Delaware Code Title 4 Sec. 1335 – Marijuana product manufacturing facility license
(a) A marijuana product manufacturing facility license may be issued only to a person who manufactures and distributes marijuana products under the terms and conditions of this chapter. A license issued under this section is valid for 2 years. Each application for a marijuana product manufacturing facility license must contain all of the following:
(1) The application materials required by the Commissioner, including the location where the marijuana product manufacturing 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. 1335
- Bottle: means any vessel that is corked, capped or stopped or arranged so to be and intended to contain or to convey liquids. See Delaware Code Title 4 Sec. 101
- 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
- Consumer: means an individual 21 years of age or older who purchases marijuana, marijuana products, or marijuana accessories for personal use by the individual or other individuals 21 years of age or older, but not for resale to others. 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
- 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
- Manufacture: means distill, rectify, ferment, brew, make, mix, concoct or process any substance or substances capable of producing a beverage containing more than 1/2 of 1% of alcohol by volume and includes blending, bottling or other preparation for sale. See Delaware Code Title 4 Sec. 101
- Manufacturer: means any person engaged in the manufacture of any alcoholic liquor and among others includes a distiller, a rectifier, a wine maker, a brewer, and includes a bottler or one who prepares alcoholic liquor for sale. See Delaware Code Title 4 Sec. 101
- Marijuana: means as defined in § 4701 of Title 16. See Delaware Code Title 4 Sec. 1302
- Marijuana product manufacturing facility: means an entity licensed to: purchase marijuana; manufacture, prepare, and package marijuana products; and sell marijuana and marijuana products to other marijuana product manufacturing facilities and retail marijuana stores, but not to consumers. 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
- Preparation: means any medicine (patented or proprietary); any mixture containing drugs or mineral substances; any perfume, lotion, tincture, varnish, dressing, fluid extract or essence, vinegar, cream, ointment or salve; any distillate or decoction, whether or not containing other substances in solution or suspension, that contains ethyl alcohol or any alcoholic liquor to any amount exceeding 1/2 of 1% by volume. See Delaware Code Title 4 Sec. 101
- 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
- Retail marijuana store: means an entity licensed to purchase marijuana from marijuana cultivation facilities; to purchase marijuana and marijuana products from marijuana product manufacturing facilities; and to sell marijuana and marijuana products to consumers. See Delaware Code Title 4 Sec. 1302
- State: means the State of Delaware; and when applied to different parts of the United States, it includes the District of Columbia and the several territories and possessions of the United States. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
(b) A marijuana product manufacturing facility licensee shall pay the Commissioner $10,000 biennially for the marijuana product manufacturing facility license. A marijuana product manufacturing facility licensee must renew the license biennially by paying the fee required by this subsection and by providing documentation of a labor peace agreement.
(c) A marijuana product manufacturing facility shall track all of its marijuana products from the point the marijuana is received from the retail marijuana cultivation facility until the products are transferred to a retail marijuana store.
(d) A marijuana product manufacturing facility may not do any of the following:
(1) Add any marijuana to a food product where the manufacturer of the food product holds a trademark to the food product’s name; except that a manufacturer may use a trademarked food product if the manufacturer uses the product as a component or as part of a recipe and where the marijuana product manufacturer does not state or advertise to the consumer that the final retail marijuana product contains a trademarked food product.
(2) Intentionally or knowingly label or package a retail marijuana product in a manner that would cause a reasonable consumer confusion as to whether the retail marijuana product was a trademarked food product.
(3) Label or package a product in a manner that violates any federal trademark law or regulation.
(e) Retail marijuana products shall be prepared in a marijuana product manufacturing facility that is used exclusively for the manufacture and preparation of retail marijuana or retail marijuana products and using equipment that is used exclusively for the manufacture and preparation of retail marijuana products.
(f) All licensed premises on which retail marijuana products are manufactured must meet the sanitary standards for retail marijuana product preparation promulgated under this chapter and as applicable under all of the following:
(1) Section 122(3)u of Title 16 and related regulations, the State of Delaware Food Code, 16 DE Admin. Code 4458, and the Cottage Food Regulations, 16 DE Admin. Code 4458A.
(g) All retail marijuana products must be shelf-stable and not require refrigeration to prevent spoilage.
(h) A retail marijuana product must be sealed and conspicuously labeled in compliance with this chapter and any rules promulgated under this chapter.
(1) A marijuana product manufacturing facility shall package and label each product manufactured as required by the rules established by the Commissioner, including the use of the standard symbol.
(2) An edible retail marijuana product must list its ingredients and may list its compatibility with dietary practices.
(3) The standard symbol requirements as established by the Commissioner do not apply to a multi-serving liquid retail marijuana product that is impracticable to mark if the product complies with all statutory and rule packaging requirements for multi-serving edibles and with all of the following enhanced requirements to reduce the risk of accidental ingestion:
a. A multi-serving liquid is packaged in a structure that uses a single mechanism to achieve both child-resistance and accurate pouring measurement of each liquid serving in increments equal to or less than 10 milligrams of active THC per serving, with no more than 500 milligrams of active THC total per package.
b. The measurement component is within the child-resistant cap or closure of the bottle and is not a separate component.
(i) Retail marijuana or retail marijuana products may not be consumed on the premises of a marijuana product manufacturing facility.
(j) A marijuana product manufacturing 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 product manufacturing facility shall maintain a record of what was provided to the testing facility, the identity of the testing facility, and the results of the testing.
