1. A. A micro grower license authorizes the licensee to:

   1. (1) Cultivate or package cannabis; and
   2. (2) Provide cannabis to other licensees and registered independent testing laboratories.
2. B. A micro grower’s canopy may not exceed the restrictions as established in Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis Article, §36-401(c)(2)(i), Annotated Code of Maryland.
3. C. On or before October 1 of each year, micro growers shall report to the Administration the square footage of indoor and outdoor canopy as defined in COMAR 14.17.01.

4. D. The Administration may:

   1. (1) Inspect the licensed premise to verify the micro grower’s annual submission of canopy square footage; and
   2. (2) Restrict, reduce, fine, or otherwise sanction any micro grower who misrepresents canopy square footage.

5. E. For any micro grower found in violation of §B of this regulation, the Administration may:

   1. (1) Reduce the canopy of the micro grower by the same percentage as it exceeds the authorized canopy; and
   2. (2) Seize, destroy, confiscate, or place an administrative hold on any flowering cannabis plants produced in the excess of the canopy.
6. F. For the purposes of calculating canopy under §§B—E of this regulation, canopy that is rented, leased, operated, or otherwise controlled by one micro grower to another micro grower shall only be attributed to the micro grower in control of the square footage.
7. G. A micro grower licensed under this regulation shall operate in accordance with COMAR 14.17.10.
8. H. A micro grower licensed under this regulation may convert to a standard grower license under COMAR 14.17.06.06 in accordance with Regulation .08 of this chapter.

Authority: Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis Article, §§36-202—203, 36-401, and 36-503, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date:

Regulations .01—.08 adopted as an emergency provision effective July 1, 2023 (50:14 Md. R. 559); emergency status expired June 30, 2024

Regulations .01—.08 adopted as an emergency provision effective June 7, 2024 (51:14 Md. R. 676)

Regulations .01—.08 adopted effective July 22, 2024 (51:14 Md. R.678)

Regulation .02C amended effective April 14, 2025 (52:7 Md. R. 324)

Regulation .09 adopted effective May 26, 2025 (52:10 Md. R. 436)