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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".02" citation="COMAR 14.17.06.02" title_num="14" subtitle_num="17" chapter_num="06" heading="Term of License and License Renewal.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>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.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>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.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>A cannabis license under this chapter is valid for:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>5 years on initial licensure; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>5 years on renewal.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>At least 90 calendar days before the expiration of a license, the Administration shall notify the licensee of the:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Date on which the license expires;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Process and the fee required to renew the license; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Consequences of a failure to renew the license.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>At least 30 calendar days before a license expires, a licensee seeking approval shall submit:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The renewal application in the form designated by the Administration;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>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;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>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</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Payment of the fee specified in COMAR 14.17.21.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="F.">
    <text>The Administration may renew a license that meets the requirements for renewal as stated in §E of this regulation.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="G.">
    <text>If a licensee fails the inspection or submits a deficient application for renewal, the licensee may apply for reinstatement by:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Submitting a plan to correct the deficiencies noted during an inspection; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Amending the application for renewal.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="H.">
    <text>The Administration may deny a license renewal if:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The plan to correct deficiencies identified in an inspection is deficient;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The amended application for renewal is deficient;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The licensee is repeatedly found in violation of health and safety regulations during the license period; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>The licensee is repeatedly found in violation of this subtitle or Title 36, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis Article, Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="I.">
    <text>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:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Shall cease operations at all premises; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>May not provide cannabis to any entity or individual.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="J.">
    <text>A license may be reinstated upon:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Payment of the reinstatement fee specified in COMAR 14.17.21; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Submission of a reinstatement application approved by the Administration.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="K.">
    <text>A licensee may not register with the State Department of Assessment and Taxation using a legal name that:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Uses the terms “cannabis”, “marijuana”, or other synonym related to controlled substances;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Suggests the use of cannabis as an intoxicant; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Incorporates any copyrighted material or trademark or service mark attributable to another entity.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="L.">
    <text>The Administration may specify the format and manner for all required licensee and conditional licensee submissions.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>