This chapter applies to the Office of Social Equity, an independent office that functions within the Maryland Cannabis Administration, whose mission is to promote and encourage participation in the regulated cannabis industry by people from communities that have previously been disproportionately impacted by cannabis prohibition and enforcement.

Authority: Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis Article, §1-309.1, and 1-323Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date:

Regulations .01—.04 adopted as an emergency provision effective July 1, 2023 (50:14 Md. R. 559); emergency status expired June 30, 2024

Regulations .01—.04 adopted as an emergency provision effective June 7, 2024 (51:14 Md. R. 676)

Regulations .01—.04 effective July 22, 2024 (51:14 Md. R. 678)

Chapter revised effective July 7, 2025 (52:13 Md. R. 656)