Public Act No. 22-104 Summary

• Establishes comprehensive cannabis advertising restrictions including prohibitions on targeting minors, using cannabis plant imagery, advertising near schools/libraries/recreation centers, and using billboards within 1,500 feet of protected locations.

• Requires cannabis advertisements to include a mandatory warning: "Do not use cannabis if you are under twenty-one years of age. Keep cannabis out of the reach of children" (minimum 10% of print/visual ad space).

• Restricts cannabis brand names that are identical or confusingly similar to non-cannabis products, unlawful substances, previously approved cannabis brands, obscene terms, or names customarily associated with persons under twenty-one.

• Modifies consumer protection statutes including definitions of "person," "proprietor," restaurant and alcoholic beverage regulations, homemaker-companion agency requirements, and contractor licensing standards.

• Creates a religious wine retailer permit allowing religious organizations to purchase sacramental wine, and repeals section 21a-160 regarding food warehouse registration.