HB 6699 — AN ACT CONCERNING CANNABIS REGULATION.

6699 substance which is chemically equivalent or identical to any substance referred to in clause (i) of this subdivision, but not including the isoquinoline alkaloids of opium;

coca leaves or any salt, compound, sHB6699derivative /or Filepreparation No.of coca leaves, or any salt, compound, isomer, derivatives or preparation of any such substance which is chemically equivalent or identical to any such substance or which is similar to any such substance in physiological effect and which shows a like potential for abuse, but not including decocainized coca leaves or extractions of coca leaves which do not contain cocaine or ecgonine.

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764 derivative or preparation of coca leaves, or any salt, compound, isomer, derivatives or preparation of any such substance which is chemically equivalent or identical to any such substance or which is similar to any such substance in physiological effect and which shows a like potential for abuse, but not including decocainized coca leaves or extractions of coca leaves which do not contain cocaine or ecgonine.

[;] (34) "Opium poppy" means the plant of the species papaver somniferumPublic l.,Act exceptNo. its seed.

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6699 somniferum l., except its seed.

[;] (37) "Person" includes any corporation, limited liability company, association or partnership, or one or more individuals, government or governmental subdivisions or agency, business trust, estate, trust, or sHB6699any /other Filelegal No.entity.

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(A) A physician, dentist, veterinarian, podiatrist, scientific investigator or other person licensed, registered or otherwise permitted to distribute, dispense, conduct research with respectPublic toAct orNo. to administer a controlled substance in the course of professional practice or research in this state;

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6699 respect to or to administer a controlled substance in the course of professional practice or research in this state;

[;] sHB6699(47) /"Registrant" Filemeans No.any person licensed by this state and assigned a current federal Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drug Registry Number as provided under the federal Controlled Substances Act.

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764 (47) "Registrant" means any person licensed by this state and assigned a current federal Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drug Registry Number as provided under the federal Controlled Substances Act.

or any mixture of these alkaloids such as daturine, or the synthetic homatropine or any salts of these alkaloids, except that any drug or preparation containing any of theabove-mentionedsubstanceswhich is permittedby federalfood and drug laws to be sold or dispensed without a prescription or written orderPublic shallAct notNo. be a controlled substance;

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6699 order shall not be a controlled substance;

[;] sHB6699(51) /"State", Filewhen No.applied to a part of the United States, includes any state, district, commonwealth, territory or insular possession thereof, and any area subject to the legal authority of the United States of America.

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764 (51) "State", when applied to a part of the United States, includes any state, district, commonwealth, territory or insular possession thereof, and any area subject to the legal authority of the United States of America.

[;] (55)Public "Wholesaler"Act meansNo. a distributor or a person who supplies controlled substances that [he himself] the person personally has not produced or prepared to registrants.

[as23-79 defined13 in subdivision (47) of this136 section;]Substitute (56)House "ReasonableBill times"No. means the time or times any office, care- giving institution, pharmacy, clinic,wholesaler, manufacturer, laboratory, warehouse, establishment, store or place of business, vehicle or other place is open for the normal affairs or business or the practice activities usually conducted by the registrant.

[;]6699 (57)(55) "Unit"Wholesaler" dose drug distribution system" means a drugdistributor distribution system used in a hospital or chronic and convalescent nursing home in which drugs are supplied in individually labeled unit of use packages, each patient's supply of drugs is exchanged between the hospital pharmacy and the drug administration area or, in the case of a chronicperson andwho convalescentsupplies nursingcontrolled homesubstances betweenthat a[he pharmacyhimself] and the drugperson administrationpersonally area,has atnot leastproduced onceor eachprepared twenty-fourto hoursregistrants. and each patient's medication supply for this period is stored within a patient- specific container, all of which is conducted under the direction of a sHB6699 / File No.

764[as sHB6699defined Filein No.subdivision (47) of this section;] (56) "Reasonable times" means the time or times any office, care- giving institution, pharmacy, clinic, wholesaler, manufacturer, laboratory, warehouse, establishment, store or place of business, vehicle or other place is open for the normal affairs or business or the practice activities usually conducted by the registrant.

764[;] (57) "Unit dose drug distribution system" means a drug distribution system used in a hospital or chronic and convalescent nursing home in which drugs are supplied in individually labeled unit of use packages, each patient's supply of drugs is exchanged between the hospital pharmacy and the drug administration area or, in the case of a chronic and convalescent nursing home between a pharmacy and the drug administration area, at least once each twenty-four hours and each patient's medication supply for this period is stored within a patient- specific container, all of which is conducted under the direction of a pharmacistlicensedin Connecticutand,inthecaseofahospital,directly involved in the provision and supervision of pharmaceutical services at such hospital at least thirty-five hours each week.

(59) "THC" means tetrahydrocannabinol, including, but not limited to, delta-7, delta-8-tetrahydrocannabinol, delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol and delta-10-tetrahydrocannabinol, and any material, compound, mixture or preparation which contain their salts, isomers and salts of isomers, whenever the existence of such salts, isomers and salts of isomers is possible within the specific chemical designation, regardless ofPublic theAct source,No. except:

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6699 of the source, except:

(62)"Syntheticcannabinoid"meansanymaterial,compound,mixture(62)"Syntheticcannabinoid"meansanymaterial,compound, mixture or preparation which contains any quantity of a substance having a psychotropic response primarily by agonist activity at cannabinoid- sHB6699specific /receptors Fileaffecting No.the central nervous system that is produced artificially and not derived from an organic source naturally containing cannabinoids, unless listed in another schedule pursuant to section 21a- 243.

764(63) sHB6699"High-THC Filehemp product" means a manufacturer hemp product, as defined in section 22-61l, as amended by this act, that has, or is advertised, labeled or offered for sale as having, total THC that exceeds (A) for a hemp edible, hemp topical or hemp transdermal patch (i) one milligram on a per-serving basis, or (ii) five milligrams on a per- container basis, (B) for a hemp tincture, including, but not limited to, oil Public Act No.

76423-79 specific15 receptorsof affecting136 theSubstitute centralHouse nervousBill systemNo. that is produced artificially and not derived from an organic source naturally containing cannabinoids, unless listed in another schedule pursuant to section 21a- 243.

(63)6699 "High-THC hemp product" means a manufacturer hemp product, as defined in section 22-61l, as amended by this act, that has, or is advertised, labeled or offered for sale as having, total THC that exceeds (A) for a hemp edible, hemp topical or hemp transdermal patch (i) one milligram on a per-serving basis, or (ii) five milligrams on a per- container basis, (B) for a hemp tincture, including, but not limited to, oil intended for ingestion by swallowing, buccal administration or sublingual absorption (i) one milligram on a per-serving basis, or (ii) twenty-five milligrams on a per-container basis, (C) for a hemp concentrate or extract, including, but not limited to, a vape oil, wax or shatter, twenty-five milligrams on a per-container basis, or (D) for a manufacturer hemp product not described in subparagraph (A), (B) or (C) of this subdivision, (i) one milligram on a per-serving basis, (ii) five milligrams on a per-container basis, or (iii) three-tenths per cent on a dry-weight basis for cannabis flower or cannabis trim.

Annually, at such time and in such manner as the Commissioner of Education shall request, each local and regional board of education shall attest to the State Board of Education that all pupils enrolled in its schools have been taught such subjects pursuant to this subsection and in accordance with a planned, ongoing and sHB6699systematic /program Fileof No.instruction.

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The State Board of Education and the Board of Regents for Higher Education in consultation with the Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services and the Commissioner of Public HealthPublic shallAct developNo. health education or other programs for elementary and secondary schools and for the training of teachers, administrators and guidance personnel with reference to understanding and avoiding the effects of nicotine or tobacco, alcohol and drugs.

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6699 Health shall develop health education or other programs for elementary and secondary schools and for the training of teachers, administrators and guidance personnel with reference to understanding and avoiding the effects of nicotine or tobacco, alcohol and drugs.

Such program shall provide such teachers, administrators and pupil personnel with information on (1) the nature and the relationship of alcohol and drugs, as defined in [subdivision (17) of] section 21a-240, as amended by this act, to health and personality development, and procedures for discouraging their abuse, (2) health and mental health risk reduction education that includes, but need not be limited to, the prevention of risk-taking behavior by children and the relationship of such behavior to substance abuse, pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV- infection and AIDS, as defined in section 19a-581, violence, teen dating violence, domestic violence and child abuse, (3) school violence prevention, conflict resolution, the prevention of and response to youth suicide and the identification and prevention of and response to bullying, as defined in subsection (a) of section 10-222d, except that those boards of education that implement any evidence-based model approach that is approved by the Department of Education and is sHB6699consistent /with Filesubsection (c) of section 10-145a, sections 10-222d, 10- 222g and 10-222h, subsection (g) of section 10-233c and sections 1 and 3 of public act 08-160, shall not be required to provide in-service training on the identification and prevention of and response to bullying, (4) cardiopulmonary resuscitation and other emergency life saving Public Act No.

