Licensing System Requirements Licensing System Requirements # Short Description Full Text of Requirement Source page lines Reference / Notes Difficulty L-010 Medical Marijuana DPH will transfer the Medical Marijuana program to CNB no later than 12/31/18. All requirements stated below will expand to include that program in the future, but probably not by 7/1/18. These licensees are known as “Experienced Marijuana Establishment Operators” Ch. 55 Ch. 55 29 30 6 21-24 38-40 7 Transition can occur sooner if no “disruption to the medical marijuana industry or patient access to medical marijuana” A report is due on July 15, 2018 detailing the progress of the transfer of the program Cross reference Tracking T-010 High L-280 License Types Support at least six license types for Marijuana Establishments and individuals, but will have the capacity to add many more as needed. Note: Licensee is defined as “a person or entity licensed by the commission to operate a marijuana establishment under this chapter” (repeated from overview, same number) Ch. 55 6 7 8 13 40-44 22, 31-2 4-6, 9-12, 17-19 39 Day 1 license types include: Marijuana Cultivator Craft Marijuana Cultivator Cooperative Independent Testing Laboratory Laboratory Agent Marijuana Product Manufacturer Retailer MVP
L-450 Update Existing Update an existing license Ch. 55 12 Allow user to make some changes including contact information for principals. Specific fields that can be edited are TBD. all changes in an audit log High L-460 Registered User Specify required data a marijuana establishment applicant must provide about its employees for them to be “REGISTERED” Ch. 55 12 17, Is this status relevant only to medical marijuana? Are employees of independent laboratories registered? Need definition and rules for this status Is “Certified” a status (Independent testing laboratory get a Certificate of Registration). It’s desirable to track this. L-470 Back-up Plan Establish procedures for an interim licensing solution if necessary Ch. 55 12 33 Refer to one-page summary comparing options ranging from offline forms to online multi-tier system with workflow functionality (users include CNB, other state agencies, municipalities, companies, individuals) MVP L-480 Compliance gaps Enable user to self-report when in/out of compliance: Minimum security requirements Liability insurance coverage Virtual separation of medical marijuana from adult-use marijuana for dual-licensee Procedures to prevent underage sales Standards for manufacturing or extracting Energy and Environmental Emergency Response Plan Ch. 55 13 15 16 36, 41-42, 44 2 24 This requirement is NOT based on Session Law or Known Regulation. It may never be a requirement. Inspections and other processes will verify compliance, but self-certification helps to ensure marijuana establishments are fully aware of the rules When marijuana establishments out of compliance, a mitigation plan may be part of remediation. For example if liability insurance coverage has lapsed, establishment could proactively cease the aspect of operations that is affected until the insurance is reinstated and made whole such that there is effectively no lapse in coverage. High L-500 License Schedule Maintain the cultivator license schedule produced by CNB in the system. Ch. 55 13 39 View rights for all Edits rights only for Admin Maintain audit log of all changes High 22
F-220 Impose Fees Enable CNB user to add fee types and their corresponding amounts, plus effective day and time (to/from). When we launch, the following events will have fees: for license Obtain license (awarded by CNB) Renew license Late fee for renewal license Events for each type of marijuana establishment will have all four fees and will be tracked separately. Ch. 55 11 24 Additional fee types may be added in the future Fee prices may change over time so need to include to/from effective dates Fee prices may vary by type of marijuana establishment. For example, the fee imposed when a cultivator license is awarded may be different than the fee imposed when a retail license is awarded. Fee for fingerprinting and CORI checks expected to paid directly to third parties and not imposed by CNB Cross reference: licensing High F-230 Collect Fee Payments Fee payment transactions will be processed using an ePay solution managed by the Comptroller’s office. Payment options include: Cashier’s Credit card (with associated fee) card EFT Note: Form of payment may require user to enter additional information not formerly collected as part of application process. Specifics TBD Ch. 55 11 26 Requirements stated here anticipate regulations. Session law simply states “collect fees” Fee payments will be a necessary step to proceed with process. For example, license application will probably not be processed until the application fee is collected. Some payments will be made via offline process (e.g., mailing a check) or payment outside of the CNB system (e.g., credit card payment). Need to determine what triggers next step in the process (receipt of payment or when payment clears) Integration with Comptroller’s payment solution will be via API so payments can be acknowledged in the CNB system(s) Registration process will capture TIN, address, phone, etc. so no need to collect during payment Licensing High
F-320 Collect Fine Payments Collect fines associated with each unique fine event transaction. Payment options include: NEED DOR/CTR INPUT HERE Cashier’s check Credit card (with associated fee) Debit card EFT More? Note: Form of payment may require user to enter additional information not formerly collected as part of application process. Specifics TBD Ch. 55 11 26 Requirements stated here anticipate regulations. Session law simply states “collect fees” but not “collect fines” Registration process will capture TIN, address, etc. so no need to collect during payment Cross-reference Licensing L-330 High F-330 Fine Payments Record payment of fees to CNB (or CTR or DOR on behalf of CNB) associated with each transaction. Values to record include: Name of Marijuana Establishment Name of ME Representative that authorized payment of ME Representative that authorized payment Type of Marijuana Establishment Type of Fine Event Payment amount Form of payment Payment date and time Municipality Ch. 55 Ch. 55 Ch. 55 11 12 20 26 33 22-24 Requirements stated here anticipate regulations. Session law simply states “collect fees” Payment data expected from DOR includes Fine payments must be tracked by unique transaction. That is amount collected from marijuana establishment vendor, on a specific date, for a specific type of marijuana establishment, for a specific type of for a specific location (city or town), for a specific date range (to/from) Cross-reference L330 High