Connecticut HB 6377 Summary

• Establishes a Cannabis Control Commission to regulate adult-use cannabis cultivation, manufacturing, distribution, and retail sales, with licensing for dispensaries, producers, labs, and delivery services

• Appropriates $5 million annually (FY2022-2026) for workforce training, grants to small cannabis businesses, and facility remediation in 12 designated priority municipalities (Hartford, New Haven, Bridgeport, Waterbury, New London, Windham, New Britain, Bloomfield, Norwalk, Torrington, Ansonia, Derby)

• Requires cannabis establishments to enter into labor peace agreements with bona fide labor organizations and pay prevailing wages for construction projects

• Permits adults 21+ to possess up to 6 ounces of cannabis and grow up to 6 flowering plants at home (12 plants if multiple adults); prohibits employment discrimination based on lawful cannabis use or involvement in legal cannabis commerce

• Imposes a 10% state sales tax surcharge plus optional municipal tax (up to 5%) on cannabis sales, with revenue directed to workforce development and the Cannabis Control Commission, and includes felony penalties for selling to minors