Md. Code Regs. 14.17.13.11

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

Section 14.17.13.11 - Usable Cannabis Products

A. Usable cannabis products may be sold to:

(1) Individuals 21 years old or older; or

(2) Qualifying patients and registered caregivers.

B. A licensed dispensary may package, repackage, wrap, roll, or otherwise create usable cannabis products from usable cannabis in accordance with §§C and D of this regulation.

C. Repackaging Requirements.

(1) Handwashing Sinks.

(a) A dispensary shall ensure that agents engaged in creating usable cannabis products have easy access to a handwashing sink that provides warm water of sufficient volume under pressure for effective handwashing procedures.

(b) A dispensary shall maintain at least one handwashing sink for the following number of agents who are engaged in repackaging while on duty at the same time:

(i) Every 15 agents; and

(ii) Any fraction of 15 agents.

(2) Scales.

(a) A scale used by a licensed dispensary for the creation of usable cannabis products shall be:

(i) A National Type Evaluation Program approved device;

(ii) Calibrated and recertified annually.

(b) A licensed dispensary shall make records and certifications required under §C(2)(a) of this regulation available to the Administration available upon request.

(3) Sanitation.

(a) Scales, surfaces, and other equipment use for the purposes of creating usable cannabis products shall be cleaned and sanitized:

(i) Between shifts;

(ii) Between packaging, repackaging, or otherwise creation of usable cannabis products with different usable cannabis batches;

(iii) Before beginning any packaging, repackaging, or otherwise creation of usable cannabis products; and

(iv) After the completion of any packaging, repackaging, or otherwise creation of usable cannabis products.

(b) Licensed dispensaries shall maintain an accurate log of cleaning and sanitation required under §C(3)(a) of this regulation.

D. Products produced by dispensaries under this regulation shall be packaged and labeled in accordance with COMAR 14.17.18.

E. Transfer limits and Inventory Controls on Usable Cannabis.

(1) Usable cannabis transferred from a licensed grower to a licensed dispensary for the purposes of creation of usable cannabis products may not exceed:

(a) 1 pound in a single package; or

(b) 50 pounds in a single transfer.

(2) A licensed dispensary shall have no more than 50 pounds of usable cannabis in inventory at a given time for the purposes of creating usable cannabis products.

(3) The Administration may query the seed-to-sale tracking system to ensure compliance with this section.

F. A dispensary may not weigh, package, repackage, or create usable cannabis products at the point of sale, or conduct deli-style sales.

Md. Code Regs. 14.17.13.11

Regulation .11 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.