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§ 44-10-301. Local Licensing Authority – Applications – Licenses

A local licensing authority may issue only the following medical marijuana licenses upon payment of the fee and compliance with all local licensing requirements to be determined by the local licensing authority: A medical marijuana store license; A medical marijuana cultivation facility license; A medical marijuana products manufacturer license; A medical marijuana testing facility license; […]

§ 44-10-302. Local License Fees – Medical Marijuana

Each application for a local license for a medical marijuana business provided for in section 44-10-301 (1) filed with a local licensing authority must be accompanied by an application fee in an amount determined by the local licensing authority. License fees as determined by the local licensing authority must be paid to the treasurer of […]

§ 44-10-303. Public Hearing Notice – Posting and Publication

Medical marijuana business licenses. Upon receipt of an application for a local license for a medical marijuana business, except an application for renewal or for transfer of ownership, a local licensing authority may schedule a public hearing upon the application to be held not less than thirty days after the date of the application. If […]

§ 44-10-305. State Licensing Authority – Application and Issuance Procedures

Applications for a state medical marijuana business or retail marijuana business license under the provisions of this article 10 must be made to the state licensing authority on forms prepared and furnished by the state licensing authority and must set forth such information as the state licensing authority may require to enable the state licensing […]

§ 44-10-306. Denial of Application

The state licensing authority shall deny a state license if the premises on which the applicant proposes to conduct its business does not meet the requirements of this article 10 or for reasons set forth in section 44-10-103 (17)(c) or 44-10-305, and the state licensing authority may refuse or deny a license, renewal, reinstatement, or […]

§ 44-10-307. Persons Prohibited as Licensees – Definition

A license provided by this article 10 shall not be issued to or held by: A person until the fee therefore has been paid; An individual whose criminal history indicates that he or she is not of good moral character after considering the factors in section 24-5-101 (2); A person other than an individual if […]

§ 44-10-308. Business and Owner Requirements – Legislative Declaration – Definition

The general assembly hereby finds and declares that: Medical marijuana businesses and retail marijuana businesses need to be able to access capital in order to effectively grow their businesses and remain competitive in the marketplace; The current regulatory structure for regulated marijuana and regulated marijuana products creates a substantial barrier to investment from out-of-state interests […]

§ 44-10-309. Business Owner and Financial Interest Disclosure Requirements

Applicants for the issuance of a state license shall disclose to the state licensing authority the following: A complete and accurate organizational chart of the medical marijuana business or retail marijuana business reflecting the identity and ownership percentages of its controlling beneficial owners; The following information regarding all controlling beneficial owners of the medical marijuana […]

§ 44-10-310. Business Owner and Financial Interest Suitability Requirements

This section applies to all persons required to submit a finding of suitability. Any person intending to become a controlling beneficial owner of any medical marijuana business or retail marijuana business, except as otherwise provided in section 44-10-312 (4), shall first submit a request to the state licensing authority for a finding of suitability or […]

§ 44-10-311. Restrictions for Applications for New Licenses

The state or a local licensing authority shall not receive or act upon an application for the issuance of a state or local medical marijuana business license pursuant to this article 10: If the application for a state or local license concerns a particular location that is the same as or within one thousand feet […]

§ 44-10-312. Transfer of Ownership

A state or local license granted under the provisions of this article 10 is not transferable except as provided in this section, but this section does not prevent a change of location as provided in section 44-10-313 (13). For a transfer of ownership involving a controlling beneficial owner, a license holder shall apply to the […]

§ 44-10-313. Licensing in General

This article 10 authorizes a county, municipality, or city and county to prohibit the operation of a medical marijuana business and to enact reasonable regulations or other restrictions applicable to medical marijuana businesses based on local government zoning, health, safety, and public welfare laws for the distribution of medical marijuana that are more restrictive than […]

§ 44-10-314. License Renewal

Ninety days prior to the expiration date of an existing medical marijuana business or retail marijuana business license, the state licensing authority shall notify the licensee of the expiration date by first-class mail at the licensee’s address of record with the state licensing authority. A licensee must apply for the renewal of an existing license […]

§ 44-10-315. Inactive Licenses

The state or local licensing authority, in its discretion, may revoke or elect not to renew any license if it determines that the licensed premises have been inactive, without good cause, for at least one year. Source: L. 2019: Entire article added with relocations, (SB 19-224), ch. 315, p. 2879, § 5, effective January 1, […]

§ 44-10-316. Unlawful Financial Assistance

The state licensing authority, by rule, shall require a complete disclosure pursuant to section 44-10-309 in connection with each license issued under this article 10. This section is intended to prohibit and prevent the control of the outlets for the sale of regulated marijuana and regulated marijuana products by a person or party other than […]