{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-alcoholic-beverages-and-cannabis-33-306","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis § 33–306","heading":"","body":"(a) Subject to § 1–319 of this article, the Department may:\n(1) purchase from a holder of a wholesaler’s license or manufacturer’s license alcoholic beverages that the Department is authorized to sell and on which the excise tax imposed by § 5–102 of the Tax – General Article is paid;\n(2) (i) purchase from a holder of a resident or nonresident dealer’s permit and import for resale alcoholic beverages that the Department is authorized to sell; and\n(ii) resell the alcoholic beverages once the excise tax is paid;\n(3) sell alcoholic beverages in sealed containers at prices that the Department determines and that are uniform in all dispensaries;\n(4) refuse to sell alcoholic beverages to a person that, in the judgment of the Department, is not suitable to purchase or consume the alcoholic beverages;\n(5) restrict by any method the quantity of alcoholic beverages that may be sold to an individual consumer or license holder at or during any time;\n(6) enter into a contract or adopt regulations necessary or desirable to carry out this article;\n(7) sell and ship outside of the county a container or package of alcoholic beverages kept for sale in a dispensary, if not prohibited by law in the place where the shipment is consigned;\n(8) subject to the approval of the county, rent, lease, or purchase premises necessary for the operation of the dispensaries; and\n(9) subject to § 33–307(d) of this subtitle, establish the hours of sale for dispensaries, outside of which a dispensary may not remain open.\n(b) (1) Subject to § 1–319 of this article and the approval of the County Commissioners, the Director of the Department may purchase or otherwise acquire:\n(i) real or personal property that the Director considers necessary to operate dispensaries, stores, or warehouses; and\n(ii) subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, wine and liquor from any source for resale.\n(2) (i) 1. Acting as a wholesaler, the Department may purchase wine and liquor, on which the excise tax has not been paid, from a licensed wholesaler.\n2. The Department may only resell the wine and liquor purchased under this subparagraph to a nondispensary, licensed retailer and only after the excise tax has been paid.\n(ii) Acting as a retailer, the Department may purchase wine and liquor, on which the excise tax has been paid, from a licensed wholesaler for retail sale in dispensary stores.","path":["Article - Alcoholic Beverages and Cannabis"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gab\u0026section=33-306","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:56:03Z","sha256":"2adbe3e2893eefd54afc2acab53f1ffd998f416055c9d78972834eeb41c89583","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-alcoholic-beverages-and-cannabis-33-305","next":"us-md/md.-code-alcoholic-beverages-and-cannabis-33-307"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}