During the holiday party season Greenwich Police issued a reminder about Connecticut’s Social Host Laws.
Connecticut has enacted several social host laws that make it a crime to “knowingly or recklessly permit any minor to possess alcohol.”
The law was passed in 2012 to broaden and strengthen efforts to prevent under-aged drinking by holding parents and other adults liable (CGS 30-89a).
In 2021, when adult use cannabis was legalized, the law was expanded to include cannabis (CGS 21a-421ccc)…