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Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES - MEDICAL MARIJUANA PROGRAM › Article 1 - GENERAL › Table 1.1 - Time-frames

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Type of approval
Authority (A.R.S. § or
							 A.A.C.)
Overall Time-frame (in working
							 days)
Time-frame for applicant to complete
							 application (in working days)
Administrative Completeness Time-frame (in
							 working days)
Substantive Review Time-frame (in working
							 days)
Response Time for Request in
							 R9-17-107(F)(2) 
							 (in working days)
Changing a registry identification card
§
													36-2808
10
10
5
5
10
Requesting a replacement registry identification
							 card
§
													36-2804.06
5
5
2
3
10
Applying for a registry identification card for a
							 qualifying patient or a designated caregiver
§
													36-2804.02(A)
15
30
5
10
10
Amending a registry identification card for a
							 qualifying patient or a designated caregiver
§
													36-2808
10
30
5
5
10
Renewing a qualifying patient's or designated
							 caregiver's registry identification card
§§
													36-2804.02(A) 
							 and 36-2804.06
15
30
5
10
10
Applying for a dispensary registration
							 certificate
§
													36-2804
30
10
5
25
10
Applying for approval to operate a dispensary
R9-17-305
45
90
15
30
60
Changing a dispensary registration certificate
§
													36-2804 and
							 R9-17-307
90
90
30
60
60
Renewing a dispensary registration certificate
§
													36-2804.06
15
30
5
10
10
Applying for a dispensary agent registry
							 identification card
§§
													36-2804.01 and
							 36-2804.03
15
30
5
10
10
Renewing a dispensary agent's registry identification
							 card
§
													36-2804.06
15
30
5
10
10
Applying for a laboratory registration
							 certificate
§
													36-2804.07
90
90
30
60
60
Applying for approval for testing
R9-17-402.01
90
90
30
60
120
Renewing a laboratory registration certificate
§
													36-2804.06
15
30
5
10
60
Applying to add a parameter
R9-17-404.07
90
90
30
60
120
Applying for a laboratory agent registry
							 identification card
§
													36-2804.01
15
30
5
10
10
Renewing a laboratory agent's registry identification
							 card
§
													36-2804.06
15
30
5
10
10
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES - MEDICAL MARIJUANA PROGRAM › Article 1 - GENERAL › Section R9-17-108 - Expiration of a Registry Identification Card, Dispensary Registration Certificate, or Laboratory Registration Certificate

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A. Except as provided in subsection (B), a
				registry identification card issued to a qualifying patient, designated
				caregiver, dispensary agent, or laboratory agent is valid for two years after
				the date of issuance.
B. If the
				Department issues a registry identification card to a qualifying patient,
				designated caregiver, dispensary agent, or laboratory agent based on a request
				for a replacement registry identification card or an application to change or
				amend a registry identification card, the replacement, changed, or amended
				registry identification card shall have the same expiration date as the
				registry identification card being replaced, changed, or amended.
C. Except as provided in subsection (D), a
				dispensary registration certificate is valid for two years after the date of
				issuance.
D. If the Department
				issues an amended dispensary registration certificate based on a change of
				location or an addition of a cultivation site, the dispensary registration
				certificate shall have the same expiration date as the dispensary registration
				certificate previously held by the dispensary.
E. An approval to operate a dispensary shall
				have the same expiration date as the dispensary registration certificate
				associated with the approval to operate the dispensary.
F. A laboratory registration certificate is
				valid for two years after the original date of issuance.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES - MEDICAL MARIJUANA PROGRAM › Article 1 - GENERAL › Section R9-17-109 - Notifications and Void Registry Identification Cards

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A. The Department shall provide written
				notice that a cardholder's registry identification card is void and no longer
				valid under A.R.S. Title 36, Chapter 28.1 and this Chapter to a:
1. Qualifying patient when the Department
				receives notification from:
a. The qualifying
				patient that the qualifying patient no longer has a debilitating medical
				condition, or
b. The physician who
				provided the qualifying patient's written certification that the:
i. Qualifying patient no longer has a
				debilitating medical condition,
ii.
				Physician no longer believes that the qualifying patient would receive
				therapeutic or palliative benefit from the medical use of marijuana,
				or
iii.. Physician believes that the
				qualifying patient is not using the medical marijuana as
				recommended;
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES - MEDICAL MARIJUANA PROGRAM › Article 2 - QUALIFYING PATIENTS AND DESIGNATED CAREGIVERS › Section R9-17-201 - Debilitating Medical Conditions

