C.R.S. Section 44-10-202
Powers and duties of state licensing authority

  • stakeholder work group
  • rules
  • report
  • legislative declaration

(1)

Powers and duties.
The state licensing authority shall:

(a)

Develop and maintain a seed-to-sale tracking system that tracks regulated marijuana from either the seed or immature plant stage until the regulated marijuana or regulated marijuana product is sold to a patient at a medical marijuana store or to a customer at a retail marijuana store or a retail marijuana hospitality and sales business to ensure that no regulated marijuana grown or processed by a medical marijuana business or retail marijuana business is sold or otherwise transferred except by a medical or retail marijuana store or a retail marijuana hospitality and sales business; except that the medical marijuana or medical marijuana product is no longer subject to the tracking system once the medical marijuana or medical marijuana product has been:

(I)

Repealed.

(II)

Transferred to a pesticide manufacturer in quantities that are limited as specified in rules promulgated by the state licensing authority, in consultation with the departments of public health and environment and agriculture. The rules must define a pesticide manufacturer that is authorized to conduct research and must authorize a pesticide manufacturer to conduct research to establish safe and effective protocols for the use of pesticides on medical marijuana. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a pesticide manufacturer authorized pursuant to this subsection (1)(a)(II) to conduct pesticide research regarding marijuana must be located in Colorado, must conduct the research in Colorado, and is exempt from all otherwise applicable restrictions on the possession and use of medical marijuana or medical marijuana products; except that the manufacturer shall:

(A)

Not possess at any time a quantity of medical marijuana or medical marijuana product in excess of the limit established in rules promulgated by the state licensing authority;

(B)

Use the medical marijuana and medical marijuana product only for the pesticide research authorized pursuant to this subsection (1)(a)(II);

(C)

Destroy, in compliance with rules promulgated by the state licensing authority, all medical marijuana and medical marijuana products remaining after the research has been completed; and

(D)

Not apply pesticides for research purposes on the licensed premises of a medical marijuana business.

(b)

Grant or refuse state licenses for the cultivation, manufacture, distribution, sale, hospitality, and testing of regulated marijuana and regulated marijuana products as provided by law; suspend, fine, restrict, or revoke such licenses, whether active, expired, or surrendered, upon a violation of this article 10 or any rule promulgated pursuant to this article 10; and impose any penalty authorized by this article 10 or any rule promulgated pursuant to this article 10. The state licensing authority may take any action with respect to a registration or permit pursuant to this article 10 as it may with respect to a license pursuant to this article 10, in accordance with the procedures established pursuant to this article 10.

(c)

Promulgate rules for the proper regulation and control of the cultivation, manufacture, distribution, sale, and testing of regulated marijuana and regulated marijuana products and for the enforcement of this article 10 and promulgate amended rules and such special rulings and findings as necessary;

(d)

Hear and determine at a public hearing any contested state license denial and any complaints against a licensee and administer oaths and issue subpoenas to require the presence of persons and the production of papers, books, and records necessary to the determination of any hearing so held, all in accordance with article 4 of title 24. The state licensing authority may, at its discretion, delegate to the department hearing officers the authority to conduct licensing, disciplinary, and rule-making hearings pursuant to section 24-4-105. When conducting the hearings, the hearing officers are employees of the state licensing authority under the direction and supervision of the executive director and the state licensing authority.

(e)

Develop such forms, licenses, identification cards, and applications as are necessary or convenient in the discretion of the state licensing authority for the administration of this article 10 or rules promulgated pursuant to this article 10;

(f)

Prepare and transmit annually, in the form and manner prescribed by the heads of the principal departments pursuant to section 24-1-136, a report accounting to the governor for the efficient discharge of all responsibilities assigned by law or directive to the state licensing authority; and

(g)

Collect and maintain data related to licensing disqualifications and all sanctions based on past criminal history pursuant to the requirements in section 24-34-104 (6)(b)(IX).

(h)

Repealed.

(2)

Nothing in this article 10 delegates to the state licensing authority the power to fix prices for regulated marijuana.

(3)

Nothing in this article 10 limits a law enforcement agency’s ability to investigate unlawful activity in relation to a medical marijuana business or retail marijuana business. A law enforcement agency has the authority to run a Colorado crime information center criminal history record check of a primary caregiver, licensee, or employee of a licensee during an investigation of unlawful activity related to medical marijuana. A law enforcement agency has the authority to run a Colorado crime information center criminal history record check of a licensee or employee of a licensee during an investigation of unlawful activity related to regulated marijuana and regulated marijuana products.

(4)

The executive director of the department of public health and environment shall provide to the state licensing authority standards for licensing laboratories pursuant to the requirements as outlined in section 44-10-203 (2)(d)(II) for regulated marijuana and regulated marijuana products.

