About the Data: 56% (52 out of 93) of the state’s municipalities that have reported zoning changes regarding cannabis establishments prohibit or have moratoriums in place prohibiting adult-use cannabis sales, as of April 2024. Of those, 23% adopted zoning regulations to prohibit sales, and 33% have moratoriums in place. Forty-four percent of municipalities approved zoning to allow cannabis sales.
However, there are 169 municipalities in the state, so based on that, 76 municipalities have not reported zoning changes to either approve or prohibit or enact moratoriums on adult-use cannabis sales.
Municipalities in Connecticut are, under the state’s adult-use legislation, allowed to adopt zoning changes to allow, prohibit or place a moratorium on cannabis establishments. While the “chief zoning official of each municipality is required [under Section 148(b) of Public Act 21-1 of the June 2021 Special Legislative Session] to report any changes to zoning adopted by the municipality regarding cannabis establishments to the Department of Consumer Protection (DCP) and the Office of Policy Management within 14 days,” according to the Connecticut government, “the reporting, or lack of reporting, of a zoning change does not necessarily mean cannabis establishments are allowed or disallowed.”
The data on the state’s list is up to date based on the state government’s awareness of zoning reports from municipalities, “however if a town or city made a change and did not report that to us, then it would not be included,” Kaitlyn Krasselt, the state’s communications director, told Cannabis Business Times.
Data Source: Connecticut state government
About Connecticut’s Adult-Use Cannabis Program: Connecticut became the 18th state to legalize adult-use cannabis when Gov. Ned Lamont signed Senate Bill 1201 into law on June 22, 2021. Adult-use sales began Jan. 10, 2023.
