device 1323
	1605	+	used in the delivery of nicotine or other substances to a person inhaling 1324
	1606	+	from the device, and includes, but is not limited to, an electronic 1325
	1607	+	cigarette, electronic cigar, electronic cigarillo, electronic pipe or 1326
	1608	+	Raised Bill No. 7178
	1609	+
	1610	+
	1611	+
	1612	+	LCO No. 5810 45 of 50
	1613	+
	1614	+	electronic hookah and any related device and any cartridge or other 1327
	1615	+	component of such device, including, but not limited to, electronic 1328
	1616	+	cigarette liquid; 1329
	1617	+	(7) "Vapor product" means any product that employs a heating 1330
	1618	+	element, power source, electronic circuit or other electronic, chemical or 1331
	1619	+	mechanical means, regardless of shape or size, to produce a vapor that 1332
	1620	+	may include nicotine and is inhaled by the user of such product. "Vapor 1333
	1621	+	product" does not include a medicinal or therapeutic product that is (A) 1334
	1622	+	used by a licensed health care provider to treat a patient in a health care 1335
	1623	+	setting, (B) used by a patient, as prescribed or directed by a licensed 1336
	1624	+	health care provider in any setting, or (C) any drug or device, as defined 1337
	1625	+	in the federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, 21 USC 321, as amended 1338
	1626	+	from time to time, any combination product, as described in said act, 21 1339
	1627	+	USC 353(g), as amended from time to time, or any biological product, as 1340
	1628	+	described in 42 USC 262, as amended from time to time, and 21 CFR 1341
	1629	+	600.3, as amended from time to time, authorized for sale by the United 1342
	1630	+	States Food and Drug Administration; 1343
	1631	+	(8) "Sale" or "sell" means an act done intentionally by any person, 1344
	1632	+	whether done as principal, proprietor, agent, servant or employee, of 1345
	1633	+	transferring, or offering or attempting to transfer, for consideration, 1346
	1634	+	including bartering or exchanging, or offering to barter or exchange; and 1347
	1635	+	(9) "Deliver" or "delivering" means an act done intentionally by any 1348
	1636	+	person, whether as principal, proprietor, agent, servant or employee, of 1349
	1637	+	transferring, or offering or attempting to transfer, physical possession 1350
	1638	+	or control of an electronic nicotine delivery system or vapor product. 1351
	1639	+	(b) No person in this state may sell, offer for sale or possess with 1352
	1640	+	intent to sell an electronic nicotine delivery system or a vapor product 1353
	1641	+	unless such person is employed by, an agent of or directly affiliated with 1354
	1642	+	a business entity that maintains a dealer registration issued by the 1355
	1643	+	Commissioner of Consumer Protection pursuant to this section. A 1356
	1644	+	separate dealer registration shall be required for each place of business 1357
	1645	+	Raised Bill No. 7178
	1646	+
	1647	+
	1648	+
	1649	+	LCO No. 5810 46 of 50
	1650	+
	1651	+	where such system or product is sold, offered for sale or possessed with 1358
	1652	+	the intent to sell. A dealer registration shall allow the sale of electronic 1359
	1653	+	nicotine delivery systems or vapor products at such place of business. A 1360
	1654	+	holder of a dealer registration shall post such registration in a prominent 1361
	1655	+	location adjacent to electronic nicotine delivery system products or 1362
	1656	+	vapor products offered for sale. 1363
	1657	+	(c) (1) Any applicant for a dealer registration or a renewal of a dealer 1364
	1658	+	registration shall apply to the Department of Consumer Protection, in a 1365
	1659	+	form and manner prescribed by the Commissioner of Consumer 1366
	1660	+	Protection, which application shall include, at a minimum, the name, 1367
	1661	+	address and electronic mail address of the applicant, the location of the 1368
	1662	+	business entity that is to be operated under such dealer registration, the 1369
	1663	+	name of an authorized owner and such authorized owner's contact 1370
	1664	+	information, the name of a manager or supervisor who is or will be 1371
	1665	+	physically present at the applicant's location or proposed location, and 1372
	1666	+	a certification that an authorized owner or named designee of the 1373
	1667	+	applicant has successfully completed the online prevention education 1374
	1668	+	program administered by the Department of Mental Health and 1375
	1669	+	Addiction Services pursuant to section 17a-719. The Department of 1376
	1670	+	Consumer Protection: (A) May require that an applicant submit 1377
	1671	+	documents sufficient to establish that state and local building, fire and 1378
	1672	+	zoning requirements will be met at the location of any sale; (B) may, in 1379
	1673	+	the department's discretion, conduct an investigation to determine 1380
	1674	+	whether a dealer registration shall be issued to an applicant; and (C) 1381
