Delaware Code Title 4 Sec. 1334 – Marijuana cultivation facility licenses
(a) A marijuana cultivation facility license may be issued only to a person who cultivates retail marijuana for sale and distribution to licensed retail marijuana stores, marijuana products manufacturing licensees, or other marijuana cultivation facilities under the terms and conditions of this chapter. A license issued under this section is valid for 2 years. Each application for a marijuana cultivation facility license must contain all of the following:
(1) The application materials required by the Commissioner, including the location where the marijuana cultivation facility will operate.
(2) The application fee in an amount determined by the Commissioner.
(3) Materials required by § 1331(3) and (4) of this title.
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 4 Sec. 1334
- Commissioner: means the person appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate who serves as the Marijuana Commissioner for the State. See Delaware Code Title 4 Sec. 1302
- cultivation facility: means an entity licensed to cultivate, prepare, and package marijuana and sell marijuana to retail marijuana stores, to marijuana product manufacturing facilities, and to other marijuana cultivation facilities, but not to consumers. See Delaware Code Title 4 Sec. 1302
- Immature plant: means a nonflowering marijuana plant: no taller than 8 inches and no wider than 8 inches; that is produced from a cutting, clipping, or seedling; is in a cultivating container; and which does not have buds that may be observed by visual examination. See Delaware Code Title 4 Sec. 1302
- Labor peace agreement: means an agreement between a licensee and any bona fide labor organization that prohibits labor organizations and members from engaging in picketing, work stoppages, boycotts, and any other economic interference with the licensee's business. See Delaware Code Title 4 Sec. 1302
- License: means any license or permit to cultivate, possess, manufacture, sell, transport, or test marijuana or marijuana products and accessories authorized or issued by the Commissioner under this chapter. See Delaware Code Title 4 Sec. 1302
- Marijuana: means as defined in § 4701 of Title 16. See Delaware Code Title 4 Sec. 1302
- Marijuana products: means products that are comprised of marijuana, including concentrated marijuana, and other ingredients and are intended for use or consumption, such as edible products, ointments, and tinctures. See Delaware Code Title 4 Sec. 1302
- Marijuana testing facility: means an entity licensed to test marijuana for potency and contaminants. See Delaware Code Title 4 Sec. 1302
- Person: means as defined in § 302 of Title 1. See Delaware Code Title 4 Sec. 1302
- Retail marijuana: means "marijuana" as defined in § 4701 of Title 16, that is cultivated, manufactured, distributed, or sold by a licensed marijuana establishment. See Delaware Code Title 4 Sec. 1302
- Sale: means every act of selling as defined in this section. See Delaware Code Title 4 Sec. 101
(b) (1) A marijuana cultivation facility shall pay the Commissioner biennially for a marijuana cultivation facility license as set forth in this subsection. A marijuana cultivation facility licensee must renew the license bienially by paying the fee set forth in this subsection and by providing documentation of a labor peace agreement.
(2) The license fee is based on the cannabis plant grow canopy area, which is calculated as follows:
a. Square footage of a cannabis plant grow canopy area is measured horizontally starting from the outermost point of the furthest plant in a cannabis plant grow canopy area and continuing around the outside of all plants located within the cannabis plant grow canopy area.
b. If a vertically-tiered or shelving system is included in the cultivation area, the surface area of each tier or shelf must be included in calculating the cannabis plant grow canopy area. Vertical tiers or shelving systems may not exceed 24 feet in height.
c. A cannabis plant grow canopy area is the total square feet in which a cannabis cultivator plants and grows cannabis plants, and does not include areas exclusively used for harvesting, drying, curing, packaging, labeling, or storing cannabis.
(3) a. For an indoor facility with a cannabis plant grow canopy area less than or equal to 2,500 square feet or for an outdoor facility with a cannabis plant grow canopy area less than or equal to 1 acre, the fee is $2,500.
b. For an indoor facility with a cannabis plant grow canopy area equal to or between 2,501 and 7,500 square feet or for an outdoor facility with a cannabis plant grow canopy area equal to or between 1.1 and 2.5 acres, the fee is $5,000.
c. For an indoor facility with a cannabis plant grow canopy area between 7,501 and 10,000 square feet or for an outdoor facility with a cannabis plant grow canopy area equal to or between 2.6 and 5 acres, the fee is $7,500.
d. For an indoor facility with a cannabis plant grow canopy area equal to or greater than 10,001 square feet or for an outdoor facility with a cannabis plant grow canopy area equal to or greater than 5.1 acres, the fee is $10,000.
(c) A marijuana cultivation facility shall track the marijuana it cultivates from seed or immature plant to sale pursuant to subsection (a) of this section.
(d) A marijuana cultivation facility must provide a sample of its products to a facility that has a marijuana testing facility license for testing and research purposes as required by regulations adopted under this chapter. A marijuana cultivation facility shall maintain a record of what was provided to the testing facility, the identity of the testing facility, and the testing results.
(e) Marijuana or marijuana products may not be consumed on the premises of a marijuana cultivation facility.
(f) No marijuana cultivation facility license may be issued for an indoor facility with a cannabis plant grow canopy area exceeding 12,500 square feet or for an outdoor facility with a cannabis plant grow canopy area exceeding 7.5 acres unless additional tiers are created by the Commissioner under subsection (h) of this section.
(g) At the time of renewal under subsection (b) of this section, a marijuana cultivation facility licensee may request a 1-tier increase in size each renewal period, as long as an updated safety, security and prevention of diversion plan is provided as required under § 1331(3)c. of this title.
(h) The Commissioner may create additional tiers under subsection (b) of this section anytime 2 years after [the effective date of 84 Del. Laws, c. 24] if demand requires additional tiers.