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How to check a Connecticut cannabis license

Look the store up in the Department of Consumer Protection’s (DCP) list of licensed retail locations before you buy. An adult-use store should show the type Adult-Use Cannabis Only or Hybrid Retailer, a license number, and an address that matches the store. If you can’t find the store, don’t buy there.

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1. Search DCP’s list of licensed retail locations

DCP publishes a map and list of the retailers licensed to sell cannabis to adults, and of medical marijuana dispensaries.1 The list is on Connecticut’s open data website. DCP describes it as a list of operating cannabis and medical marijuana businesses.2

  1. Go to DCP’s list of licensed retail locations .
  2. Search for the store’s business name, its store name (“DBA”) or its city.2
  3. Check the type. An adult-use store should show Adult-Use Cannabis Only or Hybrid Retailer.2
  4. Check that the license number, street address and city match the store you are at or the website you are using.
Store types in DCP’s list
Status What it means
Adult-Use Cannabis Only Sells cannabis to adults 21 and older. Registration isn’t needed to buy at an adult-use store.3
Hybrid Retailer Sells to adults 21 and older and to registered medical marijuana patients.3
Medical Marijuana Only A dispensary that sells only to registered medical patients and caregivers. You can’t buy here without a medical registration.3

You need a valid government photo ID showing you are 21 or older. You don’t need to live in Connecticut to buy at an adult-use or hybrid store.4 A store may sell you no more than 1 ounce of cannabis, or the same amount in other products, per day.5

2. If you order delivery

  • Delivery must come from a licensed store, using its own staff or a DCP-licensed delivery service.65 Delivery services aren’t in the retail locations list, so check the store the order comes from.
  • You order online or in an app, and give your full name, date of birth and address.7
  • The driver must check your government photo ID to confirm you are the person who ordered and that you are 21 or older. If your ID or age is in question, the driver must take the order back.7
  • Delivery to tribal lands is not allowed under state and federal law.8

3. Check the label and keep the package

Licensed products carry a state tracking ID, an expiration date, the THC amount, a boxed health warning and the state’s THC symbols. A QR code, insert or extra label must say the product was tested for microbes, mycotoxins, heavy metals, pesticide residue and solvents, with the test date and the result.7

Edibles and drinks may have up to 5 mg of THC per serving.6 Edible packages may hold up to 100 mg and must be all white.7

DCP’s public product registry shows a photo and the label of each registered product, with THC and CBD results from a lab. Registration covers only the product’s name. DCP says it is not a statement that the product follows the law.9

Keep the package. The tracking ID on the label is how a product can be traced if there is a problem.7

Hemp and CBD shops are different

A hemp or CBD shop is not a licensed cannabis store. A hemp product with more than 5 mg of THC per container counts as a high-THC hemp product. Only licensed cannabis retailers, hybrid retailers and medical dispensaries may sell it.10

If something doesn’t look right

You can file a complaint with DCP, which licenses cannabis businesses and enforces licensing rules.11 If a product’s label or photo doesn’t match DCP’s product registry, DCP asks you to email dcp.mmp@ct.gov with the subject line “Product Registry”.9

File a complaint with DCP · How to report a problem

Official source

Connecticut’s cannabis regulator: Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection (DCP)

These links go to the regulator’s own website. CHSA does not copy or host license records, so you always see the official, current version.

Sources

  1. Where can I buy cannabis in Connecticut? Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection · Retrieved
  2. Licensed Cannabis and Medical Marijuana Retail Locations (dataset 42yd-3x3d) Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection (Connecticut Open Data) · Retrieved
  3. What is the difference between the Medical Marijuana Program and the Adult-Use Cannabis Program? Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection · Retrieved
  4. Can a person who lives out-of-state and does not have a medical card buy cannabis at adult-use retailers or hybrid retailers Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection · Retrieved
  5. Connecticut General Statutes chapter 420h (Regulation of Adult-Use Cannabis) Connecticut General Assembly · Retrieved
  6. Public Act 26-8, An Act Concerning Cannabis, Hemp and Infused Beverage Regulation Connecticut General Assembly · Retrieved
  7. Regulation of Adult Use Cannabis: Policies and Procedures (effective November 12, 2024) Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection · Retrieved
  8. Delivery of Cannabis on Tribal Lands Prohibited Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection · Retrieved
  9. Product Registry (medical marijuana and adult-use cannabis) Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection · Retrieved
  10. What is considered a high-THC hemp product? Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection · Retrieved
  11. File a Complaint (DCP Complaint Center) Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection · Retrieved

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