	1675	+	shall not issue a dealer registration or a renewal of a dealer registration 1382
	1676	+	to an applicant unless the applicant certifies that an authorized owner 1383
	1677	+	or named designee of the applicant has successfully completed the 1384
	1678	+	online prevention education program administered by the Department 1385
	1679	+	of Mental Health and Addiction Services pursuant to section 17a-719. 1386
	1680	+	(2) The commissioner shall issue a dealer registration to any such 1387
	1681	+	applicant not later than thirty days after the date of application unless 1388
	1682	+	the commissioner finds: (A) The applicant has wilfully made a 1389
	1683	+	materially false statement in such application or in any other application 1390
	1684	+	Raised Bill No. 7178
	1685	+
	1686	+
	1687	+
	1688	+	LCO No. 5810 47 of 50
	1689	+
	1690	+	made to the commissioner; (B) the applicant has neglected to pay any 1391
	1691	+	taxes due to this state; or (C) the authorized owner or named designee 1392
	1692	+	of the applicant has not successfully completed the online prevention 1393
	1693	+	education program administered by the Department of Mental Health 1394
	1694	+	and Addiction Services pursuant to section 17a-719. 1395
	1695	+	(3) A dealer registration issued under this section shall be renewed 1396
	1696	+	annually and may be suspended or revoked at the discretion of the 1397
	1697	+	Department of Consumer Protection. Any applicant or business entity 1398
	1698	+	aggrieved by a denial of an application, refusal to renew a dealer 1399
	1699	+	registration or suspension or revocation of a dealer registration may 1400
	1700	+	appeal in the manner prescribed for permits under section 30-55. A 1401
	1701	+	dealer registration shall not constitute property, nor shall it be subject to 1402
	1702	+	attachment and execution, nor shall it be alienable. 1403
	1703	+	(4) The applicant shall pay to the department a nonrefundable 1404
	1704	+	application fee of seventy-five dollars, which fee shall be in addition to 1405
	1705	+	the annual fee prescribed in subsection (d) of this section. An application 1406
	1706	+	fee shall not be charged for an application to renew a dealer registration. 1407
	1707	+	(d) The annual fee for a dealer registration shall be eight hundred 1408
	1708	+	dollars, except that the annual fee shall be four hundred dollars for any 1409
	1709	+	person holding a dealer registration who also holds any additional 1410
	1710	+	dealer registrations issued by the department under this chapter. 1411
	1711	+	(e) The department may renew a dealer registration issued under this 1412
	1712	+	section that has expired if the applicant pays to the department any late 1413
	1713	+	fee imposed by the commissioner pursuant to subsection (c) of section 1414
	1714	+	21a-4, which late fee shall be in addition to the fees prescribed in this 1415
	1715	+	section for the dealer registration applied for. The provisions of this 1416
	1716	+	subsection shall not apply to any dealer registration which is the subject 1417
	1717	+	of administrative or court proceedings. 1418
	1718	+	(f) No person that maintains a dealer registration issued by the 1419
	1719	+	Commissioner of Consumer Protection pursuant to this section shall 1420
	1720	+	deliver any electronic nicotine delivery system or vapor product at retail 1421
	1721	+	Raised Bill No. 7178
	1722	+
	1723	+
	1724	+
	1725	+	LCO No. 5810 48 of 50
	1726	+
	1727	+	(1) on Sunday before ten o'clock a.m. or after six o'clock p.m., or (2) on 1422
	1728	+	any day other than Sunday before eight o'clock a.m. or after ten o'clock 1423
	1729	+	p.m. 1424
	1730	+	[(f)] (g) (1) Any business entity in the state that sells, offers for sale or 1425
	1731	+	possesses with intent to sell an electronic nicotine delivery system or 1426
	1732	+	vapor product without a dealer registration as required under this 1427
	1733	+	section, or delivers any electronic nicotine delivery system or vapor 1428
	1734	+	product at retail outside of the hours established in subsection (f) of this 1429
	1735	+	section, shall be fined not more than fifty dollars for each day of such 1430
	1736	+	violation, except that the commissioner may waive all or any part of 1431
	1737	+	such fine if it is proven to the commissioner's satisfaction that the failure 1432
	1738	+	to obtain or renew such dealer registration was due to reasonable cause. 1433
	1739	+	(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (1) of this 1434
	1740	+	subsection, any business entity with a dealer registration that has 1435
	1741	+	expired for a period of ninety calendar days or less and that, during such 1436
	1742	+	ninety-day period, sells, offers for sale or possesses with intent to sell an 1437
	1743	+	electronic nicotine delivery system or vapor product shall have 1438
	1744	+	committed an infraction and shall be fined ninety dollars for each day 1439
