GROWING
CONNECTICUT'S
FUTURE

The Connecticut Cannabis Chamber of Commerce was founded in 2022 on the principle that collaboration is essential to building a safe, equitable, and economically sustainable cannabis industry in Connecticut. Since the launch of the state’s adult-use market, the industry has rapidly evolved from early market formation to a maturing sector that now plays a meaningful role in job creation, small business development, and community reinvestment across the state.

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The Chamber represents a broad and growing statewide membership spanning the entire cannabis ecosystem, including cultivation, retail, manufacturing, distribution, testing, ancillary services, and professional support industries. As the market has grown, so has the Chamber’s leadership role. We have expanded our advocacy efforts at the State Capitol through a dedicated legislative lobbying team and a coordinated grassroots engagement network to ensure that policymakers hear directly from the businesses, workers, and communities impacted by cannabis regulation.

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Equity, social justice, and community reinvestment remain central to our work. We advocate for policies that expand access to capital, reduce structural barriers for disproportionately impacted entrepreneurs, and promote inclusive economic participation as the industry matures. At the same time, the Chamber continues to address critical challenges facing Connecticut’s cannabis market, including restrictive state regulations, evolving federal policy, limited access to traditional financial services, and the highest effective cannabis tax rate in the Northeast, factors that directly affect competitiveness and long-term viability.

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Beyond advocacy, the Chamber serves as an educational and convening organization, providing compliance guidance, workforce development support, and timely industry information to help businesses operate responsibly and sustainably. Our mission is to advance sensible public policy, foster responsible growth, and strengthen Connecticut’s cannabis industry as a competitive, transparent, and durable sector of the state’s economy, one that delivers opportunity, jobs, and lasting benefits to communities statewide.