(5)

Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a)

The state licensing authority has the authority to petition a district court for an investigative subpoena applicable to a person who is not licensed pursuant to this article 10 to obtain documents or information necessary to enforce the provisions of this article 10 and any rules promulgated pursuant to this article 10 after reasonable efforts have been made to obtain requested documents or information without a subpoena.

(b)

The state licensing authority may apply to any court of competent jurisdiction to temporarily restrain or preliminarily or permanently enjoin the act in question of a person who is not licensed pursuant to this article 10 and to enforce compliance with this article 10 or any rule or order issued pursuant to this article 10 whenever it appears to the state licensing authority upon sufficient evidence satisfactory to the state licensing authority that any person has been or is committing an act prohibited by this article 10, a rule promulgated pursuant to this article 10, a rule or an order issued pursuant to this article 10, and the act:

(I)

Threatens public health or safety;

(II)

Constitutes an unlawful act for which the person does not hold the required license under this article 10; or

(III)

Constitutes a violation of an order of the state licensing authority.

(6)

The general assembly finds and declares that matters related to labeling as regulated pursuant to this section and section 44-10-203 (2)(f), packaging as regulated pursuant to this section and section 44-10-203 (3)(b), and testing as regulated pursuant to this section and section 44-10-203 (2)(d) are matters of statewide concern and the sole regulatory authority for labeling, packaging, and testing is section 44-10-203.

(7)

and (8) Repealed.

Source: Section 44-10-202 — Powers and duties of state licensing authority - stakeholder work group - rules - report - legislative declaration, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-44.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

44‑10‑101
Short title
44‑10‑102
Legislative declaration
44‑10‑103
Definitions - rules
44‑10‑104
Applicability - medical marijuana - retail marijuana
44‑10‑105
Marijuana employee designation
44‑10‑106
Marijuana employee labor rights
44‑10‑201
State licensing authority - creation
44‑10‑202
Powers and duties of state licensing authority - stakeholder work group - rules - report - legislative declaration
44‑10‑203
State licensing authority - rules
44‑10‑204
Confidentiality
44‑10‑207
Authority to seize and destroy marijuana - public health, safety, and welfare
44‑10‑208
Feasibility report - standing committee - report - definition - repeal
44‑10‑209
Classes of marijuana-derived cannabinoids and compounds - definitions - privileges - prohibitions - rule-making - rules
44‑10‑301
Local licensing authority - applications - licenses
44‑10‑302
Local license fees - medical marijuana
44‑10‑303
Public hearing notice - posting and publication
44‑10‑304
Results of investigation - decision of authorities - medical marijuana
44‑10‑305
State licensing authority - application and issuance procedures
44‑10‑306
Denial of application
44‑10‑307
Persons prohibited as licensees - definition
44‑10‑308
Business and owner requirements - legislative declaration - definition
44‑10‑309
Business owner and financial interest disclosure requirements
44‑10‑310
Business owner and financial interest suitability requirements
44‑10‑311
Restrictions for applications for new licenses
44‑10‑312
Transfer of ownership
44‑10‑313
Licensing in general - rules
44‑10‑314
License renewal
44‑10‑315
Inactive licenses
44‑10‑316
Unlawful financial assistance
44‑10‑401
Classes of licenses
44‑10‑501
Medical marijuana store license
44‑10‑502
Medical marijuana cultivation facility license - rules - definitions
44‑10‑503
Medical marijuana products manufacturer license - rules - definition
44‑10‑504
Medical marijuana testing facility license - rules
44‑10‑505
Medical marijuana transporter license - definition
44‑10‑506
Medical marijuana business operator license
44‑10‑507
Marijuana research and development license
44‑10‑601
Retail marijuana store license - rules - definitions
44‑10‑602
Retail marijuana cultivation facility license - rules - definitions
44‑10‑603
Retail marijuana products manufacturer license - rules - definition
44‑10‑604
Retail marijuana testing facility license - rules
44‑10‑605
Retail marijuana transporter license - definition
44‑10‑606
Retail marijuana business operator license
44‑10‑607
Retail marijuana accelerator cultivator license
44‑10‑608
Retail marijuana accelerator manufacturer license
44‑10‑609
Marijuana hospitality business license
44‑10‑610
Retail marijuana hospitality and sales business license
44‑10‑611
Retail marijuana accelerator store license
44‑10‑701
Unlawful acts - exceptions
44‑10‑702
Unlawful open and public consumption
44‑10‑801
Marijuana cash fund - transfer - repeal
44‑10‑802
Fees - allocation
44‑10‑803
Fees
44‑10‑901
Suspension - revocation - fines
44‑10‑902
Disposition of unauthorized marijuana or marijuana products and related materials - rules
44‑10‑1001
Inspection procedures
44‑10‑1101
Judicial review
44‑10‑1201
Responsible vendor program - standards - designation
44‑10‑1202
Responsible vendor - designation
44‑10‑1301
Severability
44‑10‑1401
Sunset review - repeal of article
Green check means up to date. Up to date

Current through Fall 2024

§ 44-10-202’s source at colorado​.gov