- A. A licensee may apply to change the location of the licensee’s operation.
- B. The licensee shall apply for a change of location in the form designated by the Administration along with the fee specified in COMAR 14.17.21.
- C. A licensee may not begin cultivation, processing, or dispensing of cannabis at a new location until the Administration approves the change.
- D. A dispensary may only change location within the county that the dispensary was awarded a license.
- E. A grower or processor may only change location outside of the region in which the grower or processor was awarded a license if the proposed location is part of a co-location agreement as described in COMAR 14.17.06.11.
F. The Administration may deny a change of location application if:
- (1) The application is not complete in every material detail;
- (2) Notwithstanding §E of this regulation, the change of location would move the proposed licensed location outside of the region or jurisdiction in which it was awarded; or
- (3) The change of location otherwise violates a provision of State or local law pertaining to the licensed locations of cannabis businesses.
- G. A licensee’s proposed location shall conform to local zoning and planning requirements.
Authority: Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis Article, §§36-202—203, 36-401, 36-405—36-407, 36-411, 36-503, and 36-802, Annotated Code of Maryland
Effective date:
Regulations .01—.10 adopted as an emergency provision effective July 1, 2023 (50:14 Md. R. 559); emergency status expired June 30, 2024
Regulations .01—.10 adopted as an emergency provision effective June 7, 2024 (51:14 Md. R. 676)
Regulations .01—.10 adopted effective July 22, 2024 (51:14 Md. R. 678)
Regulation .02L adopted effective March 16, 2026 (53:5 Md. R. 244)
Regulation .03E—G adopted effective May 26, 2025 (52:10 Md. R. 436)
Regulation .04 amended effective May 26, 2025 (52:10 Md. R. 436)
Regulation .04D, E amended effective March 16, 2026 (53:5 Md. R. 244)
Regulation .05A amended effective March 16, 2026 (53:5 Md. R. 244)
Regulation .11 adopted effective May 26, 2025 (52:10 Md. R. 436)
Regulation .11B, C amended effective March 16, 2026 (53:5 Md. R. 244)
Regulation .12 adopted effective April 14, 2025 (52:7 Md. R. 324)