Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 10-108 - Products containing delta-8- or delta-10-tetrahydrocannabinol(a) A person who distributes products containing delta-8- or delta-10-tetrahydrocannabinol, including a person licensed under Title 16, Title 16.5, Title 16.7, Title 16.9, or Title 17 of the Business Regulation Article, may not distribute, purchase for sale, or sell a product containing delta-8- or delta-10-tetrahydrocannabinol to an individual under the age of 21 years.(b) In a prosecution for a violation of this section, it is a defense that the defendant examined the purchaser's or recipient's driver's license, or other valid identification issued by a governmental unit, that positively identified the purchaser or recipient as being at least 21 years old.(c) Any website owned, managed, or operated by a person who distributes or sells a product containing delta-8- or delta-10-tetrahydrocannabinol shall employ a neutral age-screening mechanism that verifies that the user is at least 21 years old, including by using an age-gate, age-screen, or age-verification mechanism.(d) A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding: (1) $300 for a first violation;(2) $1,000 for a second violation occurring within 2 years after the first violation; and(3) $3,000 for each subsequent violation occurring within 2 years after the preceding violation.Amended by 2023 Md. Laws, Ch. 450, Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2023.Added by 2022 Md. Laws, Ch. 512, Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2022.Added by 2022 Md. Laws, Ch. 511, Sec. 1, eff. 7/1/2022.Repealed by 2019 Md. Laws, Ch. 396, Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2019.