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7646699 consistent with subsection (c) of section 10-145a, sections 10-222d, 10- 222g and 10-222h, subsection (g) of section 10-233c and sections 1 and 3 of public act 08-160, shall not be required to provide in-service training on the identification and prevention of and response to bullying, (4) cardiopulmonary resuscitation and other emergency life saving procedures, (5) the requirements and obligations of a mandated reporter, (6) the detection and recognition of, and evidence-based structured literacy interventions for, students with dyslexia, as defined in section 10-3d, (7) culturally responsive pedagogy and practice, including, but not limited to, the video training module relating to implicit bias and anti-bias in the hiring process in accordance with the provisions of section 10-156hh, and (8) the principles and practices of social-emotional learning and restorative practices.

sHB6699(a) /(1) FileAny local or regional board of education, at a meeting at which three or more members of such board are present, or the impartial Public Act No.

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7646699 (a) (1) Any local or regional board of education, at a meeting at which three or more members of such board are present, or the impartial hearing boardestablishedpursuant to subsection(b)ofthissection,may expel, subject to the provisions of this subsection, any pupil in grades three to twelve, inclusive, whose conduct on school grounds or at a school-sponsored activity is violative of a publicized policy of such board and is seriously disruptive of the educational process or endangers persons or property or whose conduct off school grounds is violative of such policy and is seriously disruptive of the educational process, provided a majority of the board members sitting in the expulsion hearing vote to expel and that at least three affirmative votes for expulsion are cast.

(2) Expulsion proceedings pursuant to this section, except as provided in subsection (i) of this section, shall be required for any pupil in grades kindergarten to twelve, inclusive, whenever there is reason to believe that any pupil (A) on school grounds or at a school-sponsored activity, was in possession of a firearm, as defined in 18 USC 921, as amended from time to time, or deadly weapon, dangerous instrument or martial arts weapon, as defined in section 53a-3, (B) off school grounds, did possess such a firearm in violation of section 29-35 or did possess and use such a firearm, instrument or weapon in the commission of a crime under chapter 952, or (C) on or off school grounds, offered for sale or distribution a controlled substance, as defined in [subdivision (9) of] section 21a-240, as amended by this act, whose manufacture, distribution, sale, prescription, dispensing, transporting or possessing with intent to sell or dispense, offering, or sHB6699Public /Act File No.

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7646699 administering issubject tocriminalpenaltiesunder sections21a-277and 21a-278.

The hearing board shall have the authority to conduct the expulsion hearing and render a final decision in accordance with the provisions of sections 4- 176ePublic toAct 4-180a,No. inclusive, and section 4-181a.

(c)23-79 (1)20 In determining the length of an136 expulsionSubstitute andHouse theBill nature of the sHB6699 / File No.

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764(c) (1) In determining the length of an expulsion and the nature of the alternative educational opportunity to be offered under subsection (d) of this section, the local or regional board of education, or the impartial hearing boardestablishedpursuant to subsection(b)ofthissection,may receive and consider evidence of past disciplinary problems that have led to removal from a classroom, suspension or expulsion of such pupil.

Any pupil expelled for the first time who is between the ages of sixteen and eighteen and who wishes to continue [his or her] such pupil's education shall be offered such an alternative educational opportunity if [he or she] such pupil complies with conditionsestablishedby[hisorher]suchpupil'slocalorregionalboardPublic ofeducation.SuchalternativeAct educationalopportunitymayNo. include,but shall not be limited to, the placement of a pupil who is at least seventeen years of age in an adult education program pursuant to section 10-69.

Any23-79 pupil21 participatingof in136 anySubstitute suchHouse adultBill education program during a sHB6699 / File No.

7646699 sHB6699conditionsestablishedby[hisorher]suchpupil'slocalorregionalboard Fileofeducation.Suchalternative No.educationalopportunitymay include,but shall not be limited to, the placement of a pupil who is at least seventeen years of age in an adult education program pursuant to section 10-69.

764Any pupil participating in any such adult education program during a periodofexpulsionshallnotberequiredtowithdrawfromschoolunder section 10-184.

OnPublic andAct after September 1, 1974, all state institutions of higher education shall offer a program of information concerning drugs, as defined in [subdivision (17) of] section 21a-240, as amended by this act, and alcohol and instruction in the use and the relationships of such drugs and alcohol to health and personality development, and in procedures for discouraging their abuse, which programs shall be coordinated with those developed under section 10-19, as amended by sHB6699 / File No.

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7646699 On and after September 1, 1974, all state institutions of higher education shall offer a program of information concerning drugs, as defined in [subdivision (17) of] section 21a-240, as amended by this act, and alcohol and instruction in the use and the relationships of such drugs and alcohol to health and personality development, and in procedures for discouraging their abuse, which programs shall be coordinated with those developed under section 10-19, as amended by this act.

(a) A licensed manufacturer or wholesaler may sell and dispense controlled drugs to any of the following-named persons, but in the case of schedule II drugs only on an official written order or electronically through the Drug Enforcement Agency's Controlled Substance OrderingPublic System:Act No.

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6699 Ordering System:

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(3)Public "CannabisAct testingNo. laboratory" means a person who (A) is located in this state, (B) is licensed by the department to analyze marijuana, and (C) meets the licensure requirements established in section 21a-408r, as amended by this act, and the regulations adopted pursuant to subsection (d) of section 21a-408r, as amended by this act;

(4)23-79 "Cannabis24 testing laboratory employee" means a person who is (A) employed at a cannabis testing laboratory, and (B) registered pursuanttosection21a-408r,asamendedbythisact,andtheregulations adopted pursuant to subsection (d) of section136 21a-408r,Substitute asHouse amendedBill by sHB6699 / File No.

7646699 sHB6699(3) File"Cannabis No.testing laboratory" means a person who (A) is located in this state, (B) is licensed by the department to analyze marijuana, and (C) meets the licensure requirements established in section 21a-408r, as amended by this act, and the regulations adopted pursuant to subsection (d) of section 21a-408r, as amended by this act;

764(4) "Cannabis testing laboratory employee" means a person who is (A) employed at a cannabis testing laboratory, and (B) registered pursuanttosection21a-408r,asamendedbythisact,andtheregulations adopted pursuant to subsection (d) of section 21a-408r, as amended by this act;

[(4)] (7)"Debilitating medicalcondition"means(A)cancer,medicalcondition"means(A)cancer,glaucoma, glaucoma, positive status for human immunodeficiency virus or acquired immune deficiency syndrome, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, damage to the nervous tissue of the spinal cord with objective neurological indication of intractable spasticity, epilepsy or uncontrolled intractable seizurePublic disorder,Act cachexia,No. wasting syndrome, Crohn's disease, posttraumatic stress disorder, irreversible spinal cord injury with objective neurological indication of intractablespasticity, cerebral palsy, cystic fibrosis or terminal illness requiring end-of-life care, except, if the qualifying patient is under eighteen years of age, "debilitating medical condition" means terminal illness requiring end-of-life care, irreversible spinal cord injury with objective neurological indication of intractable spasticity, cerebral palsy, cystic fibrosis, severe epilepsy or uncontrolled intractable seizure disorder, or (B) any medical condition, medical treatment or disease approved for qualifying patients by the Department of Consumer Protection and posted online pursuant to section 21a-408l;

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7646699 sHB6699seizure Filedisorder, No.cachexia, wasting syndrome, Crohn's disease, posttraumatic stress disorder, irreversible spinal cord injury with objective neurological indication of intractablespasticity, cerebral palsy, cystic fibrosis or terminal illness requiring end-of-life care, except, if the qualifying patient is under eighteen years of age, "debilitating medical condition" means terminal illness requiring end-of-life care, irreversible spinal cord injury with objective neurological indication of intractable spasticity, cerebral palsy, cystic fibrosis, severe epilepsy or uncontrolled intractable seizure disorder, or (B) any medical condition, medical treatment or disease approved for qualifying patients by the Department of Consumer Protection and posted online pursuant to section 21a-408l;

764 [(5)] (8) "Dispensary facility" means a place of business where marijuana may be dispensed, sold or distributed in accordance with this chapter and any regulations adopted thereunder to qualifying patients and caregivers and for which the department has issued a dispensary facility license pursuant to this chapter;

[(9) "Laboratory" means a laboratory located in the state that is licensed by the department to provide analysis of marijuana and that meetsPublic theAct licensureNo. requirements set forth in section 21a-246;

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6699 meets the licensure requirements set forth in section 21a-246;

sHB6699(15) /"Palliative Fileuse" No.means the acquisition, distribution, transfer, possession, use or transportation of marijuana or paraphernalia relating to marijuana, including the transfer of marijuana and paraphernalia relating to marijuana from the patient's caregiver to the qualifying patient, to alleviate a qualifying patient's symptoms of a debilitating medical condition or the effects of such symptoms, but does not include any such use of marijuana by any person other than the qualifying patient;

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764 (15) "Palliative use" means the acquisition, distribution, transfer, possession, use or transportation of marijuana or paraphernalia relating to marijuana, including the transfer of marijuana and paraphernalia relating to marijuana from the patient's caregiver to the qualifying patient, to alleviate a qualifying patient's symptoms of a debilitating medical condition or the effects of such symptoms, but does not include any such use of marijuana by any person other than the qualifying patient;

[(19)Public "Caregiver"Act meansNo. a person, other than the qualifying patient and the qualifying patient's physician, physician assistant or advanced practice registered nurse, who is eighteen years of age or older and has agreed to undertake responsibility for managing the well-being of the qualifying patient with respect to the palliative use of marijuana, provided (A) in the case of a qualifying patient (i) under eighteen years of age and not an emancipated minor, or (ii) otherwise lacking legal capacity, such person shall be a parent, guardian or person having legal custody of such qualifying patient, and (B) in the case of a qualifying patient eighteenyearsofage or older or anemancipatedminor,theneed for such person shall be evaluated by the qualifying patient's physician, physician assistant or advanced practice registered nurse and such need shall be documented in the written certification;] (19) "Producer" means a person who is licensed as a producer pursuant to section 21a-408i;

