2023 Delaware Code › Title 4 - Alcoholic Liquors › Chapter 13. The Delaware Marijuana Control Act › Subchapter V. Cancellation or Suspension of License › § 1361. Grounds for cancellation, suspension, or fines.

§ 1361. Grounds for cancellation, suspension, or fines.
(a) The Commissioner may cancel every license made use of on behalf of any person other than the one to whom or on behalf of whom it has been issued.
(b) If the Commissioner has reasonable grounds to believe that a licensee has committed any of the violations in subsection (c) of this section, the Commissioner may do 1 or more of the following:
(1) Suspend the licensee's license.
(2) Cancel the licensee's license if the Commissioner determines the violations to be repeated and continuous, or egregious.
(3) Fine the licensee.
(c) It is a violation for a licensee to do any of the following:
(1) Violate any provision of this chapter, any regulation of the Commissioner, or any applicable regulation of the Department of Health and Social Services.
(2) Make any false representation or statement to the Commissioner in order to induce or prevent action by the Commissioner.
(3) Not maintain an acceptable bond, if a bond is required.
(4) Maintain a noisy, lewd, disorderly, or unsanitary establishment or supply impure or otherwise deleterious marijuana or marijuana products.
(5) Habitually use dangerous or narcotic drugs, or habitually uses alcoholic beverages or marijuana to excess.
(6) Sell marijuana or marijuana products to minors in contravention of § 1312 of this title.
(7) Possess on the licensee's licensed premises or sell or offer for sale any marijuana or marijuana products not purchased or sold in compliance with this chapter.
(8) Use any seal, labels, or wrapper not purchased from or through the Commissioner which are deceptively similar to those used by the Commissioner.
(9) Be convicted of a felony or be convicted of violating any of the marijuana laws of this State, general or local, including the provisions of this chapter.
(10) Admit guilt or be adjudged guilty of violations of local, municipal, county, or Delaware regulations, ordinances, or codes related to the operation of a licensed premises.
(11) Discipline, threaten, or otherwise penalize any person for refusing to violate or aiding the enforcement of the provisions of this chapter or the rules of the Commissioner.
(d) Notwithstanding subsection (b) of this section, the Commissioner may cancel or suspend a license if there is any other reason which, in the opinion of the Commissioner, warrants cancelling or suspending the license.
(e) The Commissioner may not cancel or suspend any license for the sale of marijuana products or impose any fine for an alleged violation of § 1306 or § 1312 of this title where the licensee or its employee has made a reasonable effort to determine the age of a purchaser of the marijuana products. For purposes of this subsection, a licensee or its employee is deemed to have made a reasonable effort to determine the age of a purchaser if, prior to any sale of marijuana products, the licensee or its employee requires the purchaser to display identification, with a photograph of the purchaser thereon affixed, which sets forth information that would lead a reasonable person to believe the purchaser to be 21 years of age or older.
(f) The Commissioner may also suspend a license for any of the grounds for refusal of a license under § 1354 of this title.
(g) The Commissioner may cancel any retail license if it has reasonable grounds to believe that the license was granted in violation of this chapter, or any regulation enacted pursuant to § 1331 of this title.
84 Del. Laws, c. 24, § 4;