# COMAR Title 14 — Independent Agencies

## Subtitle 17 — Maryland Cannabis Administration

### Chapter 05 — Application Process and Issuance of Licenses

#### Regulation .07 Hearing Rights of Applicants.

*COMAR 14.17.05.07*

A. Records Review.

  (1) An applicant not entered into the lottery by the Administration may request a records review of the submitted application within 10 days of notification that their application does not meet the minimum qualifications for the lottery on a pass-fail basis.

  (2) A records review shall consist of an opportunity for the applicant to examine the applicant’s records received by the Administration and verify the basis on which the application was deemed ineligible for the lottery.

  (3) No applicant may gain access to records submitted by any other applicant through the records review process.

B. A selected applicant or an applicant who applies pursuant to COMAR 14.17.05.06 who subsequently has their application denied by the Administration or a conditional licensee who has their conditional license rescinded pursuant to Regulation .05B of this chapter may request a hearing under COMAR 14.17.22.

C. An applicant who meets the minimum qualifications for the lottery, but is not selected in the lottery, may not appeal or request a hearing. The application shall be retained by the Administration in accordance with Regulation .06 of this chapter.