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Title 7, §2447: License application and issuance
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Beginning February 1, 2018, an application for a license under the provisions of this chapter 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 authority to determine whether a license should be granted. The information must include the name and address of the applicant and the names and addresses of the applicant's officers, directors or managers. Each application must be verified by the oath or affirmation of such person or persons as the state licensing authority may prescribe. The state licensing authority may issue a license to an applicant pursuant to this section upon completion of the applicable criminal history record check associated with the application. The license is conditioned upon municipal approval. An applicant is prohibited from operating a retail marijuana establishment or retail marijuana social club without state licensing authority and municipal approval. If the applicant does not receive municipal approval within one year from the date of state licensing authority approval, the license expires and may not be renewed. If an application is not approved by the municipality, the state licensing authority shall revoke the license. [2017, c. 1, §9 (AMD).]
A. An applicant who is a natural person must be at least 21 years of age. If an applicant is a corporation, all members of the board must comply with this paragraph. [IB 2015, c. 5, §1 (NEW).]
B. A person who has been convicted of a disqualifying drug offense may not be a licensee. For purposes of this paragraph, "disqualifying drug offense" means a conviction for a violation of a state or federal controlled substance law that is a crime punishable by imprisonment for 5 years or more. "Disqualifying drug offense" does not include an offense for which the sentence, including any term of probation, incarceration or supervised release, was completed 10 or more years prior to application for licensure or an offense that consisted of conduct that is permitted under this chapter. [IB 2015, c. 5, §1 (NEW).]
C. A person who has had a license for a retail marijuana establishment or retail marijuana social club revoked may not be a licensee. [IB 2015, c. 5, §1 (NEW).]
D. A sheriff, deputy sheriff, police officer, prosecuting officer or an officer or employee of the state licensing authority or a municipality is ineligible to become a licensee. [IB 2015, c. 5, §1 (NEW).]
E. The state licensing authority shall investigate all applicants for compliance with this chapter prior to issuing a license. [IB 2015, c. 5, §1 (NEW).]
F. First priority for licensure must be given to registered caregivers who have been continuously registered with the Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to the Maine Medical Use of Marijuana Act or who have experience serving as a principal officer or board member of a nonprofit medical dispensary registered with the Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to the Maine Medical Use of Marijuana Act. If an applicant, either a business entity or an individual, owns, has a financial interest in or controls the management of more than one dispensary in this State, that applicant may receive preference for only one license in each license class. As long as there are other preferred applicants for any or all license classes an applicant who owns, has a financial interest in or controls the management of more than one dispensary in this State is not eligible for multiple licenses in any class. Preference must be given to an applicant who has at least 3 medical marijuana caregiver registrations when determining which applicants receive licenses. [IB 2015, c. 5, §1 (NEW).]
G. The state licensing authority shall accept applications from registered caregivers and principal officers or board members of registered dispensaries who have continuously registered with the Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to the Maine Medical Use of Marijuana Act. [IB 2015, c. 5, §1 (NEW).]
H. The state licensing authority shall adopt rules, which are major substantive rules pursuant to Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A, for a streamlined application process for registered caregivers and principal officers or board members of dispensaries registered with the Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to the Maine Medical Use of Marijuana Act, which must include an initial site inspection confirming compliance with this chapter. [IB 2015, c. 5, §1 (NEW).]
A. An applicant shall file an application in the form required by the state licensing authority for the type of license sought, along with the application fee as set by the state licensing authority. [IB 2015, c. 5, §1 (NEW).]
B. An applicant may apply for and be granted more than one type of license except that a person licensed as a retail marijuana testing facility may not hold any other retail marijuana establishment license. Registered caregivers and registered dispensaries who have held a registration in good standing for 2 years by the date of the application must be given priority in the granting of licenses for a retail marijuana cultivation facility, retail marijuana products manufacturing facility or retail marijuana store license. The state licensing authority shall begin accepting and processing applications by 30 days after the adoption of rules under section 2444, subsection 2. If after 90 days those applications do not meet the maximum square footage allotment set by this chapter, the state licensing authority may begin accepting and processing applications by all other qualified applicants. [IB 2015, c. 5, §1 (NEW).]
(3) The number of retail marijuana establishments or retail marijuana social clubs allowed in the municipality has been limited pursuant to local ordinance or is limited by subsection 7 and the state licensing authority has already licensed the maximum number of retail marijuana establishments or retail marijuana social clubs allowed in the municipality for the class of license that is sought. [IB 2015, c. 5, §1 (NEW).]
(2) In any competitive application process to determine which applicants receive licenses for any class of license, the state licensing authority shall give first preference to an applicant who has at least 2 years of previous experience cultivating marijuana in compliance with Title 22, section 2423 and who has been continuously registered with the Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to the Maine Medical Use of Marijuana Act. Preference must be given to an applicant who has 3 medical marijuana caregiver registrations when determining which applicants receive licenses. [IB 2015, c. 5, §1 (NEW).]
E. The state licensing authority may not grant a license for a retail marijuana establishment to a licensee who has already received a license to operate the same type of retail marijuana establishment if doing so would prevent another qualified applicant from receiving a license. The state licensing authority may not grant a license for a retail marijuana social club to a licensee who has already received a license to operate a retail marijuana social club if doing so would prevent another qualified applicant from receiving a license. [IB 2015, c. 5, §1 (NEW).]
A. Placing or modifying a limit on the number of licenses that it issues, by class or overall, but in placing or modifying the limits, the state licensing authority shall consider the reasonable availability of new licenses after a limit is placed or modified; and [IB 2015, c. 5, §1 (NEW).]
B. Placing or modifying a limit on the amount of production permitted by a retail marijuana cultivation facility license or class of licenses based upon some reasonable metric or set of metrics, including, but not limited to, previous months' sales, pending sales or other reasonable metric as determined by the state licensing authority. [IB 2015, c. 5, §1 (NEW).]
A. If the application for the license concerns a location that is the same as or within 1,000 feet of a location for which, within the 2 years immediately preceding the date of the application, the state licensing authority denied an application for the same class of license due to the nature of the use or other concern related to the location; or [IB 2015, c. 5, §1 (NEW).]
B. Until it is established that the applicant is in or will be entitled to possession of the licensed premises for which application is made under a lease, rental agreement or other arrangement for possession of the premises or by virtue of ownership of the premises. [IB 2015, c. 5, §1 (NEW).]
IB 2015, c. 5, §1 (NEW). 2017, c. 1, §9 (AMD).