	1745	+	such business entity is in violation of the provisions of this subdivision. 1440
	1746	+	(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivisions (1) and (2) of this 1441
	1747	+	subsection, no penalty shall be imposed under this subsection for failure 1442
	1748	+	to maintain a dealer registration unless the commissioner sends written 1443
	1749	+	notice of any violation to the authorized owner of the business entity is 1444
	1750	+	subject to a penalty under subdivision (1) or (2) of this subsection and 1445
	1751	+	allows such business entity sixty days from the date such notice was 1446
	1752	+	sent to cease such violation and comply with the requirements of this 1447
	1753	+	section. 1448
1554	1754		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
1555	1755		sections:
1556	1756
1557		-	Section 1 from passage New section Substitute Bill No. 7178
	1757	+	Section 1 from passage New section
	1758	+	Sec. 2 from passage 30-17
	1759	+	Raised Bill No. 7178
1558	1760
1559	1761
1560		-	LCO 45 of 45
1561	1762
1562		-	Sec. 2 from passage 30-17
	1763	+	LCO No. 5810 49 of 50
	1764	+
1563	1765		Sec. 3 July 1, 2025 21a-420g(b)
1564	1766		Sec. 4 from passage 21a-420g(j)
1565		-	Sec. 5 from passage 21a-~~420j~~(d)
1566		-	Sec. 6 from passage 21a-~~420m(e) to~~ (g)
1567		-	Sec. 7 ~~from passage~~ 21a-~~420u(e) to (g)~~
1568		-	Sec. 8 ~~October 1, 2025~~ 21a-~~421j~~
1569		-	Sec. 9 from passage ~~21a-421k~~(b)
1570		-	Sec. 10 from passage 21a-~~421l~~
1571		-	Sec. 11 from passage ~~22-61m(x)~~
1572		-	Sec. 12 from passage ~~21a-420(1)~~
	1767	+	Sec. 5 from passage 21a-420m(g)
	1768	+	Sec. 6 from passage 21a-420u(g)
	1769	+	Sec. 7 October 1, 2025 21a-421j
	1770	+	Sec. 8 from passage 21a-421l
	1771	+	Sec. 9 from passage 22-61m(x)
	1772	+	Sec. 10 from passage 21a-420(1)
	1773	+	Sec. 11 from passage New section
	1774	+	Sec. 12 from passage New section
1573	1775		Sec. 13 July 1, 2025 New section
1574		-	Sec. 14 July 1, 2025 21a-420p
1575		-	Sec. 15 July 1, 2025 21a-420e(c)
1576		-	Sec. 16 July 1, 2025 21a-420z
1577		-	Sec. 17 July 1, 2025 21a-422f
1578		-	Sec. 18 July 1, 2025 21a-425a(e)
1579		-	Sec. 19 July 1, 2025 12-287(a) to (c)
1580		-	Sec. 20 July 1, 2025 12-287a
1581		-	Sec. 21 from passage New section
	1776	+	Sec. 14 July 1, 2025 New section
	1777	+	Sec. 15 July 1, 2025 New section
	1778	+	Sec. 16 July 1, 2025 New section
	1779	+	Sec. 17 January 1, 2026, and
	1780	+	applicable to income and
	1781	+	taxable years commencing
	1782	+	on or after January 1, 2026
	1783	+	New section
	1784	+	Sec. 18 July 1, 2025 21a-420p(f)
	1785	+	Sec. 19 July 1, 2025 21a-420e(c)
	1786	+	Sec. 20 July 1, 2025 21a-420z
	1787	+	Sec. 21 July 1, 2025 21a-422f
	1788	+	Sec. 22 July 1, 2025 21a-425a(e)
	1789	+	Sec. 23 July 1, 2025 12-287
	1790	+	Sec. 24 July 1, 2025 12-287a
	1791	+	Sec. 25 July 1, 2025 21a-415
1582	1792
1583		-	Statement of Legislative Commissioners:
1584		-	In Section 14(f)(1), "such micro-cultivator establishment" was changed
1585		-	to "its micro-cultivator establishment" for clarity.
	1793	+	Statement of Purpose:
	1794	+	To (1) authorize infused beverage manufacturers to manufacture for
	1795	+	sale in other markets beverages that exceed the THC cap, (2) authorize
	1796	+	liquor wholesaler permittees to exclusively sell infused beverages, (3)
	1797	+	extend the term of certain cannabis licenses, (4) extend the period within
	1798	+	which certain cannabis licensees must create equity joint ventures to pay
	1799	+	a reduced conversion fee, (5) cap the THC content of prefilled cartridges,
	1800	+	(6) allow cannabis licensees to refrain from reporting the diversion, theft
	1801	+	or loss of cannabis in certain circumstances, (7) modify the labeling
	1802	+	requirements for certain manufacturer hemp products, (8) expand the
	1803	+	area within which certain cultivation facilities may be located, (9)
	1804	+	establish a "cannabis employee support account", (10) enable certain
	1805	+	social equity applicants to apply for additional licenses, (11) establish
	1806	+	Raised Bill No. 7178
1586	1807
1587		-	GL Joint Favorable Subst.
	1808	+
	1809	+
	1810	+	LCO No. 5810 50 of 50
	1811	+
	1812	+	various hemp incentives and a hemp tax credit, (12) expand the
	1813	+	authorized activities of micro-cultivators, (13) authorize transporter
	1814	+	licensees to expand their authorized activities, (14) modify infused
	1815	+	beverage labeling requirements, (15) restrict the hours during which
	1816	+	cannabis, cigarettes, tobacco products, electronic nicotine delivery
	1817	+	systems and vapor products may be sold at retail, and (16) modify the
	1818	+	remonstrance and municipal notification processes applicable to
	1819	+	cigarette dealers.
	1820	+
	1821	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
	1822	+	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
	1823	+	underlined.]
1588	1824