# Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis (GAB)

## Title 36. Medical and Adult-Use Cannabis

### Subtitle 14. Capital Access Program

#### Section 36-1404

(a) A loan to a social equity licensee qualifies under the Program if the loan:

  (1) satisfies the lending criteria of the lender; and

  (2) does not exceed:

    (i) for a dispensary, $500,000; or

    (ii) for a grower or processor, $1,000,000.

(b) A loan that qualifies under subsection (a) of this section may be short or long term, have fixed or variable rates, and be secured or unsecured.

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Md. Code Ann., Alco. Bev. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)