Cannabis Regulations in New Haven, CT (2026)
2 verified cannabis regulations for New Haven, Connecticut, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Dispensary Zoning
New Haven has not opted out of cannabis retail: delivery and transport are allowed by right, while producers, cultivators, retailers, and dispensaries need a City Plan Commission special permit in business and industrial zones.
New Haven Cannabis Zoning Locations
Significant RestrictionsNew Haven Zoning Ordinance § 42.6.C.1–2
Except as provided in Section 42.6.E below, the following types of Cannabis Establishment uses shall be allowed as of right in the BA, BA-1, BA-2, , BB, BC, BD, BD-1, BD-2, BD-3, BE, CGD, IL or IH zones: Delivery Service or Transporter.2.Except as provided in Section 42.6.E below, the following types of Cannabis Establishment uses shall be allowed by Special Permit in the BA, BA-1, BA-2, , BB, ...
Buffer Zones
New Haven zoning bars cannabis establishments within 500 feet of any school property line and keeps dispensaries, retailers, hybrid retailers, and cannabis bars 1,500 feet apart from each other.
New Haven Cannabis Buffer Zone Rules
Significant RestrictionsNew Haven Zoning Ordinance § 42.6.D.1.a
No Cannabis Establishment use shall be permitted to locate, relocate, move and/or operate within any premises where the property boundary of such premises is within 500' from the property line of any public, parochial, or private elementary or secondary school. ... The following Cannabis Establishment uses shall not be permitted to locate, relocate, move and/or operate within any premises where...