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Current as of June 28, 2021 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
(a) No person may act as a producer or represent that such person is a licensed producer unless such person has obtained a license from the Commissioner of Consumer Protection pursuant to this section.
(b) The Commissioner of Consumer Protection shall determine the number of producers appropriate to meet the needs of qualifying patients in this state and shall adopt regulations, in accordance with chapter 54, 1 to provide for the licensure, standards and locations for producers in this state and specify the maximum number of producers that may be licensed in this state at any time. 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 (1) such person is organized for the purpose of cultivating marijuana for palliative use in this state, (2) the commissioner finds that such applicant has appropriate expertise in agriculture and that such applicant is qualified to cultivate marijuana and sell, deliver, transport or distribute marijuana solely within this state pursuant to sections 21a-408 to 21a-408n, inclusive, and (3) the number of producer licenses issued does not exceed the number appropriate to meet the needs of qualifying patients in this state, as determined by the commissioner pursuant to this subsection. At a minimum, such regulations shall:
(A) Indicate the maximum number of producers that may be licensed in this state at any time, which number shall not be less than three nor more than ten producers;
(B) Provide that no marijuana may be sold, delivered, transported or distributed by a producer from or to a location outside of this state;
(C) Establish a nonrefundable application fee of not less than twenty-five thousand dollars for each application submitted for a producer license;
(D) Establish a license fee and renewal fee for each licensed producer, provided the aggregate amount of such license and renewal fees shall not be less than the amount necessary to cover the direct and indirect cost of licensing and regulating producers pursuant to sections 21a-408 to 21a-408n, inclusive;
(E) Provide for renewal of such producer licenses at least every five years;
(F) Provide that no producer may cultivate marijuana for palliative use outside of this state and designate permissible locations for licensed producers in this state;
(G) Establish financial requirements for producers, under which (i) each applicant demonstrates the financial capacity to build and operate a marijuana production facility, and (ii) each licensed producer may be required to maintain an escrow account in a financial institution in this state in an amount of two million dollars;
(H) Establish health, safety and security requirements for licensed producers, which shall include, but need not be limited to, a requirement that the applicant or licensed producer demonstrate: (i) The ability to maintain adequate control against the diversion, theft and loss of marijuana cultivated by the producer, and (ii) the ability to cultivate pharmaceutical grade marijuana for palliative use in a secure indoor facility;
(I) Define “pharmaceutical grade marijuana for palliative use” for the purposes of this section;
(J) Establish standards and procedures for revocation, suspension, summary suspension and nonrenewal of producer licenses, provided such standards and procedures are consistent with the provisions of subsection (c) of section 4-182; and
(K) Establish other licensing, renewal and operational standards deemed necessary by the commissioner.
(c) Any fees collected by the Department of Consumer Protection under this section shall be paid to the State Treasurer and credited to the General Fund.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Connecticut General Statutes Title 21A. Consumer Protection § 21a-408i. Producers. Licensure. Regulations. Fees - last updated June 28, 2021 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ct/title-21a-consumer-protection/ct-gen-st-sect-21a-408i.html
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