Conn. Gen. Stat. § 21a-420p: Micro-cultivator license.

(a) The department may issue or renew a license for a person to be a micro-cultivator. No person may act as a micro-cultivator or represent that such person is a licensed micro-cultivator unless such person has obtained a license from the department pursuant to this section.

(b) A micro-cultivator is authorized to cultivate, grow, propagate, manufacture and package the cannabis plant at an establishment containing not less than two thousand square feet and not more than ten thousand square feet of grow space, prior to any expansion authorized by the commissioner, provided such micro-cultivator complies with the provisions of any regulations adopted under section 21a-420q concerning grow space. A micro-cultivator business shall meet physical security controls set forth and required by the commissioner.

(c) A micro-cultivator may apply for expansion of its grow space, in increments of five thousand square feet, on an annual basis, from the date of initial licensure, if such licensee is not subject to any pending or final administrative actions or judicial findings. If there are any pending or final administrative actions or judicial findings against the licensee, the department shall conduct a suitability review to determine whether such expansion shall be granted, which determination shall be final and appealable only to the Superior Court. The micro-cultivator may apply for an expansion of its business annually upon renewal of its credential until such licensee reaches a maximum of twenty-five thousand square feet of grow space. If a micro-cultivator desires to expand beyond twenty-five thousand square feet of grow space, the micro-cultivator licensee may apply for a cultivator license one year after its last expansion request. The micro-cultivator licensee shall not be required to apply through the lottery application process to convert its license to a cultivator license. If a micro-cultivator maintains its license and meets all of the application and licensure requirements for a cultivator license, including payment of the cultivator license fee established under section 21a-420e, the micro-cultivator licensee shall be granted a cultivator license.

(d) A micro-cultivator may label, manufacture, package and perform extractions on any cannabis cultivated, grown and propagated at its licensed establishment provided it meets all licensure and application requirements for a food and beverage manufacturer, product manufacturer or product packager, as applicable.

(e) A micro-cultivator may sell, transfer or transport its cannabis to a cannabis establishment, cannabis testing laboratory or research program, provided the cannabis is cultivated, grown and propagated at the micro-cultivator's licensed establishment and transported utilizing the micro-cultivator's own employees or a transporter. A micro-cultivator shall not gift or transfer cannabis or cannabis products at no cost to a consumer as part of a commercial transaction.

(f) (1) A micro-cultivator may sell cannabis seedlings cultivated at its micro-cultivator establishment directly to consumers, excluding qualifying patients and caregivers, solely through delivery by either utilizing a delivery service or its own employees, subject to the requirements of subsection (c) of section 21a-420c. No cannabis establishment other than a micro-cultivator shall sell cannabis seedlings to consumers, and no cannabis establishment other than a delivery service or a micro-cultivator utilizing its own employees shall deliver cannabis seedlings cultivated and sold by a micro-cultivator to consumers.

(2) No micro-cultivator shall sell a cannabis seedling to a consumer unless:

(A) The micro-cultivator cultivated the cannabis seedling in this state from seed or clone;

(B) The cannabis seedling (i) has a standing height of not more than six inches measured from the base of the stem to the tallest point of the plant, (ii) does not contain any bud or flower, and (iii) has been tested for pesticides and heavy metals in accordance with the laboratory testing standards established in the policies and procedures issued, and final regulations adopted, by the commissioner pursuant to section 21a-421j; and

(C) A label or informational tag is affixed to the cannabis seedling disclosing the following 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”:

(i) The name of the micro-cultivator;

(ii) A product description for the cannabis seedling;

(iii) One of the following chemotypes anticipated after flowering: (I) “High THC, Low CBD”; (II) “Low THC, High CBD”; or (III) “50/50 THC and CBD”;

(iv) The results of the testing required under subparagraph (B)(iii) of this subdivision;

(v) Directions for optimal care of the cannabis seedling;

(vi) Unobscured symbols, in a size of not less than one-half inch by one-half inch and in a format approved by the commissioner, which symbols shall indicate that the cannabis seedling contains THC and is not legal or safe for individuals younger than twenty-one years of age; and

(vii) A unique identifier generated by a cannabis analytic tracking system maintained by the department and used to track cannabis under the policies and procedures issued, and final regulations adopted, by the commissioner pursuant to section 21a-421j.

(3) Notwithstanding section 21a-421j, no cannabis seedling shall be required to be sold in child-resistant packaging.

(4) No micro-cultivator shall knowingly sell more than three cannabis seedlings to a consumer in any six-month period.

(5) No micro-cultivator shall accept any returned cannabis seedling.

