Cannabis legislation in Connecticut

Every bill in the Connecticut Legislature that falls inside the Cannabis Legislation Tracker's scope, with where each one currently stands.

Bills in Scope

Past Committee

2 June 2026

Most Recent Action

Cannabis bills in Connecticut

5Enacted

13Past committee

33Introduced or inactive

51 bills in scope

Enacted

HB 5222AN ACT CONCERNING CONSUMER PROTECTION, CANNABIS, DATA PRIVACY, FIRE INSPECTIONS, CRIMINAL MISCHIEF AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE.2 June 2026Enacted HB 5350AN ACT CONCERNING CANNABIS, HEMP AND INFUSED BEVERAGE REGULATION.20 May 2026Enacted HB 7181AN ACT CONCERNING THE REGULATION OF TOBACCO, CANNABIS, HEMP AND RELATED PRODUCTS, CONDUCT AND ESTABLISHMENTS.1 July 2025Enacted HB 6855AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER PROTECTION'S RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING DRUG CONTROL AND CANNABIS AND HEMP REGULATION.24 June 2025Enacted HB 7132AN ACT CONCERNING NON-SAFETY-RELATED TRAFFIC STOPS, DRIVING WHILE CONSUMING CANNABIS AND EXCESSIVE RECKLESS DRIVING.9 June 2025Enacted

Past committee

HB 5228AN ACT CONCERNING ELECTRONIC NICOTINE DELIVERY SYSTEM AND VAPOR PRODUCT DEALERS.22 April 2026Passed chamber HB 5109AN ACT REPLACING THE CANNABIS TOTAL THC TAX WITH AN EXCISE TAX.20 April 2026Passed committee HB 5351AN ACT CONCERNING THE SOCIAL EQUITY COUNCIL'S RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING CANNABIS REGULATION.2 April 2026Passed committee SB 352AN ACT CONCERNING THE MINIMUM FAIR WAGE AND PERSONS EMPLOYED AT CANNABIS ESTABLISHMENTS.2 April 2026Passed committee HB 5458AN ACT PROHIBITING THE DIVISION OF STATE POLICE AND MUNICIPAL POLICE DEPARTMENTS FROM ACCEPTING CERTAIN FEDERAL GRANTS RELATED TO CANNABIS GROWN ON PRIVATE LAND.1 April 2026Passed committee SB 231AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER PROTECTION'S RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING CANNABIS REGULATION AND ELECTRONIC NICOTINE DELIVERY SYSTEM DEALER REGISTRATION.25 March 2026Passed committee HB 7178AN ACT CONCERNING CANNABIS, HEMP AND TOBACCO REGULATION.4 June 2025Passed chamber SB 1355AN ACT CONCERNING PRESCRIPTION DRUGS, DEVICES AND NONLEGEND DRUGS.3 June 2025Passed chamber HB 7275AN ACT CONCERNING THE REGULATION OF CIGARETTES, ELECTRONIC NICOTINE DELIVERY SYSTEMS AND VAPOR PRODUCTS.29 May 2025Passed committee HB 7065AN ACT CONCERNING THE DECRIMINALIZATION OF POSSESSION OF SMALL AMOUNTS OF PSILOCYBIN.20 May 2025Passed chamber HB 6842AN ACT CONCERNING THE MINIMUM FAIR WAGE AND PERSONS EMPLOYED AT CANNABIS ESTABLISHMENTS.12 May 2025Passed chamber SB 970AN ACT CONCERNING CANNABINOIDS, HEMP AND HEMP PRODUCTS.7 May 2025Passed committee HB 7258AN ACT CONCERNING A STUDY CONCERNING DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF CANNABIS OR PSILOCYBIN.23 April 2025Passed committee

Introduced or inactive

7 of 33 shown

HB 5242AN ACT REQUIRING CERTAIN HEALTH CARE FACILITIES TO ALLOW TERMINALLY ILL QUALIFYING PATIENTS TO USE CANNABIS.19 February 2026In committee SB 59AN ACT CONCERNING THE CANNABIS TOTAL THC TAX.4 February 2026In committee HB 5360AN ACT PROHIBITING STATE AGENCIES FROM ENGAGING IN ADVERTISING, MARKETING OR PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES CONCERNING RECREATIONAL CANNABIS.14 February 2025In committee HB 5429AN ACT CONCERNING CAREGIVERS, QUALIFYING PATIENTS AND THE PALLIATIVE USE OF CANNABIS.7 February 2025In committee HB 6782AN ACT CONCERNING A FEASIBILITY STUDY ON THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF ESTABLISHING A FEDERALLY SUBSIDIZED INDUSTRIAL HEMP PROGRAM IN THE STATE.6 February 2025In committee SB 1208AN ACT CONCERNING ELECTRONIC NICOTINE DELIVERY SYSTEM DEALERS THAT UNLAWFULLY POSSESS CANNABIS AND CANNABIS PRODUCTS.30 January 2025In committee HB 6642AN ACT CONCERNING CERTAIN CANNABIS-RELATED RESTRICTIONS ON STOPS AND SEARCHES.24 January 2025In committee

Showing the 25 furthest along of 51. Subscribers see all of them, filtered and searchable. Bill titles link to the Connecticut Legislature's own page.

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What's In Scope

How Cannabis Legislation bills are selected

In scope is any bill regulating the cultivation, manufacture, testing, distribution, sale, possession or taxation of cannabis and cannabis products: adult-use and medical programmes, licence classes and the agency that issues them, excise rates and revenue allocation, social equity licensing and automatic expungement, intoxicating hemp and cannabinoid products, potency limits, packaging and labelling, impaired driving, workplace and tenancy protections for lawful use, and banking and insurance access for licensees.

Scope is defined by a written topic profile that every bill is measured against. The profiles are drafted by a model and validated by retrieval measurement against a judged set of bills, not reviewed by an attorney. LawSignals is a research tool and does not provide legal advice.

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Cannabis legislation in other jurisdictions

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