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6699 [(19) "Caregiver" means a person, other than the qualifying patient and the qualifying patient's physician, physician assistant or advanced practice registered nurse, who is eighteen years of age or older and has agreed to undertake responsibility for managing the well-being of the qualifying patient with respect to the palliative use of marijuana, provided (A) in the case of a qualifying patient (i) under eighteen years of age and not an emancipated minor, or (ii) otherwise lacking legal capacity, such person shall be a parent, guardian or person having legal custody of such qualifying patient, and (B) in the case of a qualifying patient eighteenyearsofage or older or anemancipatedminor,theneed for such person shall be evaluated by the qualifying patient's physician, physician assistant or advanced practice registered nurse and such need shall be documented in the written certification;] (19) "Producer" means a person who is licensed as a producer pursuant to section 21a-408i;

(A) Is a resident of Connecticut, (B) has been diagnosed by a physician, physician assistant sHB6699or /advanced Filepractice No.registered nurse as having a debilitating medical condition, and (C) (i) is eighteen years of age or older, (ii) is an emancipated minor, or (iii) has written consent from a custodial parent, guardian or other person having legal custody of such person that indicates that such person has permission from such parent, guardian or other person for the palliative use of marijuana for a debilitating medical condition and that such parent, guardian or other person will (I) serve as a caregiver for the qualifying patient, and (II) control the acquisition and possession of marijuana and any related paraphernalia for palliative use on behalf of such person.

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764 or advanced practice registered nurse as having a debilitating medical condition, and (C) (i) is eighteen years of age or older, (ii) is an emancipated minor, or (iii) has written consent from a custodial parent, guardian or other person having legal custody of such person that indicates that such person has permission from such parent, guardian or other person for the palliative use of marijuana for a debilitating medical condition and that such parent, guardian or other person will (I) serve as a caregiver for the qualifying patient, and (II) control the acquisition and possession of marijuana and any related paraphernalia for palliative use on behalf of such person.

(21) "Research program" means a study approved by the Department of Consumer Protection in accordance with this chapter and undertaken toPublic increaseAct informationNo. or knowledge regarding the growth or processing of marijuana, or the medical attributes, dosage forms, administration or use of marijuana to treat or alleviate symptoms of any medical conditions or the effects of such symptoms;

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6699 to increase information or knowledge regarding the growth or processing of marijuana, or the medical attributes, dosage forms, administration or use of marijuana to treat or alleviate symptoms of any medical conditions or the effects of such symptoms;

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[, and (2) if such person has been convicted of a violation of any law pertaining to the illegal manufacture, sale or distribution of a controlled substance.] A caregiver may not be responsible for the care of more than one qualifying patient at any time, except that a caregiver may be responsible for the care of more than one qualifying patient if the caregiver and each qualifying patient have a parental,Public grandparental,Act guardianship,No. conservatorship, spousal or sibling relationship.

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6699 parental, grandparental, guardianship, conservatorship, spousal or sibling relationship.

On and after the effective date of such regulations, the commissioner may license any person who applies for a license in accordance with such regulations, provided the commissioner deems such applicant qualified to acquire, sHB6699possess, /distribute Fileand No.dispense marijuana pursuant to sections 21a-408 to 21a-408m, inclusive, as amended by this act.

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764 possess, distribute and dispense marijuana pursuant to sections 21a-408 to 21a-408m, inclusive, as amended by this act.

[(3) Establish a licensing fee and renewal fee for each dispensary facility,Public providedAct suchNo. fees shall not be less than the amount necessary to cover the direct and indirect cost of licensing and regulating dispensary facilities pursuant to sections 21a-408 to 21a-408m, inclusive;] [(4)] (3) Provide for renewal of [such] dispensary facility licenses at least every two years;

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6699 facility, provided such fees shall not be less than the amount necessary to cover the direct and indirect cost of licensing and regulating dispensary facilities pursuant to sections 21a-408 to 21a-408m, inclusive;] [(4)] (3) Provide for renewal of [such] dispensary facility licenses at least every two years;

sHB6699[(d) /Any Filefees collected by the Department of Consumer Protection under this section shall be paid to theState Treasurer and credited to the General Fund.] [(e)] (d) On or before January 1, 2017, and annually thereafter, each dispensary facility shall report data to the Department of Consumer Protection relating to the types, mixtures and dosages of palliative Public Act No.

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7646699 [(d) Any fees collected by the Department of Consumer Protection under this section shall be paid to theState Treasurer and credited to the General Fund.] [(e)] (d) On or before January 1, 2017, and annually thereafter, each dispensary facility shall report data to the Department of Consumer Protection relating to the types, mixtures and dosages of palliative marijuana dispensed by such dispensary facility.

(1) Sell, deliver, transport or distribute marijuana to a person who is not (A) a cannabis sHB6699establishment, /(B) Filea No.cannabis testing laboratory, or (C) an organization engaged in a research program, or (2) obtain or transport marijuana outside of this state in violation of state or federal law.

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76423-79 establishment,32 (B) a cannabis testing laboratory, or (C) an organization engaged in a research program, or (2) obtain or transport marijuana outside of this136 stateSubstitute inHouse violationBill ofNo. state or federal law.

6699 (b) No licensed producer or employee of the producer acting within the scope of [his or her] such employee's employment shall be subject to arrest or prosecution or penalized in any manner, including, but not limited to, being subject to any civil penalty, or denied any right or privilege, including, but not limited to, being subject to any disciplinary action by a professional licensing board, for cultivating marijuana or selling, delivering, transferring, transporting or distributing marijuana to a cannabis establishment, cannabis testing laboratory or research program.

The fee to receive a provisional license as a cannabis sHB6699testing /laboratory Fileshall be five hundred dollars, and the fee to receive a Public Act No.

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7646699 testing laboratory shall be five hundred dollars, and the fee to receive a finallicense,orrenewalofafinallicense,asacannabistestinglaboratory shall be one thousand dollars.

(d) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, to (1) provide for the licensure or registration of cannabis testing laboratories and cannabis testing laboratoryemployees,(2)establishstandardsandproceduresfor the revocation, suspension, summary suspension and nonrenewal of cannabis testing laboratory licenses and cannabis testing laboratory employee registrations, provided such standards and procedures are consistent with the provisions of subsection (c) of section 4-182, (3) establish a [license or] registration renewal fee for each [licensed laboratory and] registered cannabis testing laboratory employee, providedPublic theAct aggregate amount of such [license, registration and sHB6699 / File No.

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7646699 provided the aggregate amount of such [license, registration and renewal] fees shall not be less than the amount necessary to cover the direct and indirect cost of [licensing,] registering and regulating [laboratories and] cannabis testing laboratory employees in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, (4) establish procedures by which cannabis testing laboratories shall accept marijuana samples from caregivers, qualifying patients and consumers for testing, and [(4)] (5) establish other licensing, registration, renewal and operational standards deemed necessary by the commissioner.

(b) (1) No cannabis testing laboratory employee acting within the scope of [his or her] such cannabis testing laboratory employee's employment shall be subject to arrest or prosecution, penalized in any manner, including, but not limited to, being subject to any civil penalty, or denied any right or privilege, including, but not limited to, being subjectPublic toAct any disciplinary action by a professional licensing board, for acquiring, possessing, delivering, transporting or distributing marijuana to a cannabis establishment or an organization engaged in an sHB6699 / File No.

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7646699 subject to any disciplinary action by a professional licensing board, for acquiring, possessing, delivering, transporting or distributing marijuana to a cannabis establishment or an organization engaged in an approved research program under the provisions of this chapter.

(2) The department may waive any minimum security or safeguard requirement described in subdivision (1) of this subsection if (A) a cannabis testing laboratory submits to the department, in a form and manner prescribed by the department, a written request for such waiver that proposes an alternative requirement that provides public health and safety protections that are equal to or greater than the protections provided by such minimum security or safeguard requirement, and (B) thePublic departmentAct (i) reviews such request to assess the potential for product diversion, theft and criminal activity under such proposed alternative requirement and the likely impact that waiving such minimum security or safeguard requirement will have on public health and safety, (ii) determines, in the department's discretion, that such sHB6699 / File No.

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7646699 the department (i) reviews such request to assess the potential for product diversion, theft and criminal activity under such proposed alternative requirement and the likely impact that waiving such minimum security or safeguard requirement will have on public health and safety, (ii) determines, in the department's discretion, that such proposed alternative requirement would provide equal or greater protection for public health and safety, and (iii) issues such waiver in writing.

AsPublic usedAct inNo. RERACA, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1)23-79 "Responsible37 and Equitable Regulation of Adult-Use136 CannabisSubstitute Act"House orBill "RERACA" means this section, sections 2-56j, 7-294kk, 7-294ll, 12-330ll to 12-330nn, inclusive, 14-227p, 21a-278b, 21a-278c, 21a-279c, 21a-279d, 21a-420a to [21a-420i] 21a-420j, inclusive, as amended by this act, 21a-420l to 21a-421r, inclusive, as amended by this act, 21a-421aa to sHB6699 / File No.

