2023 Connecticut General Statutes › Title 21a - Consumer Protection › Chapter 420h - Regulation of Adult-Use Cannabis › Section 21a-421n. - Recordkeeping requirements. Electronic tracking system. Information to be confidential.

(a) Each cannabis establishment, licensed pursuant to chapter 420f or the provisions of RERACA shall maintain a record of all cannabis grown, manufactured, wasted and distributed between cannabis establishments and to consumers, qualifying patients and caregivers in a form and manner prescribed by the commissioner. The commissioner shall require each cannabis establishment to use an electronic tracking system to monitor the production, harvesting, storage, manufacturing, packaging and labeling, processing, transport, transfer and sale of cannabis from the point of cannabis cultivation inception through the point when the final product is sold to a consumer, qualifying patient, caregiver, research program or otherwise disposed of in accordance with chapter 420f or the provisions of RERACA, and the policies and procedures or regulations issued pursuant to RERACA. Cannabis establishments shall be required to utilize such electronic tracking system and enter the data points required by the commissioner to ensure cannabis is safe, secure and properly labeled for consumer or qualifying patient use. The commissioner may contract with one or more vendors for the purpose of electronically collecting such cannabis information.
(b) The electronic tracking system shall not collect information about any individual consumer, qualifying patient or caregiver purchasing cannabis.
(c) The electronic tracking system shall (1) track each cannabis seed, clone, seedling or other commencement of the growth of a cannabis plant or introduction of any cannabinoid intended for use by a cannabis establishment, and (2) collect the unit price and amount sold for each retail sale of cannabis.
(d) Information within the electronic tracking system shall be confidential and shall not be subject to disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, as defined in section 1-200, except that (1) the commissioner may provide reasonable access to cannabis tracking data obtained under this section to: (A) State agencies and local law enforcement agencies for the purpose of investigating or prosecuting a violation of law; (B) public or private entities for research or educational purposes, provided no individually identifiable information may be disclosed; (C) as part of disciplinary action taken by the department, to another state agency or local law enforcement; (D) the office of the Attorney General for any review or investigation; and (E) in the aggregate, the Department of Public Health and Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services for epidemiological surveillance, research and analysis in conjunction with the Department of Consumer Protection; and (2) the commissioner shall provide access to the electronic tracking system to (A) the Department of Revenue Services for the purposes of enforcement of any tax-related investigations and audits, and (B) the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station for the purpose of laboratory testing and surveillance.
(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-1, S. 56.)
History: June Sp. Sess. P.A. 21-1 effective January 1, 2022.