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<section article="gab" article_name="Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis" number="36-407" title_number="36" title_name="Medical and Adult-Use Cannabis" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Cannabis Licensing">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>A person shall obtain an on–site consumption license from the Administration before operating a premises where cannabis may be consumed.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The Administration may issue on–site consumption licenses authorizing an entity to operate a licensed premises in which cannabis or cannabis products may be consumed, but not smoked indoors, in accordance with this title and any regulations adopted under this title.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>An on–site consumption establishment may operate only if the political subdivision where the business is located has issued a permit or license that expressly allows the operation of the on–site consumption establishment.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>Subject to the limitations in § 36–405 of this subtitle, a political subdivision may:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>prohibit the operation of on–site consumption establishments;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>prohibit or restrict the smoking or vaping of cannabis at on–site consumption establishments;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>adopt zoning and planning requirements for on–site consumption establishments; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>establish hours of operation for on–site consumption establishments.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>An on–site consumption license authorizes an entity, for the purposes of on–site consumption, to:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>distribute cannabis or cannabis products;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>acquire cannabis or cannabis products from a cannabis licensee in accordance with this title;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>repackage cannabis or cannabis products for the purpose of creating single–serving products; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>process single–serving products.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>An on–site consumption license does not authorize the holder of the license to cultivate cannabis.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, an on–site consumption establishment may also operate as a food service facility, as defined in § 21–301 of the Health – General Article.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Before operating as a food service facility, the on–site consumption establishment shall obtain from the political subdivision in which the on–site consumption establishment is located all necessary approvals for operating a food service facility, including:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>building code permits;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>mechanical code permits;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>a use and occupancy certificate; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>any other applicable permits or licenses.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>An on–site consumption establishment shall comply with the following standards when acting in accordance with subsection (c)(1) of this section:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>manufacturing standards established under § 36–203 of this title;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>laboratory testing standards established under § 36–203 of this title; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>packaging and labeling standards established under §§ 36–203 and 36–203.1 of this title.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>The Administration shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>maintain a list of all on–site consumption establishments in the State; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>make the list available on its website.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="g">
    <text>An on–site consumption establishment may not:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>allow on–duty employees of the business to consume cannabis on the licensed premises;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>distribute or allow the distribution of free samples of cannabis on the licensed premises;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>allow the consumption of alcohol on the licensed premises;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>allow the smoking or vaping of tobacco or tobacco products on the licensed premises;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>allow an activity on the licensed premises that would require an additional license under this title, including growing or dispensing;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>allow the indoor smoking of cannabis or cannabis products on the licensed premises;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="7">
      <text>allow the use or consumption of cannabis by a patron who displays any visible signs of intoxication;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="8">
      <text>admit onto the licensed premises an individual who is under the age of 21 years;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="9">
      <text>allow an individual to consume cannabis or cannabis products on the premises if the cannabis or cannabis product was not obtained from the on–site consumption establishment;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="10">
      <text>allow an individual to remove cannabis or cannabis products from the premises of the establishment; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="11">
      <text>sell or distribute cannabis or cannabis products to an individual that are intended as more than a single–serving product.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="h">
    <text>An on–site consumption establishment shall:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>require all employees to successfully complete a cannabis agent training program authorized under this title:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>within 90 days of a new employee’s start date; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>at least once every 2 years; and</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>ensure that the display and consumption of cannabis or cannabis products are not visible from outside of the licensed premises.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="i">
    <level label="1">
      <text>An on–site cannabis establishment shall educate consumers by providing informational materials regarding the safe consumption of cannabis.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The educational materials provided under paragraph (1) of this subsection must be based on the requirements established by the Cannabis Public Health Advisory Council established under § 13–4502 of the Health – General Article.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="j">
    <text>This section does not prohibit a county or municipality from adopting additional requirements for education on the safe consumption of cannabis on the premises of a licensed on–site consumption establishment.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="k">
    <text>A person may have an ownership interest in or control of, including the power to manage and operate, two on–site consumption establishments licensed under this section.</text>
  </level>
</section>
