§ 13. Rulemaking authority. 1. The board shall perform such acts,\nprescribe such forms and propose such rules, regulations and orders as\nit may deem necessary or proper to fully effectuate the provisions of\nthis chapter.\n 2. The board shall, in consultation with the executive director and\nthe chief equity officer, have the authority to promulgate any and all\nnecessary rules and regulations governing the cultivation, manufacture,\nprocessing, transportation, distribution, testing, delivery, and sale of\nmedical cannabis, adult-use cannabis, and cannabinoid hemp and hemp\nextract, including but not limited to the registration of organizations\nauthorized to sell medical cannabis, the licensing and/or permitting of\nadult-use cannabis cultivators, processors, cooperatives, microbusiness,\ndistributors, laboratories, and retailers, and the licensing of\ncannabinoid hemp and hemp extract producers and processors pursuant to\nthis chapter, including, but not limited to:\n (a) prescribing forms and establishing application, reinstatement, and\nrenewal fees;\n (b) the qualifications and selection criteria for registration,\nlicensing, or permitting;\n (c) the books and records to be created and maintained by all\nregistered organizations, licensees, and permittees, including the\nreports to be made thereon to the office, and inspection of any and all\nbooks and records maintained by any registered organization, licensee,\nor permittee and on the premises of any registered organization,\nlicensee, or permittee;\n (d) methods of producing, processing, and packaging cannabis, medical\ncannabis, cannabis-infused products, concentrated cannabis, and\ncannabinoid hemp and hemp extract; conditions of sanitation, and\nstandards of ingredients, quality, and identity of cannabis products\ncultivated, processed, packaged, or sold by any registered organizations\nand licensees;\n (e) security requirements for medical cannabis and adult-use cannabis\nretail dispensaries and premises where cannabis products, medical\ncannabis, and cannabinoid hemp and hemp extract, are cultivated,\nproduced, processed, or stored, and safety protocols for registered\norganizations, licensees and their employees;\n (f) hearing procedures and additional causes for cancellation,\nsuspension, revocation, and/or civil penalties against any person\nregistered, licensed, or permitted by the board; and\n (g) the circumstances, manner and process by which an applicant,\nregistered organization, licensee, or permittee, may apply to change or\nalter its previously submitted or approved owners, managers, members,\ndirectors, financiers, or interest holders.\n 3. The board shall promulgate rules and regulations that are designed\nto:\n (a) prevent the distribution of adult-use cannabis or cannabis product\nto persons under twenty-one years of age, including the modification of\ntobacco vaping products for use with cannabis;\n (b) prevent the revenue from the sale of cannabis from going to\ncriminal enterprises;\n (c) prevent the diversion and inversion of cannabis from this state to\nother states and from other states into this state, insofar as cannabis\nremains federally prohibited;\n (d) prevent cannabis, hemp, cannabinoid hemp and hemp extract activity\nthat is legal under state law from being used as a cover or pretext for\nthe trafficking of other illegal drugs or other illegal activity;\n (e) inform the public about the dangers of driving while impaired and\nthe public health consequences associated with the use of cannabis;\n (f) prevent the growing of cannabis on public lands;\n (g) inform the public about the prohibition on the possession and use\nof cannabis on federal property; and\n (h) establish application, licensing, and permitting processes which\nensure all material owners and interest holders are disclosed and that\nofficials or other individuals with control over the approval of an\napplication, permit, or license do not themselves have
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