§ 35. Registering of registered organizations. 1. (a) An applicant for\nregistration as a registered organization under section thirty-four of\nthis article shall include such information prepared in such manner and\ndetail as the board may require, including but not limited to:\n (i) a description of the activities in which it intends to engage as a\nregistered organization;\n (ii) that the applicant:\n (A) is of good moral character;\n (B) possesses or has the right to use sufficient land, buildings, and\nother premises, which shall be specified in the application, and\nequipment to properly carry on the activity described in the\napplication, or in the alternative posts a bond of not less than two\nmillion dollars;\n (C) is able to maintain effective security and control to prevent\ndiversion, abuse, and other illegal conduct relating to the cannabis;\nand\n (D) is able to comply with all applicable state laws and regulations\nrelating to the activities in which it intends to engage under the\nregistration;\n (iii) that the applicant has entered into a labor peace agreement with\na bona fide labor organization that is actively engaged in representing\nor attempting to represent the applicant's employees and the maintenance\nof such a labor peace agreement shall be an ongoing material condition\nof certification;\n (iv) the applicant's status as a for-profit business entity or\nnot-for-profit corporation; and\n (v) the application shall include the name, residence address and\ntitle of each of the officers and directors and the name and residence\naddress of any person or entity that is a member of the applicant. Each\nsuch person, if an individual, or lawful representative if a legal\nentity, shall submit an affidavit with the application setting forth:\n (A) any position of management, interest or ownership during the\npreceding ten years of a ten per centum or greater interest in any other\ncannabis business, or applicant, located in or outside this state,\nmanufacturing or distributing drugs including indirect management,\ninterest, or ownership of parent companies, subsidiaries, or affiliates;\n (B) whether such person or any such business has been convicted of a\nfelony or had a registration or license suspended or revoked in any\nadministrative or judicial proceeding, and if applicable, the history of\nviolations or administrative penalties with respect to any license to\ncultivate, manufacture, distribute or sell adult-use cannabis or medical\ncannabis; and\n (C) such other information as the board may reasonably require.\n 2. The applicant shall be under a continuing duty to report to the\noffice any change in facts or circumstances reflected in the application\nor any newly discovered or occurring fact or circumstance which is\nrequired to be included in the application.\n 3. (a) The board shall grant a registration or amendment to a\nregistration under this section if they are satisfied that:\n (i) the applicant will be able to maintain effective control against\ndiversion of cannabis;\n (ii) the applicant will be able to comply with all applicable state\nlaws;\n (iii) the applicant and its officers are ready, willing and able to\nproperly carry on the manufacturing or distributing activity for which a\nregistration is sought;\n (iv) the applicant possesses or has the right to use sufficient land,\nbuildings and equipment to properly carry on the activity described in\nthe application;\n (v) it is in the public interest that such registration be granted,\nincluding but not limited to:\n (A) whether the number of registered organizations in an area will be\nadequate or excessive to reasonably serve the area;\n (B) whether the registered organization is a minority and/or woman\nowned business enterprise, a service-disabled veteran-owned business, or\nfrom communities disproportionally impacted by the enforcement of\ncannabis prohibition;\n (C) whether the registered organization provides educat
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