# COMAR Title 14 — Independent Agencies

## Subtitle 17 — Maryland Cannabis Administration

### Chapter 06 — Standard Cannabis Licenses

#### Regulation .02 Term of License and License Renewal.

*COMAR 14.17.06.02*

A. Licenses converted under Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis Article, §36-403, Annotated Code of Maryland, are valid for 5 years from the date of the initial conversion fee payment to the Administration.

B. As a condition of licensure, a licensee shall comply with all subregulatory guidance issued by the Administration, including but not limited to bulletins, notices, resolutions, seed-to-sale tracking system guidance, and technical authorities posted to the Administration’s website.

C. A cannabis license under this chapter is valid for:

  (1) 5 years on initial licensure; and

  (2) 5 years on renewal.

D. At least 90 calendar days before the expiration of a license, the Administration shall notify the licensee of the:

  (1) Date on which the license expires;

  (2) Process and the fee required to renew the license; and

  (3) Consequences of a failure to renew the license.

E. At least 30 calendar days before a license expires, a licensee seeking approval shall submit:

  (1) The renewal application in the form designated by the Administration;

  (2) Proof that fingerprints have been submitted to Criminal Justice Information System and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for each agent and any owner with an ownership interest of 5 percent or more;

  (3) To a full inspection of the licensed premises as described in COMAR 14.17.14.03, unless a full inspection was satisfactorily completed within 3 months before the date of the license expiration; and

  (4) Payment of the fee specified in COMAR 14.17.21.

F. The Administration may renew a license that meets the requirements for renewal as stated in §E of this regulation.

G. If a licensee fails the inspection or submits a deficient application for renewal, the licensee may apply for reinstatement by:

  (1) Submitting a plan to correct the deficiencies noted during an inspection; and

  (2) Amending the application for renewal.

H. The Administration may deny a license renewal if:

  (1) The plan to correct deficiencies identified in an inspection is deficient;

  (2) The amended application for renewal is deficient;

  (3) The licensee is repeatedly found in violation of health and safety regulations during the license period; or

  (4) The licensee is repeatedly found in violation of this subtitle or Title 36, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis Article, Annotated Code of Maryland.

I. A licensee who fails to apply for license renewal by the date specified by the Administration, or whose license was not renewed by the Administration:

  (1) Shall cease operations at all premises; and

  (2) May not provide cannabis to any entity or individual.

J. A license may be reinstated upon:

  (1) Payment of the reinstatement fee specified in COMAR 14.17.21; and

  (2) Submission of a reinstatement application approved by the Administration.

K. A licensee may not register with the State Department of Assessment and Taxation using a legal name that:

  (1) Uses the terms “cannabis”, “marijuana”, or other synonym related to controlled substances;

  (2) Suggests the use of cannabis as an intoxicant; or

  (3) Incorporates any copyrighted material or trademark or service mark attributable to another entity.

L. The Administration may specify the format and manner for all required licensee and conditional licensee submissions.