7646699 sHB6699As Fileused No.in RERACA, unless the context otherwise requires:

764(1) "Responsible and Equitable Regulation of Adult-Use Cannabis Act" or "RERACA" means this section, sections 2-56j, 7-294kk, 7-294ll, 12-330ll to 12-330nn, inclusive, 14-227p, 21a-278b, 21a-278c, 21a-279c, 21a-279d, 21a-420a to [21a-420i] 21a-420j, inclusive, as amended by this act, 21a-420l to 21a-421r, inclusive, as amended by this act, 21a-421aa to 21a-421ff, inclusive, 21a-421aaa to [21a-421ggg] 21a-421hhh, inclusive, 21a-422 to 21a-422c, inclusive, 21a-422e to 21a-422g, inclusive, 21a-422j to 21a-422s, inclusive, 22-61n, 23-4b, 47a-9a, 53-247a, 53a-213a, 53a-213b, 54-33p, 54-56q, 54-56r, 54-125k and 54-142u, sections 23, 60, 63 to 65, inclusive, 124, 144 and 165 of public act 21-1 of the June special session, and the amendments in public act 21-1 of the June special session to sections 7-148, 10-221, as amended by this act, 12-30a, 12-35b, 12-412, 12- 650, 12-704d, 14-44k, 14-111e, 14-227a to 14-227c, inclusive, 14-227j, 15- 140q, 15-140r, 18-100h, 19a-342, 19a-342a, 21a-267, as amended by this act, 21a-277, 21a-279, as amended by this act, 21a-279a, 21a-408 to 21a- 408f, inclusive, as amended by this act, 21a-408h to 21a-408p, as amended by this act, inclusive, 21a-408r to 21a-408v, inclusive, as amended by this act, 30-89a, 31-40q, 32-39, 46b-120, 51-164n, 53-394, 53a- 39c, 54-1m, 54-33g, 54-41b, 54-56e, 54-56g, 54-56i, 54-56k, 54-56n, 54-63d, 54-66a [,] and 54-142e [, 21a-421hhh and 21a-420j] and section 20 of this act;

(3) "Cannabis" means marijuana, as defined in section 21a-240, as amendedPublic byAct thisNo. act;

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6699 amended by this act;

(5) "Cannabis flower" means the flower, including abnormal and immature flowers, of a plant of the genus cannabis that has been sHB6699harvested, /dried, File[and] No.cured, chopped or ground, and prior to any processing whereby the flower material is transformed into a cannabis product.

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764 harvested, dried, [and] cured, chopped or ground, and prior to any processing whereby the flower material is transformed into a cannabis product.

[(7)] (9) "Cannabis product" means cannabis, intended for use or consumption,Public thatAct isNo. in the form of (A) a cannabis concentrate, or (B) a product that contains cannabis [, which may be combined with other ingredients, and is intended for use or consumption.

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6699 consumption, that is in the form of (A) a cannabis concentrate, or (B) a product that contains cannabis [, which may be combined with other ingredients, and is intended for use or consumption.

sHB6699[(9)] /(11) File"Cannabis-type No.substances" have the same meaning as "marijuana", as defined in section 21a-240, as amended by this act;

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764 [(9)] (11) "Cannabis-type substances" have the same meaning as "marijuana", as defined in section 21a-240, as amended by this act;

(14) "Control"means the power to direct,or cause the directionof,thedirection of,the management and policies of a cannabis establishment, regardless of whether such power is possessed directly or indirectly;

[(14)] (17)"Delivery service"meansa personthat islicensedto deliver cannabis from (A) micro-cultivators, retailers and hybrid retailers to consumers and research program subjects, and (B) hybrid retailers and dispensary facilities to qualifying patients, caregivers and research program subjects, as defined in section 21a-408, as amended by this act, or to hospices or other inpatient care facilities licensed by the Department of Public HealthAct pursuantNo. to chapter 368v that have a protocol for the handling and distribution of cannabis that has been approved by the department, or a combination thereof;

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6699 dispensary facilities to qualifying patients, caregivers and research program subjects, as defined in section 21a-408, as amended by this act, or to hospices or other inpatient care facilities licensed by the Department of Public Health pursuant to chapter 368v that have a protocol for the handling and distribution of cannabis that has been approved by the department, or a combination thereof;

[(16)] (19) "Dispensary facility" means a place of business where cannabis may be dispensed, sold or distributed in accordance with chapter 420f and any regulations adopted [thereunder] pursuant to said chapter, to qualifying patients and caregivers, and to which the sHB6699department /has Fileissued No.a dispensary facility license [under] pursuant to chapter 420f and any regulations adopted [thereunder] pursuant to said chapter;

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764 department has issued a dispensary facility license [under] pursuant to chapter 420f and any regulations adopted [thereunder] pursuant to said chapter;

(B) section 53a-291, 53a- 292Public orAct 53a-293;No.

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6699 or 53a-293;

[(19)] (22) "Dispensary technician" means an individual who has had an active pharmacy technician or dispensary technician registration in thisstatewithinthepastfiveyears,isaffiliatedwithadispensaryfacility or hybrid retailer and is registered with the department in accordance sHB6699with /chapter File420f No.and any regulations adopted [thereunder] pursuant to said chapter;

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764 with chapter 420f and any regulations adopted [thereunder] pursuant to said chapter;

(A) Identify and remedy past and present patterns of discrimination and disparitiesPublic ofAct race,No. ethnicity, gender and sexual orientation;

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6699 disparities of race, ethnicity, gender and sexual orientation;

[(24)] (28) "Financial interest" means any right to, ownership, an sHB6699investment /or Filea No.compensation arrangement with another person, directly, through business, investment or family.

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764 investment or a compensation arrangement with another person, directly, through business, investment or family.

[(26)] (30) "Grow space" means the portion of a premises owned and controlled by a producer, cultivator or micro-cultivator that is utilized forPublic theAct cultivation,No. growing or propagation of the cannabis plant, and contains cannabis plants in an active stage of growth, measured starting from the outermost wall of the room containing cannabis plants and continuing around the outside of the room.

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6699 for the cultivation, growing or propagation of the cannabis plant, and contains cannabis plants in an active stage of growth, measured starting from the outermost wall of the room containing cannabis plants and continuing around the outside of the room.

sHB6699[(29)] /(33) File"Hybrid No.retailer" means a person that is licensed to purchase cannabis and sell cannabis and medical marijuana products;

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764 [(29)] (33) "Hybrid retailer" means a person that is licensed to purchase cannabis and sell cannabis and medical marijuana products;

(B) financial manager, who is the individual who reports to the president or chief officer and who is [generally] responsible for oversight of the financial operations of the cannabis establishment, [including, but not limited to, revenue generation,] which financial operations include one or more of the following:Public Act No.

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6699 following:

(32) "Laboratory employee" means an individual who is registered as a laboratory employee pursuant to section 21a-408r;] [(33)] (35) "Labor peace agreement" means an agreement between a cannabisestablishment andabonafidelaborandabonafidelabororganizationundersection organizationundersection 21a-421d, as amended by this act, pursuant to which the owners and management of the cannabis establishment agree not to lock out employees and that prohibits the bona fide labor organization from engaging in picketing, work stoppages or boycotts against the cannabis establishment;

sHB6699[(35)] /(37) File"Medical No.marijuana product" means cannabis that may be exclusively sold to qualifying patients and caregivers by dispensary facilities and hybrid retailers and which are designated by the commissioner as reserved for sale to qualifying patients and caregivers and published on the department's Internet web site;

764[(36)] sHB6699(38) File"Micro-cultivator"meansapersonlicensedto engage inthe cultivation, growing and propagation of the cannabis plant at an establishment containing not lessthantwo thousandsquare feet and not Public Act No.

76423-79 [(35)]45 (37)of "Medical136 marijuanaSubstitute product"House meansBill cannabisNo. that may be exclusively sold to qualifying patients and caregivers by dispensary facilities and hybrid retailers and which are designated by the commissioner as reserved for sale to qualifying patients and caregivers and published on the department's Internet web site;

[(36)]6699 (38) "Micro-cultivator"meansapersonlicensedto engage inthe cultivation, growing and propagation of the cannabis plant at an establishment containing not lessthantwo thousandsquare feet and not more than ten thousand square feet of grow space, prior to any expansion authorized by the commissioner;

sHB6699[(44)] /(46) File"Research No.program" has the same meaning as provided in section 21a-408, as amended by this act;

764[(45)] sHB6699(47) File"Retailer" means a person, excluding a dispensary facility and hybrid retailer, that is licensed to purchase cannabis from producers, cultivators, micro-cultivators, product manufacturers and foodandbeverage manufacturersandto sell cannabisto consumers and Public Act No.

