Cannabis Regulations in West Hartford, CT (2026)
2 verified cannabis regulations for West Hartford, Connecticut, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Dispensary Zoning
West Hartford has not opted out of retail cannabis: its zoning code confines cannabis retailers, hybrid retailers and dispensaries to the BN, BS and BG business zones, sends cultivation and manufacturing to the IE, IG, IP and IR industrial zones, and caps the town at three cannabis retail establishments, each needing Town Planner site plan approval first.
West Hartford Cannabis Zoning Districts
Significant RestrictionsWest Hartford Code § 177-16.10C, D, E
C. Cannabis retail establishments, including retailer, hybrid retailer or dispensaries, shall be restricted to the BN, BS and BG Zones. ... D. Cannabis production facilities, including producers, cultivators, micro-cultivators, food and beverage manufacturers, product manufacturers and product packagers, shall be restricted to the IE, IG, IP and IR Zones. ... E. No cannabis establishment shall ...
Buffer Zones
West Hartford's zoning code bars cannabis sales within 500 feet of any school, municipal park, municipal recreational facility or library, and bars a new cannabis retail site within 5,000 feet of an existing one. The Town Council wrote both buffers into § 177-16.10 of the zoning ordinance, with a precise street-and-lot-line measurement method rather than a straight-line guess.
West Hartford Cannabis Sale Buffer Zones
Some RestrictionsWest Hartford Code § 177-16.10A, B
A. The sale of cannabis under any class of permit listed in Chapter 420H of the General Statutes, as may be amended or recodified from time to time, shall not be permitted within 500 feet of any school, municipal park or municipal recreational facility, or library. Said distance requirement shall be measured as follows: beginning at the center of the main entrance to the portion of the building...