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An individual applying for a qualifying patient registry
				  identification card shall have a diagnosis from a physician of at least one of
				  the following debilitating medical conditions:
1. Cancer;
2. Glaucoma;
3. Human immunodeficiency virus;
4. Acquired immune deficiency
				syndrome;
5. Hepatitis C;
6. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis;
7. Crohn's disease;
8. Agitation of Alzheimer's
				disease;
9. A chronic or
				debilitating disease or medical condition or the treatment for a chronic or
				debilitating disease or medical condition that produces cachexia or wasting
				syndrome;
10. A chronic or
				debilitating disease or medical condition or the treatment for a chronic or
				debilitating disease or medical condition that produces severe and chronic
				pain;
11. A chronic or debilitating
				disease or medical condition or the treatment for a chronic or debilitating
				disease or medical condition that produces severe nausea;
12. A chronic or debilitating disease or
				medical condition or the treatment for a chronic or debilitating disease or
				medical condition that produces seizures, including those characteristic of
				epilepsy;
13. A chronic or
				debilitating disease or medical condition or the treatment for a chronic or
				debilitating disease or medical condition that produces severe or persistent
				muscle spasms, including those characteristic of multiple sclerosis;
14. Post-traumatic stress disorder for which
				the individual is receiving treatment; or
15. A debilitating
				medical condition approved by the Department under A.R.S. §
									36-2801.01 and
				R9-17-106.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES - MEDICAL MARIJUANA PROGRAM › Article 2 - QUALIFYING PATIENTS AND DESIGNATED CAREGIVERS › Section R9-17-202 - Applying for a Registry Identification Card for a Qualifying Patient or a Designated Caregiver

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A. Except
				for a qualifying patient who is under 18 years of age, a qualifying patient is
				not required to have a designated caregiver.
B. A qualifying patient may have only one
				designated caregiver at any given time.
C. Except for a qualifying patient who is
				under 18 years of age, if the information submitted for a qualifying patient
				complies with A.R.S. Title 36, Chapter 28.1 and this Chapter but the
				information for the qualifying patient's designated caregiver does not comply
				with A.R.S. Title 36, Chapter 28.1 and this Chapter, the Department shall issue
				the registry identification card for the qualifying patient separate from
				issuing a registry identification card for the qualifying patient's designated
				caregiver.
D. If the Department
				issues a registry identification card to a qualifying patient under subsection
				(C), the Department shall continue the process for issuing or denying the
				qualifying patient's designated caregiver's registry identification
				card.
E. The Department shall not
				issue a designated caregiver's registry identification card before the
				Department issues the designated care-giver's qualifying patient's registry
				identification card.
F. Except as
				provided in subsection (G), to apply for a registry identification card, a
				qualifying patient shall submit to the Department the following:
1. An application in a Department-provided
				format that includes:
a. The qualifying
				patient's:
i. First name; middle initial, if
				applicable; last name; and suffix, if applicable;
ii. Date of birth; and
iii. Gender;
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES - MEDICAL MARIJUANA PROGRAM › Article 2 - QUALIFYING PATIENTS AND DESIGNATED CAREGIVERS › Section R9-17-203 - Amending a Qualifying Patient's or Designated Caregiver's Registry Identification Card

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A. To add a
				designated caregiver or to request a change of a qualifying patient's
				designated caregiver, the qualifying patient shall submit to the Department,
				within 10 working days after the addition or the change, the following:
1. An application in a Department-provided
				format that includes:
a. The qualifying
				patient's name and the registry identification number on the qualifying
				patient's current registry identification card;
b. If applicable, the name of the qualifying
				patient's current designated caregiver and the date the designated caregiver
				last provided or will last provide assistance to the qualifying
				patient;
c. The name of the
				individual the qualifying patient is designating as caregiver; and
d. The signature of the qualifying patient
				and date the qualifying patient signed;
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES - MEDICAL MARIJUANA PROGRAM › Article 2 - QUALIFYING PATIENTS AND DESIGNATED CAREGIVERS › Section R9-17-204 - Renewing a Qualifying Patient's or Designated Caregiver's Registry Identification Card

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A. Except for a
				qualifying patient who is under 18 years of age, to renew a qualifying
				patient's registry identification card, the qualifying patient shall submit the
				following to the Department at least 30 calendar days before the expiration
				date of the qualifying patient's registry identification card:
1. An application in a Department-provided
				format that includes:
a. The qualifying
				patient's first name; middle initial, if applicable; last name; and suffix, if
				applicable;
b. The qualifying
				patient's date of birth;
c. Except
				as provided in subsection (A)(1)(j), the qualifying patient's Arizona residence
				address and Arizona mailing address;
d. The county where the qualifying patient
				resides;
e. The qualifying
				patient's e-mail address;
f. The
				registry identification number on the qualifying patient's current registry
				identification card;
g. The name,
				address, and telephone number of the physician providing the written
				certification for medical marijuana for the qualifying patient;
h. Whether the qualifying patient is
				requesting authorization for cultivating marijuana plants for the qualifying
				patient's medical use because the qualifying patient believes that the
				qualifying patient resides at least 25 miles from the nearest operating
				dispensary;
i. If the qualifying
				patient is requesting authorization for cultivating marijuana plants, whether
				the qualifying patient is designating the qualifying patient's designated
				caregiver to cultivate marijuana plants for the qualifying patient's medical
				use;
j. If the qualifying patient
				is homeless, an address where the qualifying patient can receive
				mail;
k. Whether the qualifying
				patient would like notification of any clinical studies needing human subjects
				for research on the medical use of marijuana;
l. An attestation that the information
				provided in the application is true and correct; and
m. The signature of the qualifying patient
				and the date the qualifying patient signed;
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES - MEDICAL MARIJUANA PROGRAM › Article 2 - QUALIFYING PATIENTS AND DESIGNATED CAREGIVERS › Section R9-17-205 - Denial or Revocation of a Qualifying Patient's or Designated Caregiver's Registry Identification Card

