5604.1 In the absence of an owner, a licensed medical cannabis business shall have a Board-approved manager present at the licensed premises during the hours that the licensed medical cannabis business is open.

5604.2 An applicant for a manager's license shall submit:

(a) An application to the Board on the prescribed form;

(b) A copy of their certificate showing completion of a medical cannabis training and education program from a Board-approved medical cannabis certification provider; and

(c) The required fee.

5604.3 If a licensed medical cannabis business has designated one or more persons to manage the licensed business, each manager shall be the holder of a valid manager's license which shall be renewable each year.

5604.4 A manager's license shall remain valid until surrendered, expired, suspended, or revoked.

5604.5 An applicant for a manager's license shall be subject to the requirements of the Act and this title.

5604.6 A licensed medical cannabis business may file a written request with the Board that an applicant for a manager's license who has not completed a medical cannabis training and education certification program be issued a temporary manager's license and shall attest that the applicant for the manager's license will complete the medical cannabis and cannabis training within thirty (30) calendar days of receipt of the temporary manager's license.

5604.7 The written request for a temporary manager's license shall set forth the name of the licensed establishment, the trade name, the address of the establishment, the name of the applicant for the manager's license, and the reason why the issuance of the temporary manager's license is necessary.

5604.8 The temporary manager's license issued pursuant to § 5604.8 shall cease after thirty (30) days or upon the approval or denial of the manager's license application.

5604.9 A manager's license shall expire one (1) year from issuance.

SOURCE: Notice of Emergency and Third Proposed Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 3299 (April 15, 2011)[EXPIRED]; as amended by Notice of Emergency and Fourth Proposed Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 7207 (August 12, 2011)[EXPIRED]; as amended by Notice of Final Rulemaking published at 58 DCR 10128, 10201 (December 2, 2011); 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).