Any person who induces any person under twenty-one years of age to procure cannabis from any person licensed to sell such cannabis shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor. The provisions of this section shall not apply to (1) the procurement of cannabis by a person over eighteen years of age who is an employee registered pursuant to the provisions of section 21a-421a where such procurement is made in the course of such person’s employment or business, or (2) any such inducement in furtherance of an official investigation or enforcement activity conducted by a law enforcement agency. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent any action from being taken against any person permitted to sell cannabis who has sold cannabis to a person under twenty-one years of age who is participating in an official investigation or enforcement activity conducted by a law enforcement agency.

Attorney's Note

Under the Connecticut General Statutes, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Class A misdemeanorup to 1 yearup to $2,000
For details, see Conn. Gen. Stat.53a-36

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