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A.
				The Department shall deny a qualifying patient's application for or renewal of
				the qualifying patient's registry identification card if the qualifying patient
				does not have a debilitating medical condition.
B. The Department shall deny a designated
				caregiver's application for or renewal of the designated caregiver's registry
				identification card if the designated caregiver does not meet the definition of
				"designated caregiver" in A.R.S. §
									36-2801.
C. The Department may deny a qualifying
				patient's or designated caregiver's application for or renewal of the
				qualifying patient's or designated caregiver's registry identification card if
				the qualifying patient or designated caregiver:
1. Previously had a registry identification
				card revoked for not complying with A.R.S. Title 36, Chapter 28.1 or this
				Chapter; or
2. Provides false or
				misleading information to the Department.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES - MEDICAL MARIJUANA PROGRAM › Article 3 - DISPENSARIES AND DISPENSARY AGENTS › Section R9-17-301 - Principal Officers and Board Members

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A. For the purposes of this Chapter, in
				addition to the individual or individuals identified in the dispensary's
				by-laws or other organizational governing documents as principal officers of
				the dispensary, if applicable, the following individuals are considered
				principal officers:
1. If a corporation is applying for a
				dispensary registration certificate, two individuals who are officers of the
				corporation, including, but not limited to, the president or chief executive
				officer and those individuals serving in the positions of secretary and
				treasurer;
2. If a partnership is applying for a dispensary
				registration certificate, all individuals who are general partners and the
				principal officers of any entity general partner;
3. If a limited
				liability company is applying for a dispensary registration certificate, all
				managers of a manager-managed limited liability company, all members of a
				member-managed limited liability company, and the principal officers of an
				entity manager or member;
4. If an association or
				cooperative is applying for a dispensary registration certificate, the chief
				executive officer, executive director, or other comparable leader of the
				association or cooperative;
and
5. If a business
				organization type other than those described in subsections (A)(1) through (4)
				is applying for a dispensary registration certificate, two individuals who
				occupy the top leadership positions of the business organization.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES - MEDICAL MARIJUANA PROGRAM › Article 3 - DISPENSARIES AND DISPENSARY AGENTS › Section R9-17-303 - Dispensary Registration Certificate Allocation Process

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A. Each calendar year, the Department may
				review current valid dispensary registration certificates to determine if the
				Department may issue additional dispensary registration certificates pursuant
				to A.R.S. §
									36-2804(C).
1. If the Department determines that the
				Department may issue additional dispensary registration certificates, the
				Department shall post, on the Department's website, the information that the
				Department is accepting dispensary registration certificate applications,
				including the deadline for accepting dispensary registration certificate
				applications.
a. The Department shall post the
				information in subsection (A)(1) at least 30 calendar days before the date the
				Department begins accepting applications.
b. The deadline for submission of dispensary
				registration certificate applications is 10 working days after the date the
				Department begins accepting applications.
c. Sixty working days after the date the
				Department begins accepting applications, the Department shall determine if the
				Department received more dispensary registration certificate applications that
				are complete and in compliance with A.R.S. Title 36, Chapter 28.1 and this
				Chapter to participate in the allocation process than the Department is allowed
				to issue.
i. If the Department received more
				dispensary registration certificate applications than the Department is allowed
				to issue, the Department shall allocate any available dispensary registration
				certificates according to the priorities established in subsection
				(B).
ii. If the Department is
				allowed to issue a dispensary registration certificate for each dispensary
				registration certificate application the Department received, the Department
				shall allocate the dispensary registration certificates to those
				applicants.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES - MEDICAL MARIJUANA PROGRAM › Article 3 - DISPENSARIES AND DISPENSARY AGENTS › Section R9-17-304 - Applying for a Dispensary Registration Certificate

