§ 36-402. Cannabis cultivation licenses
West's Annotated Code of MarylandAlcoholic Beverages and CannabisEffective: April 25, 2024
Effective: April 25, 2024
MD Code, Alcoholic Beverages, § 36-402
§ 36-402. Cannabis cultivation licenses
(a) It is the intent of the General Assembly to preserve production availability for new adult-use cannabis cultivation licenses issued under this subtitle.
(b)(1) If the license of a cannabis licensee is converted by the Administration under § 36-401(b)(1)(ii) of this subtitle, the cannabis licensee shall:
(2)(i) Except as provided in subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph and subject to subparagraph (iii) of this paragraph, on or before January 1, 2027, an operational business that holds a grower license issued before December 31, 2022, may expand the canopy of its operations as it existed on December 31, 2022, and based on facility square footage of indoor canopy space or its equivalent, as calculated by the Administration in accordance with subsection (d) of this section, only as follows:
(ii) If the Administration and an operational business described under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph are unable to agree as to the square footage of the canopy expansion of the licensee's operations authorized under subparagraph (i) of this paragraph, the square footage of the canopy expansion shall be calculated based on the licensee's average cannabis production in calendar years 2021 and 2022.
(c) A business that is issued a new cannabis license under § 36-401 of this subtitle may not operate an indoor canopy that exceeds 300,000 square feet for indoor canopies or its equivalent, as calculated by the Administration.
(d)(1)(i) This paragraph applies to all licensed growers.
(2) The maximum amount of canopy for an operational business that holds a license issued before October 1, 2022, shall be calculated based on the maximum canopy of the licensee as self-reported by the licensee and recorded by the Natalie M. LaPrade Medical Cannabis Commission on or before December 1, 2022.
(e)(1) On or before July 1, 2024, the Administration shall adopt minimum standards for licensed growers to protect the rights of the growers and employees concerning grievances, labor disputes, wages, rates of pay, hours, or other terms or conditions of employment.
Credits
Added by Acts 2023, c. 254, § 5, eff. May 3, 2023; Acts 2023, c. 255, § 5, eff. May 3, 2023. Amended by Acts 2024, c. 241, § 1, eff. April 25, 2024.
MD Code, Alcoholic Beverages, § 36-402, MD AL BEV § 36-402
Current through legislation effective through May 9, 2024, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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