Sec. 10.62.08.10. Renewal of License

A. A medical cannabis grower license is valid for:

(1) 6 years on initial licensure; and

(2) 4 years on renewal.

B. Ninety days before the expiration of a license, the Commission 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.

C. At least 30 business days before a license expires a licensee shall submit:

(1) The renewal application as provided by the Commission;

(2) Proof that fingerprints have been submitted to CJIS and the FBI for every grower agent and investor of an interest of 5 percent or more;

(3) To full inspection of the operation, 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 10.62.35.

D. The Commission shall renew a license that meets the requirements for renewal as stated in §C of this regulation.

E. If the Commission does not renew a license due to a failed inspection or an inadequate 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.

F. The Commission may decline to renew a license if:

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

(2) The amended application for renewal is deficient; or

(3) The licensee has repeatedly failed inspections.

G. A licensee who fails to apply for renewal of a license by the date specified by the Commission, or whose license was not renewed by the Commission:

(1) Shall cease operations at all premises; and

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

H. A license may be reinstated upon:

(1) Payment of the reinstatement fee specified in COMAR 10.62.35; and

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