76423-79 [(44)]46 (46)of "Research136 program"Substitute hasHouse theBill sameNo. meaning as provided in section 21a-408, as amended by this act;

[(45)]6699 (47) "Retailer" means a person, excluding a dispensary facility and hybrid retailer, that is licensed to purchase cannabis from producers, cultivators, micro-cultivators, product manufacturers and foodandbeverage manufacturersandto sell cannabisto consumers and research programs;

[(50)] (52) "Third-party lottery operator" means a person, or a constituent unit of the state system of higher education, that conducts lotteries pursuant to section 21a-420g, as amended by this act, identifies the cannabis establishment license applications for consideration sHB6699without /performing Fileany No.review of the applications that are identified for consideration, and that has no direct or indirect oversight of or investment in a cannabis establishment or a cannabis establishment applicant;

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76423-79 without47 performing any review of the136 applicationsSubstitute thatHouse areBill identifiedNo. for consideration, and that has no direct or indirect oversight of or investment in a cannabis establishment or a cannabis establishment applicant;

6699 [(51)] (53) "Transfer" means to transfer, change, give or otherwise dispose of control over or interest in;

(2) the sHB6699department's /good Filefaith No.estimate regarding any anticipated increase in the number of cannabis establishments during the next calendar year;

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76423-79 department's48 good faith estimate regarding any anticipated increase in the number of cannabis136 establishmentsSubstitute duringHouse theBill nextNo. calendar year;

6699 and (3) any other information the department, in the department's discretion, may deem appropriate.

and (C) Include census tracts in the order of rank described in sHB6699Public /Act File No.

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7646699 subparagraph (B) of this subdivision until including the next census tract would cause the total population of all included census tracts to exceed twenty-five per cent of the state's population.

(1) Retailer, (2) hybrid retailer,Public (3)Act cultivator, (4) micro-cultivator,(5) product manufacturer,(6) food and beverage manufacturer, (7) product packager, (8) delivery sHB6699 / File No.

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7646699 retailer, (3) cultivator, (4) micro-cultivator,(5) product manufacturer,(6) food and beverage manufacturer, (7) product packager, (8) delivery service, [and] (9) transporter, (10) dispensary facility, and (11) producer.

(5)Public ForAct a product manufacturer license, the fee to enter the lottery shall be seven hundred fifty dollars, the fee to receive a provisional license shall befive thousanddollarsandthefee to receive afinallicense sHB6699 / File No.

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7646699 (5) For a product manufacturer license, the fee to enter the lottery shall be seven hundred fifty dollars, the fee to receive a provisional license shall befive thousanddollarsandthefee to receive afinallicense or a renewal of a final license shall be twenty-five thousand dollars.

(13) The license conversion fee for a producer to engage in the adult use cannabis market shall be three million dollars, except as provided in sectionPublic 21a-420l,Act asNo. amended by this act.

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6699 section 21a-420l, as amended by this act.

sHB6699(15) /For Filea No.producer license, the fee to enter the lottery shall be one thousand dollars, the fee to receive aprovisional license shall be twenty- five thousand dollars and the fee to receive a final license or a renewal of a final license shall be seventy-five thousand dollars.

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764 (15) For a producer license, the fee to enter the lottery shall be one thousand dollars, the fee to receive aprovisional license shall be twenty- five thousand dollars and the fee to receive a final license or a renewal of a final license shall be seventy-five thousand dollars.

(1) Applicants shall apply on a form and in a manner prescribed by thePublic commissioner,Act whichNo. form shall include a method for the applicant to request consideration as a social equity applicant;

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6699 the commissioner, which form shall include a method for the applicant to request consideration as a social equity applicant;

The first date that the department shall accept applications shall be no sooner than thirty days after the date theSocialEquity Council posts the criteria and supporting documentation necessary to qualify for consideration as a social equity sHB6699applicant /as Fileset No.forth in section 21a-420g, as amended by this act.

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764 applicant as set forth in section 21a-420g, as amended by this act.

(F) The ownership interest that an owner of a social equity applicant holds in such applicant, expressed as a percentage of all ownership interestsPublic inAct suchNo. applicant;

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6699 interests in such applicant;

(J) Information concerning the applicant's formation, including, but not limited to, the applicant's business entity type, formation date and place, and business registration number as such number appears on the sHB6699electronic /business Fileportal No.established by the Commercial Recording Division of the office of the Secretary of the State pursuant to section 3- 99d;

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764 electronic business portal established by the Commercial Recording Division of the office of the Secretary of the State pursuant to section 3- 99d;

(ii) A college or university conducting research or assisting the state in reviewing such applications, provided such college or university agrees to not disclose any personally identifying information or confidential business information and to deidentify any personal or financial information such college or university receives from the department before releasing any report, study, survey or similar documentPublic concerningAct suchNo. information;

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6699 document concerning such information;

or sHB6699(v) /The Fileapplicant No.or the applicant's owner to confirm that any such information or document such applicant or owner submitted to the department in connection with such application is accurate.

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764 (v) The applicant or the applicant's owner to confirm that any such information or document such applicant or owner submitted to the department in connection with such application is accurate.

(1) For a retailer license, the fee to enter the lottery shall be five hundredPublic dollars,Act theNo. fee to receive a provisional license shall be five thousand dollars and the fee to receive a final license or a renewal of a final license shall be twenty-five thousand dollars.

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6699 hundred dollars, the fee to receive a provisional license shall be five thousand dollars and the fee to receive a final license or a renewal of a final license shall be twenty-five thousand dollars.

(4) For a micro-cultivator license, the fee to enter the lottery shall be two hundred fifty dollars, the fee to receive a provisional license shall sHB6699be /five Filehundred No.dollars and the fee to receive a final license or a renewal of a final license shall be one thousand dollars.

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764 be five hundred dollars and the fee to receive a final license or a renewal of a final license shall be one thousand dollars.

(6) (A) For a food and beverage manufacturer license, the fee to enter the lottery shall be two hundred fifty dollars, the fee to receive a provisional license shall be one thousand dollars and the fee to receive aPublic finalAct licenseNo. or a renewal of a final license shall be five thousand dollars.

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6699 a final license or a renewal of a final license shall be five thousand dollars.

(8) For a delivery service or transporter license, the fee to enter the sHB6699lottery /shall Filebe No.two hundred fifty dollars, the fee to receive a provisional license shall be one thousand dollars and the fee to receive a final license or a renewal of a final license shall be five thousand dollars.

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764 lottery shall be two hundred fifty dollars, the fee to receive a provisional license shall be one thousand dollars and the fee to receive a final license or a renewal of a final license shall be five thousand dollars.

(13)Public TheAct licenseNo. conversion fee for a producer to engage in the adult use cannabis market shall be three million dollars, except as provided in section 21a-420l, as amended by this act.

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6699 (13) The license conversion fee for a producer to engage in the adult use cannabis market shall be three million dollars, except as provided in section 21a-420l, as amended by this act.

The fund shall contain any moneys required sHB6699by /law Fileto No.be deposited in the fund and shall be held by the Treasurer separate and apart from all other moneys, funds and accounts.

764Moneys sHB6699in Filethe fund shall be appropriated for thepurposes of (1) substance abuse prevention, treatment and recovery services, which may include, but need not be limited to, the (A) provision of youth cannabis use prevention services by the local advisory councils on drug use and prevention established by municipalities pursuant to subsection (a) of Section 4126 of the Drug Free Schools and Communities Act of 1986, as amended from time to time, regional behavioral health action organizations described in section 17a-484f, or youth service bureaus established pursuant to section 10-19m, and (B) development of a public awareness campaign to raise awareness of the mental and physical health risks of youth cannabis use and cannabis use by pregnant Public Act No.

76423-79 by59 lawof to136 beSubstitute depositedHouse inBill theNo. fund and shall be held by the Treasurer separate and apart from all other moneys, funds and accounts.

Moneys6699 in the fund shall be appropriated for thepurposes of (1) substance abuse prevention, treatment and recovery services, which may include, but need not be limited to, the (A) provision of youth cannabis use prevention services by the local advisory councils on drug use and prevention established by municipalities pursuant to subsection (a) of Section 4126 of the Drug Free Schools and Communities Act of 1986, as amended from time to time, regional behavioral health action organizations described in section 17a-484f, or youth service bureaus established pursuant to section 10-19m, and (B) development of a public awareness campaign to raise awareness of the mental and physical health risks of youth cannabis use and cannabis use by pregnant persons, and (2) collection and analysis of data regarding substance use.

(b) Except as provided in section 21a-420o, prior to the first date that the department begins accepting applications for a license type, the department shall determine the maximum number of applications that sHB6699shall /be Fileconsidered No.for such license type and post such information on its Internet web site.

764Fifty sHB6699per Filecent No.of the maximum number of applications that shall be considered for each license type (1) shall be selected through a social equity lottery for such license type, and (2) shallbe reserved by thedepartment for socialequity applicants.If, upon the close of the application period for a license type, the department receives more applications than the maximum number to be considered in total or to be reserved for social equity applicants as set forth in this subsection, [(b) of this section,] a third-party lottery operator shall conduct a lottery to identify applications for review by the department and the Social Equity Council.

764Public shallAct beNo. considered for such license type and post such information on its Internet web site.

Fifty23-79 per60 cent of the136 maximumSubstitute numberHouse ofBill applicationsNo. that shall be considered for each license type (1) shall be selected through a social equity lottery for such license type, and (2) shallbe reserved by the department for socialequity applicants.If, upon the close of the application period for a license type, the department receives more applications than the maximum number to be considered in total or to be reserved for social equity applicants as set forth in this subsection, [(b) of this section,] a third-party lottery operator shall conduct a lottery to identify applications for review by the department and the Social Equity Council.

6699 (c) (1) The third-party lottery operator shall:

[, which shall consist of the applications rankednumericallyonetothemaximumnumbersetforthinaccordance with subsection (b) of this section.] (d) (1) Prior to submitting an application, an applicant that is a sHB6699business /entity Fileshall No.register such business entity with the Secretary of the State to do business in this state, and include with such application an attestation that such applicant has so registered.