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A. An individual shall not be a principal
				officer or board member on
more than five
				  dispensary registration certificate applications.
B. If the Department determines that an
				individual is a principal officer or board member on more than five dispensary
				registration certificate applications, the Department shall review the
				applications and provide the applicant on each of the dispensary registration
				certificate applications with a written comprehensive request for more
				information that includes the specific requirements in A.R.S. Title 36, Chapter
				28.1 and this Chapter that the dispensary registration certificate application
				does not comply with.
1. If an applicant
				withdraws an application to comply with this Chapter and submits information
				demonstrating compliance with A.R.S. Title 36, Chapter 28.1 and this Chapter,
				the Department shall process the applicant's remaining dispensary registration
				certificate applications according to this Chapter.
2. If an applicant does not withdraw an
				application or submit information demonstrating compliance with A.R.S. Title
				36, Chapter 28.1 and this Chapter, the Department shall issue a denial to the
				applicant according to
				R9-17-322.
3. An application fee submitted with a
				dispensary registration certificate application in subsection (B) that is
				withdrawn is not refunded.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES - MEDICAL MARIJUANA PROGRAM › Article 3 - DISPENSARIES AND DISPENSARY AGENTS › Section R9-17-305 - Applying for Approval to Operate a Dispensary

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A. To apply for approval to operate a
				dispensary, a person holding a dispensary registration certificate shall submit
				to the Department, and, if the dispensary registration certificate was issued
				on or after April 1, 2020, within 18 months after the dispensary registration
				certificate was issued, the following:
1. The
				following information in a Department-provided format:
a. The name and registry identification
				number of the dispensary;
b. The
				physical address of the dispensary;
c. The name, address, and date of birth of
				each dispensary agent;
d. Except as
				provided in
				R9-17-324, the name and
				professional license number of the dispensary's medical director;
e. If applicable, the physical address of the
				dispensary's cultivation site;
f.
				The dispensary's Transaction Privilege Tax Number issued by the Arizona
				Department of Revenue;
g. The
				dispensary's proposed hours of operation during which the dispensary plans to
				be available to dispense medical marijuana to qualifying patients and
				designated caregivers;
h. Whether
				the dispensary plans to:
i. Cultivate
				marijuana;
ii. Manufacture
				marijuana products;
iii. Prepare
				marijuana-infused edible food products; or
iv. Sell or dispense marijuana-infused edible
				food products that are either:
(1) A
				time/temperature control for safety food, or
(2) Not prepared in individually packaged
				containers;
i.
				Whether the dispensary agrees to allow the Department to submit supplemental
				requests for information;
j.
				Whether the dispensary and, if applicable, the dispensary's cultivation site
				are ready for an inspection by the Department;
k. If the dispensary and, if applicable, the
				dispensary's cultivation site are not ready for an inspection by the
				Department, the date the dispensary and, if applicable, the dispensary's
				cultivation site will be ready for an inspection by the Department;
l. An attestation that the information
				provided to the Department to apply for approval to operate a dispensary is
				true and correct; and
m. The
				signatures of each principal officer and each board member of the dispensary
				according to
				R9-17-301 and the date
				signed;
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES - MEDICAL MARIJUANA PROGRAM › Article 3 - DISPENSARIES AND DISPENSARY AGENTS › Section R9-17-306 - Changes to a Dispensary Registration Certificate

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A. Except as provided in
				R9-17-324, a
				dispensary may not transfer or assign the dispensary registration
				certificate.
B. A dispensary may
				change the location of the:
1. Dispensary:
a. If the dispensary was allocated a
				dispensary registration certificate on or after April 1, 2020, according to
				A.R.S. §
											36-2803.01(D);
				and
b. If the dispensary was
				allocated a dispensary registration certificate before April 1, 2020:
i. Within the first three years after the
				Department issued the dispensary's registration certificate, to another
				location in the geographic area where the dispensary is located; or
ii. After the first three years after the
				Department issued a dispensary registration certificate to the dispensary, to
				another location in the state; or
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES - MEDICAL MARIJUANA PROGRAM › Article 3 - DISPENSARIES AND DISPENSARY AGENTS › Section R9-17-307 - Applying to Change a Dispensary Registration Certificate

