1. A. A grower shall establish written standard operating procedures in accordance with this subtitle to include all aspects of:

   1. (1) Inventory control, including:

      1. (a) Identifying and tracking the grower’s stock of cannabis in the seed-to-sale tracking system; and
      2. (b) Monthly physical inventory;
   2. (2) Receiving material used to produce cannabis;
   3. (3) Shipping and transporting cannabis or products containing cannabis;

   4. (4) Sanitation, including:

      1. (a) Storage of cannabis;
      2. (b) Maintaining the sanitation of equipment that comes into contact with cannabis; and
      3. (c) Good hygiene practices and the wearing of protective clothing by agents;
   5. (5) Equipment maintenance and calibration;
   6. (6) Handling, packaging, and labeling of cannabis products and byproducts;
   7. (7) Rework or reprocessing;
   8. (8) Green waste procedures;
   9. (9) Non-green waste procedures;
   10. (10) Security and visitor procedures, including theft and diversion prevention;
   11. (11) Storage, handling, and disposal of recalled materials.
   12. (12) Irrigation, propagation, cultivation, fertilization, including the use of growing media or hydroponic solution;
   13. (13) Recording the cultivation process;
   14. (14) Pest monitoring and management;
   15. (15) Harvesting, drying, curing;
   16. (16) Research and development procedures;

   17. (17) Decontamination, including but not limited to:

       1. (a) Preventing contamination;
       2. (b) Investigating decontaminating after repeated tests falling outside action limits; and
       3. (c) Remediation steps and resulting environmental analysis.

   18. (18) If applicable, co-locating with another licensee, including:

       1. (a) Sharing equipment and production materials; and
       2. (b) Maintaining independent and unique security video surveillance control.

2. B. A grower’s standard operating procedures shall:

   1. (1) Be available to each agent in a form the agent understands;
   2. (2) Be available on-site for inspection by the Administration; and
   3. (3) Accurately reflect the procedures used at the premises.

Authority: Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis Article, §§36-202, 36-203, 36-401, 36-402, and 36-410, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date:

Regulations .01—.05 adopted as an emergency provision effective July 1, 2023 (50:14 Md. R. 559); emergency status expired June 30, 2024

Regulations .01—.09 adopted as an emergency provision effective June 7, 2024 (51:14 Md. R. 676)

Regulations .01—.09 adopted effective July 22, 2024 (51:14 Md. R. 678)

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

Regulation .03B, D amended effective April 14, 2025 (52:7 Md. R. 324)

Regulation .07D adopted effective March 16, 2026 (53:5 Md. R. 244)

Regulation .08B amended effective April 14, 2025 (52:7 Md. R. 324)

Regulation .09A amended effective May 26, 2025 (52:10 Md. R. 436); March 16, 2026 (53:5 Md. R. 244)