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764 business entity shall register such business entity with the Secretary of the State to do business in this state, and include with such application an attestation that such applicant has so registered.

The department shall review the list of all lottery applicants in the social equity lottery round and the general lottery round, independently for eachsuch round, to determine whether any applicant hasPublic submittedAct moreNo. than one application under the same applicant name.

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6699 has submitted more than one application under the same applicant name.

(5)Forthepurposeofthissubsection:(A)"Applicationperiod"means the established period of time within which the department may accept applications for a specific license type for the social equity or general sHB6699lottery; / File No.

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764 lottery;

[(d)] (e) (1) Upon receipt of an application for social equity consideration or, in the case where a social equity lottery is conducted, after such lottery applicants are selected, the department shall provide toPublic theAct SocialNo. Equity Council the documentation received by the department during the application process that is required under subsection (a) of this section.

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6699 to the Social Equity Council the documentation received by the department during the application process that is required under subsection (a) of this section.

This process may continue until the Social Equity Council has identified for further consideration the sHB6699number /of Fileapplications No.set forth on the department's web site pursuant to subsection (b) of this section or [the lottery indicates that] until there are no [further] remaining social equity applications to be considered.

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76423-79 number63 of applications136 setSubstitute forthHouse onBill theNo. department's web site pursuant to subsection (b) of this section or [the lottery indicates that] until there are no [further] remaining social equity applications to be considered.

6699 (3) For each license type, the Social Equity Council shall identify for the department the social equity applications that qualify as social equity applicants and that should be reviewed by the department for purposes of awarding a provisional license.

[(e)] (f) The department shall review each application to be considered, as identified by the third-party lottery operator or Social sHB6699Equity /Council, Fileas applicable, to confirm [it] such application is Public Act No.

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7646699 Equity Council, as applicable, to confirm [it] such application is complete and to determine whether any application:

If] unless the applicant removes [any backer] from such application all backers that would cause [the applicant to be denied based on subsection (e) of this section, then the applicant entity shall not be denied due to such backer's prior involvementPublic ifAct such backer is removed within thirty days of notice by the department of the disqualification of a backer] such denial not later sHB6699 / File No.

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7646699 involvement if such backer is removed within thirty days of notice by the department of the disqualification of a backer] such denial not later than thirty days after the department sends notice to the applicant disclosing such denial.

[Applicants] Lottery applicants shall have sixty days from the date they receive their provisionalPublic applicationAct toNo. complete the application.

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6699 provisional application to complete the application.

Upon receiving a provisional application from an applicant, the department shall review the application for completeness and to confirm that all information provided is acceptable and in compliance with this section and any sHB6699regulations /adopted Fileunder No.this section.

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764 regulations adopted under this section.

(1) A contract with an entity providing an approved electronic trackingPublic systemAct asNo. set forth in section 21a-421n;

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6699 tracking system as set forth in section 21a-421n;

(4) A labor peace agreement complying with section 21a-421d, as sHB6699amended /by Filethis No.act, has been entered into between the cannabis establishment and a bona fide labor organization, as defined in section 21a-421d, as amended by this act;

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764 amended by this act, has been entered into between the cannabis establishment and a bona fide labor organization, as defined in section 21a-421d, as amended by this act;

[(l)]Public (m)Act AtNo. any time after receiving a final license, a cannabis establishment may begin operations, provided all other requirements for opening a business in compliance with the laws of this state are complete and all employees have been registered and all key employees and backers have been licensed, with the department.

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6699 [(l)] (m) At any time after receiving a final license, a cannabis establishment may begin operations, provided all other requirements for opening a business in compliance with the laws of this state are complete and all employees have been registered and all key employees and backers have been licensed, with the department.

(e)Equityjointventuresthat areretailersorhybridretailersthat share sHB6699a /common File[cultivator No.or] cultivator backer or owner shall not be located within twenty miles of [another commonly owned equity joint venture] each other.

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764 a common [cultivator or] cultivator backer or owner shall not be located within twenty miles of [another commonly owned equity joint venture] each other.

Sec.Public Act No.

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(c) The equity joint venture applicant shall submit an application to the Social Equity Council that may include, but need not be limited to, sHB6699evidence /of Filebusiness No.formation, ownership allocation, terms of ownership and financing and proof of social equity status.

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764 evidence of business formation, ownership allocation, terms of ownership and financing and proof of social equity status.

(f)Equity joint venturesthat are retailersor hybridretailersthat share aPublic commonAct [producerNo. or] producer backer [and that are retailers or hybrid retailers] or owner shall not be located within twenty miles of [another commonly owned equity joint venture] each other.

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6699 a common [producer or] producer backer [and that are retailers or hybrid retailers] or owner shall not be located within twenty miles of [another commonly owned equity joint venture] each other.

Subsection (e) of section 21a-420p of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, sHB66992023): / File No.

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764 2023):

(b) A retailer may obtain cannabis from a cultivator, micro-cultivator, producer, product packager, food and beverage manufacturer, product manufacturerPublic orAct transporterNo. or an undeliverable return from a delivery service.

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6699 manufacturer or transporter or an undeliverable return from a delivery service.

A hybrid retailer may sell cannabis sHB6699products /to Filea No.consumer or research program.

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764 products to a consumer or research program.

(c)Public AnAct equityNo. joint venture applicant shall submit an application to the Social Equity Council that may include, but need not be limited to, evidence of business formation, ownership allocation, terms of ownership and financing and proof of social equity status.

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6699 (c) An equity joint venture applicant shall submit an application to the Social Equity Council that may include, but need not be limited to, evidence of business formation, ownership allocation, terms of ownership and financing and proof of social equity status.

sHB6699(f)Equity /joint Fileventuresthat No.are retailersor hybrid retailersthat share a common [dispensary facility or] dispensary facility backer or owner, or hybrid retailer backer or owner, shall not be located within twenty miles of [another commonly owned equity joint venture] each other.

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764 (f)Equity joint venturesthat are retailersor hybridretailersthat share a common [dispensary facility or] dispensary facility backer or owner, or hybrid retailer backer or owner, shall not be located within twenty miles of [another commonly owned equity joint venture] each other.

No person may act as a food and beverage manufacturer or represent that such personisa licensed foodandbeverage manufacturer unlesssuchperson hasPublic obtainedAct aNo. license from the department pursuant to this section.

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6699 has obtained a license from the department pursuant to this section.

sHB6699(f) /A Filefood No.and beverage manufacturer shall ensure all equipment utilized for manufacturing, processing and packaging cannabis is sanitary and inspected regularly to deter the adulteration of cannabis in accordance with RERACA as well as federal Food and Drug Administration and United States Department of Agriculture requirements.

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764 (f) A food and beverage manufacturer shall ensure all equipment utilized for manufacturing, processing and packaging cannabis is sanitary and inspected regularly to deter the adulteration of cannabis in accordance with RERACA as well as federal Food and Drug Administration and United States Department of Agriculture requirements.

(A) The food and beverage manufacturerPublic submitsAct toNo. the department (i) a completed license expansion application on a form and in a manner prescribed by the commissioner, and (ii) the fee prescribed in subparagraph (B) of subdivision (6) of subsection (c) of section 21a-420e, as amended by this act;

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6699 manufacturer submits to the department (i) a completed license expansion application on a form and in a manner prescribed by the commissioner, and (ii) the fee prescribed in subparagraph (B) of subdivision (6) of subsection (c) of section 21a-420e, as amended by this act;

No person may act as sHB6699a /product Filemanufacturer No.or represent that such person is a licensed product manufacturer unless such person has obtained a license from the department pursuant to this section.

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764 a product manufacturer or represent that such person is a licensed product manufacturer unless such person has obtained a license from the department pursuant to this section.

(c)Public AAct productNo. manufacturer may package and label cannabis manufactured at its establishment subject to the license.

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6699 (c) A product manufacturer may package and label cannabis manufactured at its establishment subject to the license.

and (B) the commissioner sHB6699authorizes /the Fileproduct No.manufacturer, in writing, to expand such product manufacturer's authorized activities to include the authorized activities of a food and beverage manufacturer.

764(2) sHB6699All Fileequipment that a product manufacturer utilizes to Public Act No.

76423-79 authorizes76 the product manufacturer, in writing, to expand such product manufacturer's authorized activities to include the authorized activities of a136 foodSubstitute andHouse beverageBill manufacturer.No.

(2)6699 All equipment that a product manufacturer utilizes to manufacture edible cannabis products shall be sanitary and regularly inspected in accordance with all applicable requirements established:

(b) A product packager may obtain cannabis from a producer, cultivator, micro-cultivator, food and beverage manufacturer or a sHB6699product /manufacturer, Fileprovided No.the product packager utilizes its own employees or a transporter.

764The sHB6699product Filepackager may sell, transfer or Public Act No.

76423-79 product77 manufacturer,of provided136 theSubstitute productHouse packagerBill utilizesNo. its own employees or a transporter.

The6699 product packager may sell, transfer or transport cannabis to and from any cannabis establishment, cannabis testing laboratory or research program, provided the product packager only transports cannabis packaged at its licensed establishment and utilizing its own employees or a transporter.

A delivery service may not store or maintain control of cannabis or medical marijuana products for more than twenty-four hours between the point when a consumer, qualifying patient, caregiver or facility places an order, until the time that the cannabis or medical marijuana product is delivered to such consumer, sHB6699Public /Act File No.

