Is weed delivery legal in CT?
Weed delivery in Connecticut is legal for adults 21 and older. State law lets a licensed delivery service bring cannabis from a retailer to a consumer, and the driver must check ID at the door. Only the adult who placed the order may accept it. Our delivery page explains how Hi! People delivery works.
Delivery is not a loophole around the ID check
A common guess about cannabis delivery is that it skips the store counter, and the ID check goes with it. Connecticut law works the other way. The delivery rules are in chapter 420h of the Connecticut General Statutes, where you can read the exact wording. They check age twice.
The first check comes before an order is placed. A delivery service that delivers to consumers must maintain an online interface that verifies the age of consumers ordering cannabis. The second comes on your doorstep, where the delivery service must verify the identity of the person and the age of the consumer upon delivery.
The law puts real weight behind both checks. A cannabis licensee or agent who sells or delivers cannabis to a person under twenty-one is guilty of a class A misdemeanor, so expect an ID check at the door on every delivery.
The adult who orders is the adult who accepts it
Say you place an order in the morning, then your workday runs late and your partner is the one at home. Under state law, your partner cannot take the delivery. The statute says the individual placing the cannabis order shall be the individual accepting delivery, and that holds even when the person at home is also 21 or older.
So the plan for any delivery is simple: order for a time when you will be the one opening the door, with your ID in hand.
Using someone else's ID is not a workaround. State law sets a fine of not more than two hundred fifty dollars for a first offense when a person misrepresents age or uses another person's license to procure cannabis.
A delivery service may hold an order for twenty-four hours at most
Under the statute, a delivery service may deliver cannabis from a micro-cultivator, retailer or hybrid retailer directly to a consumer. It carries the order, and the sale comes from one of those licensed businesses. The Department of Consumer Protection (DCP) explains the license in its knowledge-base article on the delivery service license, and the article is plain about it: a delivery service is not licensed to sell cannabis directly to a consumer.
A delivery service may not hold cannabis for more than twenty-four hours between order and delivery. Under that rule, a licensed delivery service cannot set an order aside for next weekend.
If you cannot say when you will be home, pickup at one of our stores may suit you better than delivery.
No town can ban a licensed delivery
The state's delivery law also limits what local government can do: no municipality shall prohibit delivery of cannabis to a consumer by an authorized licensee. The statute defines a consumer as an individual who is twenty-one years of age or older, so the rule protects delivery to adults 21 and older in every town in the state.
That rule stops a town from banning delivery, and the towns we serve are listed further down this page. NBC Connecticut reported on May 12, 2022 that while individual cities and towns can prohibit retailers and manufacturers from operating, they cannot ban delivery. For the rest of the state's rules, see our overview of Connecticut cannabis laws.
How delivery orders work at Hi! People
Start with the cart. Add products on our live menu, enter your address at checkout, and checkout confirms the address and shows the delivery slot for it.
Every driver who carries one of our delivery orders is a licensed employee, and we are fully licensed by the DCP.
Delivery from our Derby store is scheduled rather than on demand, and that store does not take ASAP delivery orders.
At the door, the driver checks ID, and we accept payment in cash or debit card. We do not take credit cards. If a question comes up before you order, call us at 860-420-BUDS (2837).
The towns on our delivery page
Our delivery page lists 14 towns served by Hi! People Derby, and it schedules delivery to addresses in each of them. Our Hartford store takes pickup orders only.
| Towns on our delivery list |
|---|
| Ansonia |
| Beacon Falls |
| Derby |
| Milford |
| Monroe |
| Naugatuck |
| New Haven |
| Newtown |
| Orange |
| Seymour |
| Shelton |
| Stratford |
| Trumbull |
| Woodbridge |
For a town that is not on the Derby list, plan on pickup at our Hartford store or at our original store. Checkout confirms each delivery address.
New Haven is on the Derby list, and Derby delivers to New Haven ZIP codes 06510, 06511, 06513, 06515 and 06519. A New Haven store of our own is coming soon, and our New Haven page has the latest on it. For details on both open stores, see our store locations.
Questions shoppers ask about Connecticut delivery
Quick answers on delivery. Our FAQ page covers questions about the stores themselves, and our blog has more guides to state law, including one on cannabis possession limits.
What ID do I need for a cannabis delivery?
Connecticut law names a motor vehicle operator's license or an identity card with a full-face photograph as legal proof of age for a person 21 or older, and each licensee may accept it. Bring your own ID: the adult who placed the order has to be the one at the door.
Can someone else accept my delivery for me?
No, not even another adult 21 or older. State law says the individual placing the cannabis order shall be the individual accepting delivery, so order for a time when you will be the one at the door. Using another person's license to procure cannabis carries a fine of not more than two hundred fifty dollars for a first offense.
How long can a delivery service hold my order?
A delivery service may not hold cannabis for more than twenty-four hours between order and delivery, and it delivers only to a consumer 21 or older. The delivery service carries the order rather than selling it: it may deliver cannabis from a micro-cultivator, retailer or hybrid retailer directly to a consumer.
Which towns does Hi! People Derby deliver to?
Our delivery page lists 14 towns served by the Derby store: Ansonia, Beacon Falls, Derby, Milford, Monroe, Naugatuck, New Haven, Newtown, Orange, Seymour, Shelton, Stratford, Trumbull and Woodbridge. Delivery goes to consumers 21 or older. Our Hartford store takes pickup orders only, so a Hartford order is a pickup.
Can my town ban cannabis delivery?
No. The delivery law says no municipality shall prohibit delivery of cannabis to a consumer by an authorized licensee, and a consumer is an individual 21 or older. Whether a particular business reaches your address is a separate question, so check the address at checkout on our live menu.
Does a delivery driver have to check ID?
Yes. A delivery service must verify the identity of the person and the age of the consumer upon delivery, which means a person 21 or older. A cannabis licensee or agent who delivers cannabis to a person under twenty-one is guilty of a class A misdemeanor, so have your ID ready when the driver arrives.
