{"data":{"id":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-21a-420h","jurisdiction":"us-ct","citation":"Conn. Gen. Stat. § 21a-420h","heading":"Regulations re sale or change in ownership of control of cannabis establishment license awarded to social equity applicant. Policies and procedures. Enforcement.","body":"The Social Equity Council shall adopt regulations, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 54, to prevent the sale or change in ownership or control of a cannabis establishment license awarded to a social equity applicant to someone other than another qualifying social equity applicant during the period of provisional licensure, and for three years following the issuance of a final license, unless the backer of such licensee has died or has a condition, including, but not limited to, a physical illness or loss of skill or deterioration due to the aging process, emotional disorder or mental illness that would interfere with the backer's ability to operate. If the council approves any sale or change in ownership or control of a cannabis establishment license awarded to a social equity applicant during the three-year period following issuance of a final license, and such sale or change in ownership or control is made to anyone other than another qualifying social equity applicant, the cannabis establishment licensee shall be treated as a cannabis establishment licensee without social equity status beginning on the date of such approval and such cannabis licensee shall no longer be eligible to pay a reduced license renewal fee. Notwithstanding the requirements of sections 4-168 to 4-172, inclusive, in order to effectuate this section, prior to adopting such regulations and not later than October 1, 2021, the council shall issue policies and procedures to implement the provisions of this section that shall have the force and effect of law. The council shall post all policies and procedures on its Internet web site and submit such policies and procedures to the Secretary of the State for posting on the eRegulations System, at least fifteen days prior to the effective date of any policy or procedure. Any such policy or procedure shall no longer be effective upon the earlier of either the adoption of the policy or procedure as a final regulation under section 4-172 or sixty-three months from July 1, 2021. Any violation of such policies and procedures or any violation of such regulations related to the sale or change in ownership may be referred by the Social Equity Council to the department for administrative enforcement action, which may result in a fine of not more than ten million dollars or action against the establishment's license.","path":["TITLE 21a. CONSUMER PROTECTION","CHAPTER 420h. REGULATION OF ADULT-USE CANNABIS","PART I. LICENSING AND REGULATION OF CANNABIS ESTABLISHMENTS"],"source_url":"https://www.cga.ct.gov/2026/sup/chap_420h.htm#sec_21a-420h","current_through":"Revised to January 1, 2026 (2026 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, applied over the base revision of January 1, 2025)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T19:07:24Z","sha256":"98f306e3803d07135be5115689e17af6a2e33fef2197a6da81d7f314050b011a","source_id":"us-ct","stale":false,"prev":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-21a-420g","next":"us-ct/conn.-gen.-stat.-21a-420i"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}