Cannabis Regulations in Hartford, CT (2026)
2 verified cannabis regulations for Hartford, Connecticut, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Dispensary Zoning
Hartford has not opted out of cannabis: its Zoning Regulations require a special permit for cultivators in the CX and ID industrial-corridor districts, and for retailers or hybrid retailers in the DT, MS, ID-1, and MX districts.
Hartford Cannabis Business Zoning Districts
Significant RestrictionsHartford Zoning Regulations § 3.3.10; Figure 3.2-A Table of Principal Uses (2022 ed.)
A category of uses involving the cultivation, propagation, processing, extraction, creation, packaging, labeling and retail of cannabis, cannabis products and medical marijuana. Such cannabis and medical marijuana establishments are subject to the requirements of state law and regulations as established by the State of Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection. When a use requires a spec...
Buffer Zones
Hartford requires cannabis retailers to sit at least 1,500 feet from another cannabis retail parcel and 500 feet from any school or civic assembly use, except within its DT downtown districts.
Hartford Cannabis Retailer Buffer Distances
Significant RestrictionsHartford Zoning Regulations § 3.3.10.C(1)-(2) (2022 ed.)
(1)Proximity to Other Cannabis Retailers. No cannabis retailer shall be located within a 1,500-foot radius in any direction of any parcel where cannabis retail sales are located, except that these dispersion requirements shall not apply to prohibit new cannabis retail in the DT districts.(2)Proximity to Certain Uses. No cannabis retailer shall be located within a 500-foot radius of parcel used ...