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A. A dispensary shall submit a separate
				application to the Department for each request for one of the possible changes
				in R9-17-306(C).
B. To request any of the changes specified in
				R9-17-306(C), a
				dispensary shall submit to the Department:
1.
				The following information in a Department-provided format:
a. The legal name of the
				dispensary;
b. The registry
				identification number for the dispensary;
c. Whether the request is for:
i. A change of location for the
				dispensary,
ii. A change of
				location for the dispensary's cultivation site,
iii. An addition of a cultivation site,
				or
iv. A change in the activities
				conducted at a current location;
d. The current physical address of the
				dispensary or the dispensary's cultivation site;
e. The physical address of the proposed
				location for the dispensary or the dispensary's cultivation site, if
				applicable;
f. For a change of
				location or an addition of a cultivation site, the distance to the closest
				public school or private school from:
i. The
				proposed location for the dispensary, or
ii. The proposed location for the
				dispensary's cultivation site;
g. For a request to change activities
				conducted at a current location or include any of the following activities at a
				new location, whether the dispensary plans to:
i. Cultivate marijuana;
ii. Manufacture marijuana products;
iii. Prepare marijuana-infused edible food
				products; or
iv. Sell or dispense
				marijuana-infused edible food products that are either:
(1) A time/temperature control for safety
				food, or
(2) Not prepared in
				individually packaged containers;
h. The name of the entity applying;
i. If applicable, the anticipated date of the
				change of location or activities;
j. Whether the proposed dispensary, the
				dispensary's proposed cultivation site, or the location of the change in
				activities is ready for an inspection by the Department;
k. If the proposed dispensary, the
				dispensary's proposed cultivation site, or the location of the change in
				activities is not ready for an inspection by the Department, the date the
				dispensary, the dispensary's proposed cultivation site, or the location of the
				change in activities will be ready for an inspection by the
				Department;
l. An attestation that
				the information provided to the Department to apply for a change in location is
				true and correct; and
m. The
				signature of each principal officer and each board member of the dispensary
				according to
				R9-17-301 and the date
				signed;
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES - MEDICAL MARIJUANA PROGRAM › Article 3 - DISPENSARIES AND DISPENSARY AGENTS › Section R9-17-308 - Renewing a Dispensary Registration Certificate

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To renew a dispensary registration certificate, a dispensary
				  that has an approval to operate a dispensary issued by the Department, shall
				  submit to the Department, at least 30 calendar days before the expiration date
				  of the dispensary's current dispensary registration certificate, the
				  following:
1. An application in a
				Department-provided format that includes:
a.
				The legal name of the dispensary;
b. The registry identification number for the
				dispensary;
c. If the dispensary is
				a dual licensee, the marijuana establishment license number;
d. The physical address of the
				dispensary;
e. The name of the
				entity applying;
f. Except as
				provided in
				R9-17-324(C), the
				name and license number of the dispensary's medical director;
g. The dispensary's hours of operation during
				which the dispensary is available to dispense medical marijuana to qualifying
				patients and designated caregivers;
h. The name, address, date of birth, and
				registry identification number of each:
i.
				Principal officer,
ii. Board
				member, and
iii. Dispensary
				agent;
i. For each
				principal officer or board member, whether the principal officer or board
				member:
i. Has served as a principal officer
				or board member for a dispensary that had the dispensary registration
				certificate revoked,
ii. Has served
				as a principal officer or board member for a marijuana establishment that had
				the marijuana establishment license revoked, or
iii. Is a physician currently providing
				written certifications for qualifying patients;
j. The dispensary's Transaction Privilege Tax
				Number issued by the Arizona Department of Revenue;
k. Whether the dispensary agrees to allow the
				Department to submit supplemental requests for information;
l. An attestation that the information
				provided to the Department to renew the dispensary registration certificate is
				true and correct; and
m. The
				signature of each principal officer and each board member of the dispensary
				according to
				R9-17-301 and the date
				signed;
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES - MEDICAL MARIJUANA PROGRAM › Article 3 - DISPENSARIES AND DISPENSARY AGENTS › Section R9-17-309 - Inspections

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A. Submission of an
				application for a dispensary registration certificate constitutes permission
				for entry to and inspection of the dispensary and, if applicable, the
				dispensary's cultivation site.
B. The Department shall
				not accept allegations of a dispensary's or a dispensary's cultivation site's
				noncompliance with A.R.S. Title 36, Chapter 28.1 or this Chapter from an
				anonymous source.
C. If the Department
				receives an allegation of a dispensary's or a dispensary's cultivation site's
				noncompliance with A.R.S. Title 36, Chapter 28.1 or this Chapter, the
				Department may conduct an inspection of the dispensary or the dispensary's
				cultivation site.
D. If the Department
				identifies a violation of A.R.S. Title 36, Chapter 28.1 or this Chapter during
				an inspection of a dispensary or the dispensary's cultivation site:
1. The Department shall provide the
				dispensary with a written notice that includes the specific rule or statute
				that was violated; and
2. The
				dispensary shall notify the Department in writing, with a postmark date within
				20 working days after the date of the notice of violations, identifying the
				corrective actions taken and the date of the correction.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES - MEDICAL MARIJUANA PROGRAM › Article 3 - DISPENSARIES AND DISPENSARY AGENTS › Section R9-17-310 - Administration

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A. A dispensary
				shall:
1. Ensure that the dispensary is
				operating and available to dispense medical marijuana and marijuana products to
				qualifying patients and designated caregivers:
a. At least 30 hours weekly between the hours
				of 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m.; and
b.
				For a dispensary with a dispensary registration certificate issued on or after
				April 1, 2020:
i. At the location specified
				according to
				R9-17-304(C)(1)(b),
				and
ii. Within 18 months after
				receiving the dispensary registration
				certificate;
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES - MEDICAL MARIJUANA PROGRAM › Article 3 - DISPENSARIES AND DISPENSARY AGENTS › Section R9-17-311 - Submitting an Application for a Dispensary Agent Registry Identification Card

