{"id":139,"date":"2021-07-26T20:45:14","date_gmt":"2021-07-26T20:45:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/CBMicWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm1vbmRhcS5jb20vdW5pdGVkc3RhdGVzL2Nhbm5hYmlzLWhlbXAvMTA5NTE3MC91cGRhdGUtb24tdGhlLWxlZ2FsaXphdGlvbi1vZi1tYXJpanVhbmEtaW4tY29ubmVjdGljdXQt0gEA"},"modified":"2021-07-26T20:45:14","modified_gmt":"2021-07-26T20:45:14","slug":"update-on-the-legalization-of-marijuana-in-connecticut-cannabis-hemp-united-states-mondaq-news-alerts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/?p=139","title":{"rendered":"Update On The Legalization Of Marijuana In Connecticut – Cannabis & Hemp – United States – Mondaq News Alerts"},"content":{"rendered":"
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On June 17, 2021, the Connecticut Legislature passed a bill
\nallowing the state to legalize use of cannabis for people 21 years
\nof age or older, which was subsequently signed into law by Governor
\nNed Lamont on June 22, 2021. As of July 1, 2021, adult use of
\ncannabis is legal in Connecticut.<\/p>\n

The new legislation expands the June 2012 legalization of
\nmedical marijuana under Governor Dannel P. Malloy’s prior
\nadministration.<\/p>\n

The Legislation<\/h3>\n

Senate Bill 1201 legalizes cannabis use for adults over the age
\nof 21 years, limited to no more than 1.54 ounces of cannabis on
\ntheir person, and no more than 5 ounces in their homes or locked in
\ntheir car, truck or glove box. Further, all adults age 21 and over
\nwill be permitted to grow six cannabis plants indoors within their
\nhomes beginning July 1, 2023.<\/p>\n

Senate Bill 1201 reduces the penalties for the adult possession of
\nup to 1.5 ounces of marijuana from a criminal misdemeanor (formerly
\npunishable by one year in jail and a $1,000 fine) to a non-criminal
\ninfraction, punishable by a $150 fine with no arrest or jail time
\nand no criminal record. The new law similarly reduces penalties for
\nthe possession of marijuana paraphernalia. The expungement of minor
\noffenses dealing with cannabis will help many individuals acquire
\nbetter employment opportunities, which will lead to a growing
\nConnecticut economy.<\/p>\n

Criminalization of Cannabis over 1.5 Ounces<\/h3>\n

Further, although Connecticut has legalized marijuana, the law
\nremains a sliding scale when defining a criminal offense.<\/p>\n