Yes, similar to other states, Connecticut has a Clean Indoor Air Act, which regulates where tobacco products can be smoked. The cannabis legislation includes the first significant update to the state’s Clean Indoor Air Act since 2004. The update incorporates language for cannabis, hemp and tobacco and covers vaping in addition to smoking.
On Oct. 1, 2021:
- All workplaces, large and small, must now be smoke and vape free. Large employers are no longer allowed to designate smoking rooms.
- Smoking or vaping within 25-feet of any doorway, operable window, or air intake vent is now prohibited.
- Smoking and vaping are not allowed in any a hotel, motel, or similar lodging, or in any area of a correctional facility or halfway house.