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7646699 qualifying patient, caregiver or facility.

(2) a delivery service that delivers cannabis to consumers maintain an online interface that verifies the age of consumers ordering cannabis for delivery and meets certain specificationsanddataPublic securitystandards;and(3)adeliveryservicethatAct delivers cannabis to consumers, qualifying patients or caregivers, and all employees and agents of such licensee, to verify the identity of the sHB6699 / File No.

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7646699 specificationsanddata securitystandards;and(3)adeliveryservicethat delivers cannabis to consumers, qualifying patients or caregivers, and all employees and agents of such licensee, to verify the identity of the qualifying patient, caregiver or consumer and the age of the consumer upon delivery of cannabis to the end consumer, qualifying patient or caregiver, in a manner acceptable to the commissioner.

(a) Each employee of a cannabis establishment, cannabis testing laboratory or research program, other than a key employee, shall annually apply for and obtain a registration, on a form and in a manner prescribedPublic byAct theNo. commissioner, prior to commencing employment at the cannabis establishment business.

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6699 prescribed by the commissioner, prior to commencing employment at the cannabis establishment business.

sHB6699(a) /For Filethe No.purposes of this section:

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764 (a) For the purposes of this section:

Upon renewal, the] for eachPublic keyAct employee,No. manager and owner of an applicant.

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6699 each key employee, manager and owner of an applicant.

sHB6699(c) /A Filekey No.employee, manager or owner shall be denied a license in the event that the key employee's background check reveals a disqualifying conviction.

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764 (c) A key employee, manager or owner shall be denied a license in the event that the key employee's background check reveals a disqualifying conviction.

(2) "Labor peace agreement" means an agreement between a cannabis establishmentPublic andAct aNo. bona fide labor organization under this section pursuant to which the owners and management of the cannabis establishment agree not to lock out employees and that prohibits the bona fide labor organization from engaging in picketing, work stoppages or boycotts against the cannabis establishment;

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6699 establishment and a bona fide labor organization under this section pursuant to which the owners and management of the cannabis establishment agree not to lock out employees and that prohibits the bona fide labor organization from engaging in picketing, work stoppages or boycotts against the cannabis establishment;

and sHB6699(4) /"Licensee" Filemeans No.a cannabis establishment licensee, dispensary facility or producer.

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764 (4) "Licensee" means a cannabis establishment licensee, dispensary facility or producer.

(ii) Such labor union has been recognized or certified as the bargainingrepresentativeforcannabisemployeesemployedatcannabis establishmentsPublic inAct thisNo. state;

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6699 establishments in this state;

sHB6699(C) /Has Filefiled No.the annual report required by 29 USC 431(b) for the three years immediately preceding the date of such labor union's application under this subsection;

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764 (C) Has filed the annual report required by 29 USC 431(b) for the three years immediately preceding the date of such labor union's application under this subsection;

(3)Public InAct theNo. event of any change in the information that a labor union submits to the department under this subsection, the labor union shall correct or update such information, in a form and manner prescribed by the department, not later than thirty days after the date of such change.

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6699 (3) In the event of any change in the information that a labor union submits to the department under this subsection, the labor union shall correct or update such information, in a form and manner prescribed by the department, not later than thirty days after the date of such change.

[(b)] (c) Any provisional cannabis establishment licensee, dispensary facility or producer shall, as a condition of its final license approval, sHB6699license /conversion Fileor No.approval for expanded authorization, respectively, enter into a labor peace agreement with a bona fide labor organization.

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764 license conversion or approval for expanded authorization, respectively, enter into a labor peace agreement with a bona fide labor organization.

(1) [the] The arbitrator notifies, orPublic bothAct ofNo. the parties to the arbitration notify, the department that the licensee is in compliance with the arbitration award;

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6699 or both of the parties to the arbitration notify, the department that the licensee is in compliance with the arbitration award;

[(e)] (f) A producer, cultivator or micro-cultivator may sell, transport sHB6699or /transfer Filecannabis No.to a product packager, food or beverage manufacturer, product manufacturer, dispensary facility or hybrid retailer for the sale of products to qualified patients or caregivers, which products shall be labeled "For Medical Use Only".

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764 or transfer cannabis to a product packager, food or beverage manufacturer, product manufacturer, dispensary facility or hybrid retailer for the sale of products to qualified patients or caregivers, which products shall be labeled "For Medical Use Only".

Notwithstanding the requirements of sections 4-168 to 4-172, inclusive, in order to effectuate the purposes of RERACA and protect public health and safety, prior to adopting such regulations the commissioner shall issue policies and procedures to implement the provisions of RERACA that shallPublic haveAct theNo. force and effect of law.

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6699 shall have the force and effect of law.

(1) Setting appropriate dosage, potency, concentration and serving size limits and delineation requirements for cannabis, provided a standardized serving of edible cannabis product or beverage, other than a medical marijuana product, shall contain not more than five sHB6699milligrams /of FileTHC. No.

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764 milligrams of THC.

[;] (4)Public Establishing,Act inNo. consultation with the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, consumer health materials that shall be posted or distributed, as specified by the commissioner, by cannabis establishments to maximize dissemination to cannabis consumers.

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6699 (4) Establishing, in consultation with the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, consumer health materials that shall be posted or distributed, as specified by the commissioner, by cannabis establishments to maximize dissemination to cannabis consumers.

[;] sHB6699(C) /A Filenotation No.of the amount of cannabis the cannabis product is considered the equivalent to.

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764 (C) A notation of the amount of cannabis the cannabis product is considered the equivalent to.

[;] For the purposes of this subparagraph, packaging shall be deemed to be (i) child-resistant if the packaging satisfies the standard for special packaging established in 16 CFR 1700.1(b)(4), as amended from time to time, (ii) tamper-resistant if the packaging has at least one barrier to, or indicator of, entry that would preclude the contents of such packaging from being accessed or adulterated without indicating to a reasonable personPublic thatAct suchNo. packaging has been breached, and (iii) light-resistant if thepackagingisentirelyanduniformlyopaqueandprotectstheentirety of the contents of such packaging from the effects of light.

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6699 person that such packaging has been breached, and (iii) light-resistant if thepackagingisentirelyanduniformlyopaqueandprotectstheentirety of the contents of such packaging from the effects of light.

and] [(I)](K)Standardanduniformpackaging andlabeling,including,but not limited to, requirements (i) regarding branding or logos, (ii) that all packaging be opaque, and (iii) that amounts and concentrations of THC sHB6699and /cannabidiol, Fileper No.serving and per package, be clearly marked on the packaging or label of any cannabis product sold.

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764 and cannabidiol, per serving and per package, be clearly marked on the packaging or label of any cannabis product sold.

(M) Chemotypes, which shall be displayed as (i) "High THC, Low CBD" where the ratio of THC to CBD is greater than five to one and the totalPublic THCAct percentageNo. is at least fifteen per cent, (ii) "Moderate THC, Moderate CBD" where the ratio of THC to CBD is at least one to five but not greater than five to one and the total THC percentage is greater than five per cent but less than fifteen per cent, (iii) "Low THC, High CBD" where the ratio of THC to CBD is less than one to five and the total THC percentage is not greater than five per cent, or (iv) the chemotype described in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) of this subparagraph that most closely fits the cannabis or cannabis product, as determined by mathematical analysis of the ratio of THC to CBD, where such cannabis or cannabis product does not fit a chemotype described in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) of this subparagraph.

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6699 total THC percentage is at least fifteen per cent, (ii) "Moderate THC, Moderate CBD" where the ratio of THC to CBD is at least one to five but not greater than five to one and the total THC percentage is greater than five per cent but less than fifteen per cent, (iii) "Low THC, High CBD" where the ratio of THC to CBD is less than one to five and the total THC percentage is not greater than five per cent, or (iv) the chemotype described in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) of this subparagraph that most closely fits the cannabis or cannabis product, as determined by mathematical analysis of the ratio of THC to CBD, where such cannabis or cannabis product does not fit a chemotype described in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) of this subparagraph.

and (ii) The following information concerning the cannabis contained in such packaging, which shall be in legible English, black lettering, Times New Roman font, flat regular typeface, on a contrasting background and in uniform size of not less than one-tenth of one inch, based on a capital letter "K", which information shall also be available on the sHB6699Internet /web Filesite No.of the cannabis establishment that sells and transfers such cannabis:

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764 Internet web site of the cannabis establishment that sells and transfers such cannabis:

(II)Public TheAct expirationNo. date, which shall not account for any refrigeration after such cannabis is sold and transferred to the consumer, qualifying patient or caregiver.

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6699 (II) The expiration date, which shall not account for any refrigeration after such cannabis is sold and transferred to the consumer, qualifying patient or caregiver.

(VIII) The following warning statement within,andoutlinedwithin,and by,aredoutlined by, ared box:

Keep away from children." (IX) At least one of the following warning statements, rotated sHB6699quarterly /on Filean No.alternating basis:

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764 quarterly on an alternating basis:

Frequent and prolonged use of cannabis can contribute to mental health problems over time, including anxiety, depression, stunted brain development and impaired memory." "Warning:Public Act No.

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6699 "Warning:

[;] sHB6699(9) /Prohibiting Filecannabis No.product types that appeal to children.

764[;] sHB6699(10) FileEstablishing physical and cyber security requirements related to Public Act No.