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Except as provided in
				  R9-17-107(F)
				  or
				  R9-17-324(C),
				  to obtain a dispensary agent registry identification card for an individual
				  serving as a principal officer or board member for the dispensary, employed by
				  the dispensary, or providing volunteer services at or on behalf of the
				  dispensary, the dispensary shall submit to the Department the following for
				  each individual:
1. An application in
				a Department-provided format that includes:
a.
				The individual's first name; middle initial, if applicable; last name; and
				suffix, if applicable;
b. The
				individual's residence address and Arizona mailing address;
c. The county where the individual
				resides;
d. The individual's date
				of birth;
e. The identifying number
				on the applicable card or document in subsection (4)(a) through (e);
f. The name and registry identification
				number of the dispensary; and
g.
				The signature of the individual in
				R9-17-304(C)(1)(d)
				or of a principal officer or board member, as applicable, designated to submit
				dispensary agent applications on the dispensary's behalf and the date
				signed;
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES - MEDICAL MARIJUANA PROGRAM › Article 3 - DISPENSARIES AND DISPENSARY AGENTS › Section R9-17-312 - Submitting an Application to Renew a Dispensary Agent's Registry Identification Card

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To renew a dispensary agent's registry identification card, a
				  dispensary shall submit to the Department, at least 30 calendar days before the
				  expiration of the dispensary agent's registry identification card, the
				  following:
1. An application in a
				Department-provided format that includes:
a.
				The dispensary agent's first name; middle initial, if applicable; last name;
				and suffix, if applicable;
b. The
				dispensary agent's residence address and Arizona mailing address;
c. The county where the dispensary agent
				resides;
d. The dispensary agent's
				date of birth;
e. The registry
				identification number on the dispensary agent's current registry identification
				card;
f. The name and registry
				identification number of the dispensary; and
g. The signature of the individual in
				R9-17-304(C)(1)(d) or of a principal officer or board member, as applicable,
				designated to submit dispensary agent applications on the dispensary's behalf
				and the date signed;
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES - MEDICAL MARIJUANA PROGRAM › Article 3 - DISPENSARIES AND DISPENSARY AGENTS › Section R9-17-313 - Medical Director

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A. Except as
				provided in
				R9-17-324(C), a
				dispensary shall appoint an individual who is a physician to function as a
				medical director.
B. During a
				dispensary's hours of operation, a medical director or an individual who is a
				physician and is designated by the medical director to serve as medical
				director in the medical director's absence is:
1. Onsite; or
2. Able to be contacted by any means
				possible, such as by telephone or pager.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES - MEDICAL MARIJUANA PROGRAM › Article 3 - DISPENSARIES AND DISPENSARY AGENTS › Section R9-17-314 - Dispensing Medical Marijuana

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A.
				Before a dispensary agent dispenses medical marijuana or a marijuana product to
				a qualifying patient or a designated caregiver, the dispensary agent shall:
1. Verify the qualifying patient's or the
				designated caregiver's identity,
2.
				Offer any appropriate patient education or support materials,
3. Make available the results of testing of
				the medical marijuana or marijuana product required in
				R9-17-317.01(A),
				if requested by the qualifying patient or designated caregiver;
4. Enter the qualifying patient's or
				designated caregiver's registry identification number on the qualifying
				patient's or designated caregiver's registry identification card into the
				medical marijuana electronic verification system,
5. Verify the validity of the qualifying
				patient's or designated caregiver's registry identification card,
6. Verify that the amount of medical
				marijuana or marijuana product the qualifying patient or designated caregiver
				is requesting would not cause the qualifying patient to exceed the limit on
				obtaining no more than two and one-half ounces of medical marijuana during any
				14-calendar-day period, and
7.
				Enter the following information into the medical marijuana electronic
				verification system for the qualifying patient or designated caregiver:
a. The amount of medical marijuana
				dispensed,
b. Whether the medical
				marijuana was dispensed to the qualifying patient or to the qualifying
				patient's designated caregiver,
c.
				The date and time the medical marijuana was dispensed,
d. The dispensary agent's registry
				identification number, and
e. The
				dispensary's registry identification number.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES - MEDICAL MARIJUANA PROGRAM › Article 3 - DISPENSARIES AND DISPENSARY AGENTS › Section R9-17-315 - Qualifying Patient Records

