DELAWARE CANNABIS PROGRAM

Cannabis Cultivator – 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. A marijuana cultivation facility may not produce marijuana concentrates, tinctures, extracts, or other marijuana products. A license issued is valid for 2 years. Beginning 15 months after the effective date of this Act, the Commissioner shall issue the following number of cultivation facility licenses provided a sufficient number of qualified applicants exist:

• • Indoor facility with a cannabis plant grow canopy area ≤ 2500 square feet or an outdoor facility with a cannabis plant grow canopy area ≤ 1 acre:
    • • 20 microbusiness licenses
      • 10 social equity licenses.

Cannabis Product Manufacturer – a person who is licensed to manufacture and distribute marijuana. A license issued under this section is valid for 2 years. Beginning 16 months after the effective date of this Act, the Commissioner shall issue the following number of product manufacturing facility licenses provided a sufficient number of qualified applicants exist:

• • • 10 open licenses
    • 10 social equity licenses
    • 10 microbusiness licenses

Cannabis Retailer – a person licensed to sell retail marijuana or retail marijuana products. A license issued under this section is valid for 2 years. Any holder of a license for a retail marijuana store who wishes to sell marijuana or marijuana products on Sundays must pay a biennial license fee of $500.00 for the issuance of a special license to sell marijuana and marijuana products on Sundays, which is in addition to any other license fees which may be required of the holder. Beginning 19 months after the effective date of this Act, the Commissioner shall issue the following number of licenses provided a sufficient number of qualified applicants exist:

• • • 15 open licenses
    • 15 social equity licenses

Testing Facility – a person that a person who performs testing and research on retail marijuana. A license issued is valid for 2 years. Beginning 19 months after the effective date of this Act, the Commissioner shall issue the following number of licenses provided a sufficient number of qualified applicants exist:

• • • 3 open licenses
    • 2 social equity licenses

Delaware’s application process was open from August 16th through September 30th of 2024. The lottery was held on October 24th for all license types except standard retail licenses, which received a seperate lottery. Delaware is currently not accepting applications for any license type.

Delaware Compassion Care Centers– is a vertically integrated license allowing a licensee to grow medical cannabis plants; extract, process and produce medical cannabis products; and dispense/sell to registered patients. There is a limit of six (6) business licenses allowed for Delaware Compassion Care Centers within the state.