(g) (1) A micro-cultivator that has obtained a final license from the department pursuant to this section and maintains an exclusively indoor grow facility may submit an application to the department, in a form and manner prescribed by the commissioner, for a retailer or hybrid retailer endorsement to such final license under this subsection. Such endorsement, if issued, shall authorize the micro-cultivator to operate a retailer or hybrid retailer pursuant to this subsection. An applicant micro-cultivator shall submit a complete application for an endorsement under this subsection, along with the endorsement application fee, to the department not later than one year after the date on which the applicant micro-cultivator obtained a final micro-cultivator license from the department pursuant to this section or June 30, 2026, whichever is later. The department shall not accept an application submitted pursuant to this subsection after such time period has expired. The amount of the application fee for an endorsement under this subsection shall be the same as the fee imposed to receive a final retailer license or a final hybrid retailer license set forth in subsections (c) and (d) of section 21a-420e. All application fees for an initial endorsement under this subsection shall be deposited in the consumer protection enforcement account established in section 21a-8a. The annual renewal fee for an endorsement issued under this subsection shall be the same as the renewal fee for a final retailer license or a final hybrid retailer license set forth in subsections (c) and (d) of section 21a-420e.

(2) The department shall issue an endorsement to a micro-cultivator pursuant to this subsection if the micro-cultivator:

(A) Submits a timely and complete endorsement application to the department, in the form and manner prescribed by the commissioner;

(B) Attests that the retailer or hybrid retailer created pursuant to the endorsement shall be operated in compliance with all requirements established in this chapter for a licensed retailer or a licensed hybrid retailer; and

(C) Acknowledges and attests that such micro-cultivator shall not engage in any outdoor cultivation of cannabis.

(3) Each micro-cultivator that is issued an endorsement under this subsection shall have twenty-four months from the date such endorsement is issued to (A) satisfy the requirements established in section 21a-420g for a retailer or hybrid retailer that has been issued a final license, and (B) seek and obtain a written statement from the department, in a form and manner prescribed by the commissioner, confirming that such micro-cultivator satisfies such requirements and is authorized to engage in the activities of a retailer or hybrid retailer.

(4) An endorsement issued pursuant to this subsection shall expire and shall not be eligible for reapplication or renewal if the micro-cultivator (A) fails to satisfy the requirements established in subdivision (3) of this subsection, or (B) allows such endorsement to lapse.

(5) The facility of a retailer or hybrid retailer established pursuant to an endorsement issued pursuant to this subsection shall be located (A) on the same premises as the micro-cultivator, or (B) on a tract of land or parcel that abuts such premises or is located within one hundred feet of such premises measured from the point on such tract of land or parcel that is closest to such premises.

(6) Upon receipt of a written statement from the department as set forth in subparagraph (B) of subdivision (3) of this subsection, the micro-cultivator shall:

(A) (i) In the case of a retailer endorsement, be authorized to sell cannabis cultivated indoors by the micro-cultivator to consumers, or (ii) in the case of a hybrid retailer endorsement, be authorized to sell (I) cannabis cultivated indoors by the micro-cultivator to consumers, and (II) medical marijuana products to qualifying patients and caregivers;

(B) Acknowledge and agree that such micro-cultivator is not eligible to expand to a cultivator license, as provided in this section;

(C) Maintain the retailer's or hybrid-retailer's activities and facility in accordance with the requirements established in this chapter, chapter 420f and the regulations, policies and procedures adopted or issued pursuant to said chapters, as applicable; and

(D) Acknowledge and agree that in the event that an administrative agency or court of competent jurisdiction issues a suspension, revocation, cease and desist order or other order halting the micro-cultivator's operations, the micro-cultivator shall cease all public retailer or hybrid-retailer activities associated with the retailer or hybrid retailer endorsement issued pursuant to this subsection.

(7) A micro-cultivator that is issued an endorsement under this subsection may (A) in the case of a retailer endorsement, sell cannabis cultivated by the micro-cultivator directly to consumers by utilizing a delivery service or its own employees, subject to the provisions of subsection (c) of section 21a-420c, provided such micro-cultivator shall exclusively sell cannabis cultivated by such micro-cultivator, and (B) in the case of a hybrid retailer endorsement, sell medical marijuana products directly to qualifying patients and caregivers, and cannabis cultivated by such micro-cultivator directly to consumers, by utilizing a delivery service or its own employees, subject to the provisions of subsection (c) of section 21a-420c.

(8) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, a micro-cultivator with an active endorsement issued under this subsection shall not exceed twenty-five thousand square feet of grow space and shall not be eligible to convert to a cultivator unless the micro-cultivator permanently surrenders such endorsement and ceases all retailer and hybrid retailer activities at the cannabis establishment.

(9) An endorsement issued under this subsection shall not impact any right a micro-cultivator may have to create an equity joint venture.