76423-79 (9)92 Prohibitingof cannabis136 productSubstitute typesHouse thatBill appealNo. to children.

[;]6699 (10) Establishing physical and cyber security requirements related to build out, monitoring and protocols for cannabis establishments as a requirement for licensure.

and] sHB6699Public /Act File No.

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7646699 (15) Permitting the outdoor cultivation of cannabis.

(B)Public AAct cannabis establishment may emboss, deboss or similarly print the name of the cannabis establishment's business entity, and one logo sHB6699 / File No.

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7646699 (B) A cannabis establishment may emboss, deboss or similarly print the name of the cannabis establishment's business entity, and one logo with not more than three colors, on a delivery device cartridge.

(3)Public FailureAct toNo. maintain effective controls against diversion, theft or loss of cannabis, cannabis products or other controlled substances;

(4)23-79 Discipline95 by,of or136 aSubstitute pendingHouse disciplinaryBill action or an unresolved sHB6699 / File No.

7646699 sHB6699(3) FileFailure No.to maintain effective controls against diversion, theft or loss of cannabis, cannabis products or other controlled substances;

764(4) Discipline by, or a pending disciplinary action or an unresolved complaint against a cannabis establishment licensee, registrant or applicant regarding any professional license or registration of any federal, state or local government;

(13)Public FailureAct toNo. properly register employees or license key employees, or failure to notify the department of a change in key employees or backers;

(14)23-79 An96 adverse administrative decision or delinquency assessment against the cannabis establishment from the Department of Revenue136 sHB6699Substitute /House FileBill No.

7646699 sHB6699(13) FileFailure No.to properly register employees or license key employees, or failure to notify the department of a change in key employees or backers;

764(14) An adverse administrative decision or delinquency assessment against the cannabis establishment from the Department of Revenue Services;

(d)Public NoAct personNo. whose license or registration has been revoked may apply for a cannabis establishment, backer or key employee license or an employee registration for a period of one year after the date of such revocation.

(e)23-79 The97 voluntary surrender of a136 licenseSubstitute orHouse registration,Bill or failure to renew a license or registration, shall not prevent the commissioner from suspending or revoking such license or registration or imposing other sHB6699 / File No.

7646699 sHB6699(d) FileNo No.person whose license or registration has been revoked may apply for a cannabis establishment, backer or key employee license or an employee registration for a period of one year after the date of such revocation.

764(e) The voluntary surrender of a license or registration, or failure to renew a license or registration, shall not prevent the commissioner from suspending or revoking such license or registration or imposing other penalties permitted by RERACA.

(A) In ways that target or are designed to appeal to individuals under twenty-one years of age, including, but not limited to, spokespersons or celebrities who appeal to individuals under the legal age to purchase cannabisor cannabis products,depictionsofa personunder twenty-five years of age consuming cannabis, or, the inclusion of objects, such as toys, characters or cartoon characters, suggesting the presence of a person under twenty-one years of age, or any other depiction designed in any manner to be appealing to a person under twenty-one years of age;Public Act No.

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6699 age;

(2) Engage in any advertising by means of any form of billboard within one thousand five hundred feet of an elementary or secondary school ground or a house of worship, recreation center or facility, child care center, playground, public park or library, or engage in any sHB6699advertising /by Filemeans No.of [an electronic or illuminated] a billboard between the hours of six o'clock a.m.

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764 advertising by means of [an electronic or illuminated] a billboard between the hours of six o'clock a.m.

(5) Advertise cannabis or cannabis products in a manner claiming or implying, or permit any employee of the cannabis establishment to claim or imply, that such products have curative or therapeutic effects, or that any other medical claim is true, or allow any employee to promote cannabis for a wellness purpose unless such claims are substantiated as set forth in regulations adopted under chapter 420f or verbally conveyed by a licensed pharmacist or other licensed medical practitionerPublic inAct theNo. course of business in, or while representing, a hybrid retail or dispensary facility;

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6699 practitioner in the course of business in, or while representing, a hybrid retail or dispensary facility;

(7) Advertise cannabis, cannabis products or cannabis paraphernalia sHB6699in /any Filephysical No.form visible to the public within five hundred feet of an elementary or secondary school ground or a recreation center or facility, child care center, playground, public park or library;

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764 in any physical form visible to the public within five hundred feet of an elementary or secondary school ground or a recreation center or facility, child care center, playground, public park or library;

(11)Public AdvertiseAct onNo. or in public or private vehicles or at bus stops, taxi stands, transportation waiting areas, train stations, airports or other similar transportation venues including, but not limited to, vinyl- wrapped vehicles or signs or logos on transportation vehicles not owned by a cannabis establishment;

(12)23-79 Display100 cannabis, cannabis products or any image, or any other visual representation, of the136 cannabisSubstitute plantHouse orBill any part of the cannabis plant, including, but not limited to, the leaf of the cannabis plant, so as to be clearly visible to a person from the exterior of the facility used in the operation of a cannabis establishment, or display signs or other printed material advertising any brand or any kind of cannabis or cannabis product, or including any image, or any other visual representation, of the cannabis plant or any part of the cannabis plant, including, but not limited to, the leaf of the cannabis plant, on the sHB6699 / File No.

7646699 sHB6699(11) FileAdvertise No.on or in public or private vehicles or at bus stops, taxi stands, transportation waiting areas, train stations, airports or other similar transportation venues including, but not limited to, vinyl- wrapped vehicles or signs or logos on transportation vehicles not owned by a cannabis establishment;

764(12) Display cannabis, cannabis products or any image, or any other visual representation, of the cannabis plant or any part of the cannabis plant, including, but not limited to, the leaf of the cannabis plant, so as to be clearly visible to a person from the exterior of the facility used in the operation of a cannabis establishment, or display signs or other printed material advertising any brand or any kind of cannabis or cannabis product, or including any image, or any other visual representation, of the cannabis plant or any part of the cannabis plant, including, but not limited to, the leaf of the cannabis plant, on the exterior ofany facility usedin theoperationofacannabisestablishment;

(d)Public AnyAct outdoorNo. signage, including, but not limited to, any monument sign, pylon sign or wayfinding sign, shall be deemed to satisfy the audience requirement established in subdivision (3) of subsection (b) of this section, be exempt from the distance requirement established in subdivision (7) of subsection (b) of this section and [shall] not be required to contain the warning required under subsection (c) of this section, if such outdoor signage:

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6699 (d) Any outdoor signage, including, but not limited to, any monument sign, pylon sign or wayfinding sign, shall be deemed to satisfy the audience requirement established in subdivision (3) of subsection (b) of this section, be exempt from the distance requirement established in subdivision (7) of subsection (b) of this section and [shall] not be required to contain the warning required under subsection (c) of this section, if such outdoor signage:

(A) On the cannabis establishment's premises, regardless of whether sHB6699such /cannabis Fileestablishment No.leases or owns such premises;

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764 such cannabis establishment leases or owns such premises;

(a) For the purpose of this section and section 22-61m, as amended by this act, the following terms have the same meaning as provided in 7 CFR990.1,asamendedfromtimetotime:"AcceptablehempTHClevel", "Agricultural marketing service", "Audit", "Cannabis", "Conviction", "Corrective action plan", "Culpable mental state greater than negligence", "Decarboxylated", "Decarboxylation", "Disposal", "Dry weight basis", "Gas chromatography", "Geospatial location", "Handle", "Liquid chromatography", "Immature plants", "Information sharing system",Public "MeasurementAct ofNo. uncertainty", "Negligence", "Phytocannabinoid", "Postdecarboxylation", "Remediation", "Reverse distributor" and "Total THC".

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6699 system", "Measurement of uncertainty", "Negligence", "Phytocannabinoid", "Postdecarboxylation", "Remediation", "Reverse distributor" and "Total THC".

(4)"Cultivate" meansto plant,grow,harvest,handleandstore aplanta plant or crop;

sHB6699(7) /"Hemp" Filehas No.the same meaning as provided in the federal act;

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764 (7) "Hemp" has the same meaning as provided in the federal act;

andPublic (B)Act ThatNo. is accredited as a laboratory in compliance with section 21a- 408-59 of the regulations of Connecticut state agencies;

(10)23-79 "Laboratory"103 means a laboratory that meets the requirements of 7136 CFRSubstitute 990.3House andBill thatNo. isaccredited as a testing laboratory to International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 17025 by a third-party accrediting body such as the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation or the Assured Calibration and Laboratory Accreditation Select Services;

6699 and (B) That is accredited as a laboratory in compliance with section 21a- 408-59 of the regulations of Connecticut state agencies;

(10) "Laboratory" means a laboratory that meets the requirements of CFR 990.3 and that isaccredited as a testing laboratory to International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 17025 by a third-party accrediting body such as the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation or the Assured Calibration and Laboratory Accreditation Select Services;

(13) "Manufacture" means the conversionof the hemp plant into a by- product by means of adding heat, solvents or any method of extraction sHB6699that /modifies Filethe No.original composition of the plant for the purpose of creating a manufacturer hemp product for commercial or research purposes;

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764 that modifies the original composition of the plant for the purpose of creating a manufacturer hemp product for commercial or research purposes;

(16)Public "Market"Act orNo. "marketing" means promoting, distributing or selling a hemp product within the state, in another state or outside of the United States and includes efforts to advertise and gather information about the needs or preferences of potential consumers or suppliers;