Health and Human Services

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• Council on Developmental Disabilities

  While not a direct service provider, the Council's mission is to promote the full inclusion of people with disabilities into their communities through advocacy, capacity building and system change activities in school, work and community life.  

  Agency: Council on Developmental Disabilities

• Medical Marijuana Renewals

  Each patient and caregiver registration expires one year from the date the physician certified the patient to use medical marijuana. The date of expiration can be found on the front of the registration certificate card. Access the online renewal registration system to renew your medical marijuana card online.

  Agency: Department of Consumer Protection

• Qualification Requirements

  A patient is eligible for a medical marijuana certificate if they are a Connecticut resident with a debilitating medical condition. Conditions that qualify as such are cancer, glaucoma, Parkinson's, post-traumatic stress disorder and epilepsy. To meet certificate eligibility requirements, a patient must be 18 years of age or older, must be a Connecticut resident and cannot be an inmate in a Connecticut correctional facility.

  Agency: Department of Consumer Protection

• Medical Marijuana Program

  The Medical Marijuana Program, as administered by the State of Connecticut, is the authority on registration and enrollment for patients who qualify for medical marijuana treatment. A certified physician must initiate the registration on the patient's behalf.

  Agency: Department of Consumer Protection

• Pharmacy Commission

  The Pharmacy Commission has jurisdiction over pharmacy practice in Connecticut and approves the licensure and registration of pharmacies, pharmacists, pharmacy interns and non-resident pharmacies. The Commission posts the monthly meeting agenda and minutes to the Department of Consumer Protection website.

  Agency: Department of Consumer Protection

• Information for Patients

  A patient may only register for a medical marijuana certificate if they are a Connecticut resident being treated for a debilitating medical condition by a Connecticut-licensed physician. Debilitating diseases include cancer, glaucoma and Parkinson's, among others.

  Agency: Department of Consumer Protection

• Adding Debilitating Medical Conditions

  The Department of Consumer Protection (DCP) will accept and consider petitions to add debilitating conditions, treatments or diseases to the list of 11 conditions currently allowed by law.

  Agency: Department of Consumer Protection

• Request for Application Form (RFA) Questions and Answers

  Dispensary facility questions and answers for applicants as can answers about products, paraphernalia and specific statutes.

  Agency: Department of Consumer Protection

• Consumer Protection Publications

  Brochures and presentation materials for the general public and physicians.

  Agency: Department of Consumer Protection

• Information for Caregivers

  If a patient's physician certifies the need for the patient to have a primary caregiver, the patient may register one person to act as their caregiver in regards to their medical marijuana use. Caregivers can find information about how to register online and forms to submit to the department.

  Agency: Department of Consumer Protection

• Information for Physicians

  Physicians must also have a bona fide relationship with the patient in order to register them with the program. A bona fide physician-patient relationship means a relationship in which the physician has ongoing responsibility for the assessment, care and treatment of a patient's debilitating medical condition.

  Agency: Department of Consumer Protection

• Medical Marijuana FAQs

  Answers to the most frequently asked questions concerning qualifying patients, primary caregivers and renewal.

  Agency: Department of Consumer Protection

• Board of Physicians

  The Medical Marijuana Program Board of Physicians operates within the Department of Consumer Protection (DCP) and is comprised of eight members. The board is charged with advising the DCP regarding implementation of various provisions of Connecticut General Statutes, Chapter 420f, Section 21a-408.

  Agency: Department of Consumer Protection

• Consumer Protection Forms

  A patient or caregiver will report any changes in their applications within five business days to the Medical Marijuana Program by using the Change of Patient Record form. Patients can also find the Change of Dispensary Facility, Change of Caregiver/Legal Guardian and Change of Record forms.

  Agency: Department of Consumer Protection

• Drug Control Division

  The Drug Control Division works to protect the health and safety of Connecticut residents by regulating all persons and firms involved in the distribution of all legal drugs, medical devices and cosmetics in Connecticut. The division oversees the programs of compliance and enforcement, commission of pharmacy, prescription monitoring program and the medical marijuana program.

  Agency: Department of Consumer Protection