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A. A
				dispensary shall ensure that:
1. A qualifying
				patient record is established and maintained for each qualifying patient who
				obtains medical marijuana from the dispensary;
2. An entry in a qualifying patient record:
a. Is recorded only by a dispensary agent
				authorized by dispensary policies and procedures to make an entry,
b. Is dated and signed by the dispensary
				agent,
c. Includes the dispensary
				agent's registry identification number, and
d. Is not changed to make the initial entry
				illegible;
3. If an
				electronic signature is used to sign an entry, the dispensary agent whose
				signature the electronic code represents is accountable for the use of the
				electronic signature;
4. A
				qualifying patient record is only accessed by a dispensary agent authorized by
				dispensary policies and procedures to access the qualifying patient
				record;
5. A qualifying patient
				record is provided to the Department for review upon request;
6. A qualifying patient record is protected
				from loss, damage, or unauthorized use; and
7. A qualifying patient record is maintained
				for five years from the date of the qualifying patient's or, if applicable, the
				qualifying patient's designated caregiver's last request for medical marijuana
				from the dispensary.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES - MEDICAL MARIJUANA PROGRAM › Article 3 - DISPENSARIES AND DISPENSARY AGENTS › Section R9-17-316 - Inventory Control System

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A. A
				dispensary shall designate in writing a dispensary agent or marijuana facility
				agent associated with the dispensary who has oversight of the dispensary's
				medical marijuana inventory control system.
B. A dispensary shall only acquire marijuana
				from:
1. The dispensary's cultivation
				site,
2. Another dispensary or
				another dispensary's cultivation site,
3. A marijuana establishment licensed under 9
				A.A.C. 18,
4. A qualifying patient
				authorized by the Department to cultivate marijuana, or
5. A designated caregiver authorized by the
				Department to cultivate marijuana.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES - MEDICAL MARIJUANA PROGRAM › Article 3 - DISPENSARIES AND DISPENSARY AGENTS › Section R9-17-317 - Product Labeling and Packaging

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A. A dispensary shall ensure that medical
				marijuana or a marijuana product provided by the dispensary to a qualifying
				patient or a designated caregiver is labeled with:
1. The dispensary's registry identification
				number;
2. The amount, strain, and
				batch number of the medical marijuana or marijuana product;
3. The form of the medical marijuana or
				marijuana product;
4. As
				applicable, the weight of the medical marijuana or marijuana product;
5. In compliance with Table 3.1, the potency
				of the medical marijuana or marijuana product, based on laboratory testing
				results, including the number of milligrams per designated unit or percentage
				of:
a. Total tetrahydrocannabinol, reported
				according to
				R9-17-404.03(S)(2)(a);
b. Total cannabidiol, reported according to
				R9-17-404.03(S)(2)(b); and
c. Any
				other cannabinoid for which the dispensary is making a claim related to the
				effect of the cannabinoid on the human body;
6. The following statement: "ARIZONA
				DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES' WARNING: Marijuana use can be addictive and can
				impair an individual's ability to drive a motor vehicle or operate heavy
				machinery. Marijuana smoke contains carcinogens and can lead to an increased
				risk for cancer, tachycardia, hypertension, heart attack, and lung infection.
				Marijuana use may affect the health of a pregnant woman and the unborn child.
				KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN";
7.
				If not cultivated by the dispensary, whether the medical marijuana was obtained
				from a qualifying patient, a designated care-giver, a marijuana establishment,
				or another dispensary;
8. If not
				infused or prepared for sale by the dispensary, whether the marijuana product
				was obtained from a marijuana establishment or another dispensary;
9. For a marijuana product:
a. The ingredients in order of abundance;
				and
b. If the marijuana product
				contains ethanol, the percentage of ethanol in the marijuana product;
10. The date of manufacture,
				harvest, or sale; and
11. The
				registry identification number of the qualifying patient.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES - MEDICAL MARIJUANA PROGRAM › Article 3 - DISPENSARIES AND DISPENSARY AGENTS › Section R9-17-317.01 - Analysis of Medical Marijuana or a Marijuana Product

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A. Before offering a batch of medical
				marijuana or of a marijuana product for sale or dispensing to a qualifying
				patient or designated caregiver, a dispensary shall ensure that:
1. Except as provided in subsection (A)(2) or
				(3), each batch of medical marijuana or marijuana product is tested in
				compliance with requirements in
				R9-17-404.03,
				R9-17-404.04, and Table
				3.1;
2. Each batch of a marijuana
				product is tested according to requirements in
				R9-17-404.03,
				R9-17-404.04, and Table 3.1 for, as
				applicable:
a. At least potency and microbial
				contaminants other than mycotoxins if the marijuana product was prepared from
				another marijuana product, such as a concentrate or tincture, that is in
				compliance with requirements in
				R9-17-404.03,
				R9-17-404.04, and Table 3.1, using
				none of the following:
i. A temperature above
				which any analyte could chemically decompose or react with a component of the
				marijuana product;
ii. A pressure
				above which any analyte could chemically decompose or react with a component of
				the marijuana product;
iii. A
				process by which any analyte in the marijuana product that is in compliance
				with requirements in
				R9-17-404.03,
				R9-17-404.04, and Table 3.1 may be
				further concentrated; or
iv. A
				solvent other than water; or
b. All analytes except:
i. Ethanol if the marijuana product is
				intended to contain ethanol; or
ii.
				For a marijuana product intended for topical application, isopropanol if the
				marijuana product is intended to contain isopropanol; and
3. If the results of testing of
				the dispensary's medical marijuana and marijuana products for heavy metals,
				according to
				R9-17-404.03, indicate that the
				medical marijuana and marijuana products are in compliance with Table 3.1 for a
				period of at least six consecutive months:
a.
				Each batch of medical marijuana or a marijuana product is tested according to
				requirements in
				R9-17-404.03,
				R9-17-404.04, and Table 3.1 for all
				analytes except heavy metals; and
b. At least once every three months, each
				batch of medical marijuana or a marijuana product is tested according to
				requirements in
				R9-17-404.03 and Table 3.1 for
				heavy metals.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES - MEDICAL MARIJUANA PROGRAM › Article 3 - DISPENSARIES AND DISPENSARY AGENTS › Section R9-17-318 - Security

