Md. Code Regs. 14.17.06.06

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 24, December 2, 2024

Section 14.17.06.06 - Standard Grower License

A. A standard grower license authorizes the licensee to:

(1) Cultivate or package cannabis; and

(2) Provide cannabis, or usable cannabis, to other licensees and registered independent testing laboratories.

B. A standard grower's canopy may not exceed the canopy restrictions as established in Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis Article, §36-402, Annotated Code of Maryland.

C. On or before October 1 of each year a standard grower shall report to the Administration the square footage of indoor and outdoor canopy as defined in COMAR 14.17.01. The Administration may:

(1) Inspect the licensed premise to verify the standard grower's annual submission of canopy square footage; and

(2) Restrict, reduce, fine, or otherwise sanction any standard grower who misrepresents canopy square footage.

D. For any standard grower found in violation of §B of this regulation, the Administration may:

(1) Reduce the canopy of the standard grower by the same percentage as it exceeds the authorized canopy; and

(2) Seize, destroy, confiscate, or place an administrative hold on any flowering cannabis plants produced in the excess of the canopy restrictions.

E. For the purposes of calculating canopy under §§B-D of this regulation, canopy that is rented, leased, operated, or otherwise controlled by a standard grower other than its owner shall only be attributed to the standard grower in control of the square footage.

F. For the purposes of calculating canopy under §§B-D of this regulation, 1 square foot of indoor canopy is equal to 4 square feet of outdoor canopy.

G. A standard grower licensed under this regulation shall operate in accordance with COMAR 14.17.10.

Md. Code Regs. 14.17.06.06

Regulation .06 adopted effective 50:14 Md. R. 559, eff. 7/1/2023 (EMERGENCY); adopted effective 51:14 Md. R. 676, eff. 6/7/2024, exp. 8/31/2024 (Emergency); adopted effective 51:14 Md. R. 678, eff. 7/22/2024.