Maryland
Cannabis Laws, Regulations, & Security Requirements

*Please note that this resources page contains only the security compliance requirements relevant to a cannabis or marijuana business in Maryland. The entire set of regulatory requirements and standards for operational protocols can be found at the links above and below. 

Security Requirements

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE

42-2 Md. Reg. 214

10.62.19 LICENSED DISPENSARY AND LICENSED PROCESSING DISPENSARY PREMISES

.03 SECURITY HARDWARE.

1. THE PREMISES OF A LICENSEE SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED TO PREVENT UNAUTHORIZED ENTRY.
2. IF THE PREMISES OF A LICENSEE ARE LOCATED WITHIN A BUILDING OR STRUCTURE THAT ALSO HOUSES A NON-LICENSED ENTITY, ANY WALL BETWEEN THE PREMISES OF THE LICENSEE AND THE PREMISES OF A NON-LICENSED ENTITY SHALL BE SUFFICIENT TO PREVENT UNAUTHORIZED ENTRY.
3. A CIPHER OR CHIP-ACTIVATED KEYED LOCK OR EQUIVALENT SHALL BE USED IN A DOOR TO DENY PASSAGE BY AN UNAUTHORIZED INDIVIDUAL TO THE PREMISES AND ANY ROOM IN WHICH:

(1) STORAGE, PACKAGING, PROCESSING OR DISPENSING MEDICAL MARIJUANA TAKES PLACE; OR

(2) SECURITY EQUIPMENT IS LOCATED IN THE PREMISES OF A LICENSEE.  [*236]

.04 VAULT OR SECURE ROOM.

1. A LICENSED DISPENSARY OR A LICENSED PROCESSING DISPENSARY SHALL CONTAIN A VAULT OR SECURE ROOM TO STORE THE MEDICAL MARIJUANA INVENTORY.
2. THE VAULT OR SECURE ROOM:

(1) SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED OF CONCRETE OR SIMILAR BUILDING MATERIAL THAT PREVENTS UNAUTHORIZED ENTRY;

(2) MAY NOT BE PLACED ADJACENT TO AN EXTERIOR WALL OF THE PREMISES; AND

(3) SHALL HAVE ONLY ONE ENTRANCE DOOR THAT:

(A) MEETS COMMERCIAL SECURITY STANDARDS;

(B) IS EQUIPPED WITH A CIPHER OR CHIP-ACTIVATED KEYED LOCK OR EQUIVALENT;

(C) IS SUBJECT TO VISUAL AND ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE MONITORING; AND

(D) IS NOT VISIBLE FROM PUBLIC AREAS OF THE PREMISES.

1. OTHER THAN WHILE THE LICENSED DISPENSARY IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS AND 1 HOUR BEFORE AND 1 HOUR AFTER, THE INVENTORY OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA SHALL BE STORED IN THE VAULT OR SECURE ROOM.