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A. A dispensary
				shall ensure that access into areas of the dispensary or the dispensary's
				cultivation site where marijuana is cultivated, processed, as defined in A.R.S.
				§
									36-2850, manufactured, or stored
				is limited to the dispensary's principal officers, board members, and
				authorized individuals, unless the individual is supervised by an individual
				authorized according to subsection (G)(2)(a).
B. A dispensary agent may transport
				marijuana, marijuana plants, marijuana products, and marijuana paraphernalia
				between the dispensary and:
1. The
				dispensary's cultivation site,
2. A
				qualifying patient,
3. Another
				dispensary,
4. A marijuana
				establishment licensed according to 9 A.A.C. 18, and
5. A laboratory that has
				a laboratory registration certificate issued by the Department.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES - MEDICAL MARIJUANA PROGRAM › Article 3 - DISPENSARIES AND DISPENSARY AGENTS › Section R9-17-319 - Edible Food Products

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A. A dispensary
				that prepares, sells, or dispenses marijuana-infused edible food products
				shall:
1. Before preparing marijuana-infused
				edible food products, obtain a license or permit of the location as a food
				establishment, issued under 9 A.A.C. 8, Article 1, to prepare marijuana-infused
				edible food products;
2. If the
				dispensary prepares the marijuana-infused edible food products, ensure that the
				marijuana-infused edible food products are prepared according to the applicable
				requirements in 9 A.A.C. 8, Article 1;
3. If the marijuana-infused edible food
				products are not prepared at the dispensary, obtain and maintain at the
				dispensary a copy of the current license or permit as a food establishment,
				issued under 9 A.A.C. 8, Article 1, to prepare marijuana-infused edible food
				products from the dispensary or marijuana establishment that prepares the
				marijuana-infused edible products;
4. Before selling or dispensing
				marijuana-infused edible food products, obtain a license or permit of the
				location as a food establishment, issued under 9 A.A.C. 8, Article 1, to sell
				or dispense marijuana-infused edible food products that are either:
a. A time/temperature control for safety
				food, or
b. Not prepared in
				individually packaged containers; and
5. If a dispensary
				sells or dispenses marijuana-infused edible food products, ensure that the
				marijuana-infused edible food products are sold or dispensed according to
				applicable requirements in 9 A.A.C. 8, Article 1.
Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES - MEDICAL MARIJUANA PROGRAM › Article 3 - DISPENSARIES AND DISPENSARY AGENTS › Section R9-17-320 - Cleaning and Sanitation

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A. A
				dispensary shall ensure that:
1. Any building
				or equipment used by a dispensary for the cultivation, harvest, preparation,
				packaging, storage, infusion, or sale of medical marijuana or marijuana
				products is maintained in a clean and sanitary condition;
2. Medical marijuana or marijuana products,
				in the process of production, preparation, manufacture, packing, storage, sale,
				distribution, or transportation, are protected from flies, dust, dirt, and all
				other contamination;
3. Refuse or
				waste products incident to the manufacture, preparation, packing, selling,
				distributing, or transportation of medical marijuana or marijuana products are
				removed from the building used as a dispensary and, if applicable, a building
				at the dispensary's cultivation site at least once every 24 hours or more often
				as necessary to maintain a clean condition;
4. All trucks, trays, buckets, other
				receptacles, platforms, racks, tables, shelves, knives, saws, cleavers, other
				utensils, or the machinery used in moving, handling, cutting, chopping, mixing,
				canning, packaging, or other processes are cleaned daily;
5. Any equipment used in the preparation of
				marijuana products is clean, in good repair, and, if applicable, calibrated
				according to the manufacturer's recommendations;
6. Any supplies used in the preparation of
				marijuana products, including flammable or volatile chemicals, are stored in a
				manner to avoid a hazardous condition from occurring; and
7. All stored marijuana products are securely
				covered.