5303.1 A registration for a medical cannabis business shall be returned to the Board if the medical cannabis business fails to open for business within one hundred twenty (120) days after the registration has been issued, except that the Board may grant an extension at its discretion for good cause shown.

5303.2 A registration for a medical cannabis business shall be returned to the Board if the medical cannabis business fails to operate for any reason for more than sixty (60) consecutive days after it has opened for business.

5303.3 An applicant that has been deemed eligible for a internet retailer or retailer registration shall complete the steps to obtain a registration and open for business within one hundred twenty (120) days from the date of receipt of the notice of selection.

5303.4 Except as provided in § 5303.6, if an applicant that has been deemed eligible for a internet retailer or retailer registration, or a registrant that has received a internet retailer or retailer registration, fails to open for business within one hundred twenty (120) days, the Board shall withdraw the applicant's selection, and consider the next highest-ranking applicant. If a registration has been issued, the registrant shall surrender and return the registration to the Board.

5303.5 If there are no applications pending, the Board may open the application process to select a replacement medical cannabis business applicant.

5303.6 The Board may grant an applicant that has been deemed eligible for a internet retailer or retailer registration an extension at its discretion for good cause shown.

5303.7 The Board may hold a safekeeping hearing pursuant to § 6209 to determine whether to extend or cancel a registration for a medical cannabis business under this section.

SOURCE: Emergency and Third Proposed Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 3299 (April 15, 2011)[EXPIRED]; as amended by Emergency and Fourth Proposed Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 7207 (August 12, 2011)[EXPIRED]; as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 10128, 10174 (December 2, 2011); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 65 DCR 5172 (May 11, 2018); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 66 DCR 10217 (August 9, 2019); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 71 DCR 002388 (March 8, 2024); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 73 DCR 002136 (February 20, 2026).