34-20G-55. Application for medical cannabis establishment--Contents and conditions--Time for registration.

Not later than ninety days after receiving an application for a medical cannabis establishment, the department shall register the prospective medical cannabis establishment and issue a registration certificate and a random ten-digit alphanumeric identification number if all of the following conditions are satisfied:

(1)    The prospective medical cannabis establishment has submitted all of the following:

(a)    The application fee;

(b)    An application, including:

(i)    The legal name of the prospective medical cannabis establishment;

(ii)    The physical address of the prospective medical cannabis establishment that is not within one thousand feet of a public or private school existing before the date of the medical cannabis establishment application;

(iii)    The name and date of birth of each principal officer and board member of the proposed medical cannabis establishment; and

(iv)    Any additional information requested by the department;

(c)    Operating procedures consistent with rules for oversight of the proposed medical cannabis establishment, including procedures to ensure accurate record keeping and adequate security measures;

(d)    If the city or county where the proposed medical cannabis establishment would be located has enacted zoning restrictions, a sworn statement certifying that the proposed medical cannabis establishment does not violate the restrictions;

(e)    If the city or county where the proposed medical cannabis establishment requires a local registration, license, or permit, a copy of the registration, license, or permit;

(2)    None of the principal officers or board members has served as a principal officer or board member for a medical cannabis establishment that has had its registration certificate revoked;

(3)    None of the principal officers or board members is under twenty-one years of age; and

(4)    At least one principal officer is a resident of this state.

Source: Initiated Measure No. 26, approved Nov. 3, 2020, eff. Jul. 1, 2021.