(a) The OCR shall authorize a Cannabis Research Development Licensee to purchase Cannabis Items from Cannabis Licensees or Micro-Cultivation Permittees; internally test, package and label Cannabis Items; store, sell, purchase, transfer, and transport Cannabis Items between sites that are specified on the license in accordance with the limitations in this chapter and regulations promulgated by the OCR.
(b) A Cannabis Research and Development Licensee may also operate as a Cannabis Testing Facility.
(c) The OCR shall authorize a Cannabis Research and Development Licensee to conduct experiments and testing on every form and derivative of Cannabis, including live plants, fresh and dried plant material, seeds, wax, oil, and manufactured items such as edibles and topicals.
(d) Any animal or human testing trial undertaken by a Cannabis Research and Development Licensee must submit a detailed plan and receive explicit written permission from the OCR.
(e) A Cannabis Research and Development Licensee may cultivate Immature Cannabis Plants and Flowering Cannabis Plants within production limits set by the OCR.
(f) A Cannabis Research and Development Licensee may sell seeds and Immature Cannabis Plants to Cannabis Dispensaries, Cannabis Cultivation Licensees, and Micro-Cultivation Permittees. Information on all sales transactions and quantities of seeds and Immature Cannabis Plants to licensees must be included in the Inventory Tracking System as provided by section 791.
(g) A Cannabis Research and Development Licensee may not sell Flowering Cannabis Plants or any Cannabis Items to other licensees other than seeds and Immature Cannabis Plants. Any other Cannabis plant material, more than what is needed for research and testing, must be destroyed by a method approved by the OCR.
(h) A Cannabis Research and Development Licensee that includes a Cannabis Testing Facility may not sell any Cannabis Items as described in subsection (f) of this section, and may not hold any other Cannabis License or Permit. Nothing in this chapter precludes a Cannabis Research and Development Licensee that does not operate a Cannabis Testing Facility from holding a different Cannabis License or Permit.
(i) A Cannabis Research and Development Licensee may not give access to the cannabis or sell to the general public any cannabis items that it grows, is working with, or researching.