Laws, Regulations and Reports

Maryland Cannabis Administration Regulations:

Read MCA's regulation on COMAR online.

Update! The Maryland Cannabis Administration’s (MCA) recent Notice of Proposed Action (NOPA) to amend COMAR 14.17.01, .02, .05, .06, .10-.15, .18, and .21 printed in the Maryland Register on November 14, 2025. Comments may be sent to Alison Butler, Deputy Chief, Policy & Government Affairs, Maryland Cannabis Administration, 849 International Drive Linthicum Heights, MD 21090 or emailed to [email protected]. Comments will be accepted through December 14, 2025. Please see the printed regulations in Maryland Register Volume 52 Issue 23 – November 14, 2025 or here.

The NOPA reduces regulatory burdens for conditional licensees by extending the conditional license period from 18 to 24 months, reducing agent badging fees to $25, permitting walk-up windows at standard dispensaries, and permitting the production of high dose liquid edibles for the medical market. It includes a number of other policy updates and clarifications to improve health, safety, and compliance, including but not limited to granting pilot program authority to MCA, establishing grower and processor decontamination protocols, and defining certain terms.

Additional guidance for all licensees:

Including information for patients and caregivers.

Additional guidance by license type:

Cannabis Policy Frequently Asked Questions

Please use MCA’s Policy Question Intake Form to submit questions related to MCA regulations, cannabis legislation, issued guidance, or other policy issues. MCA staff will review submissions and address policy questions in a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) document. Find the FAQs here.

Compilation of Cannabis Laws:

36–101. Definitions
36–201. Maryland Cannabis Administration
36–202. Powers and Duties of Administration
36–203. Regulations
36–203.1. Potency; Labeling; and Packaging
36–204. State Cannabis Testing Laboratory
36–205. Fees
36–206. Cannabis Regulation and Enforcement Fund
36–301. Certifying Providers
36–302. Medical Cannabis
36–401. Cannabis Licenses
36–402. Cannabis Cultivation Licenses
36–403. Conversion Fees and License Fees
36–404. Applications; Awarding of Licenses
36–405. Political Subdivisions
36–406. Incubator Spaces
36–407. On-Site Consumption
36–408. Independent Testing Laboratories
36–409. Registration to Provide Services to a Cannabis Licensee
36–410. Dispensaries
36-411. Protest Against License Renewal
36–501. Cannabis Agents
36–502. Ownership
36–503. Transfer of License
36–504. Restrictions on Ownership
36–505. Criminal History Records Checks
36-601. Medical Cannabis Compassionate Use Fund
36–701. Bona Fide Research Projects
36–702. Research and Development
36–801. Information on Cannabis Supply and Cannabis Market
36–802. Reports on Supply of Cannabis
36–803. Publication of Data
36–901. Advertising Definitions
36–902. Requirements for Advertising
36–903. Prohibitions on Advertising; Age Verification
36–1001. Responsible Vendor Training Programs
36–1002. Regulations for Responsible Vendor Training Programs
36–1003. Duties of Providers of Responsible Vendor Training Programs
36–1101. Sale, Transfer, or Delivery of Cannabis
36–1102. Prohibitions on Sale and Distribution
36-1103. Genuine Ownership
36–1201. Legal Protections
36-1401. Financial Definitions
36-1402. Capital Access Program
36-1403. Purpose of Capital Access Program
36-1404. Capital Access Program Loans
36-1405. Lender Participation Requirements
36-1406. Loan Loss Reserve
36-1501. Cannabis Business Definitions
36-1502. Depository Institutions and Insurance Companies
36-1503. Depository Institutions Protections
36-1504. Federal Financial Protections
36-1505. Financial Service Protections
36-1506. Financial Services- No Requirement or Restriction on Regulation
36-1507. Financial Institutions Legal Protections

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