A practical operator brief for Delaware stores covering waiting-area ID checks, sales inside the locked retail area, camera coverage, nightly seed-to-sale reconciliation, and the Office of the Marijuana Commissioner sources your team should keep close.
Reviewed November 12, 2026. Store locations come from OMC’s dispensary list, viewed November 12, 2026. License counts are the state-issued November 2026 figures on the Delaware Transparency Project, which OMC links from its site and NCS Analytics publishes without certifying accuracy. A license doesn’t always mean an open store.
OMC’s dispensary page listed 14 locations run by 6 businesses across New Castle, Kent, and Sussex counties on November 12, 2026.
View source16retailer licensesThe Delaware Transparency Project’s state-issued license table showed 16 retailer licenses when viewed November 12, 2026.
View source43active commercial licensesThe same source showed 43 total active commercial licenses for November 2026, across cultivators, manufacturers, and retailers.
View sourceRegulatory note: Delaware’s statute and OMC rules don’t address ordering kiosks, and they don’t name the seed-to-sale vendor. Confirm kiosk placement and your tracking setup with OMC before you install.
Delaware stores need a waiting area that customers reach first, with a reception point where an employee verifies a government-issued photo ID showing age 21 or older. State law also has the employee making the sale verify ID before initiating it. A kiosk ID scan can assist, but the employee check stays.
4 Del.C. §1332(f)(2) and OMC rule 6.5.7.2Every sale has to take place in the retail area, which is physically separated from the waiting area and locked, with entry only by employee permission. Product on display sits in locked cases that only an employee can open. Keep payment and product handoff in the retail area, with staff at the handoff.
4 DE Admin. Code 5001, 6.5.3.1, 6.5.5 and 6.5.7.1Permanently affixed cameras must show, in its entirety, any area where marijuana is stored or prepared for transfer or sale. The rule sets a 720p minimum, 90 days of retention for routine footage, and round-the-clock access for the Commissioner. Check camera sightlines before you place a kiosk or cash device.
4 DE Admin. Code 5001, 6.3.2.4Stores track product to the point of sale in the seed-to-sale system the Commissioner specifies, and reconcile inventory and sales records in it by 11:59 p.m. the same day. Separate POS software is allowed, but it has to be compatible and transfer data accurately. Test kiosk orders against the store’s real reporting setup before launch.
4 DE Admin. Code 5001, 7.3.1 and 7.4Official updates for rule changes, infused beverages, and licensing decisions. Last checked November 12, 2026.
Delaware OMC
OMC adopted revisions to Sections 2.0, 6.7, and 9.7 of its rules. Cultivation facilities can sell stores pre-rolls made only from their own flower under their own brand, and the order takes effect 10 days after publication.
Why it matters: Expect new pre-roll items from cultivators, and set them up correctly in your menu and inventory records.
Read official sourceDelaware General Assembly
House Bill 373, signed July 23, 2026, lists October 21, 2026 as its first effective date. It allows licensed retail marijuana stores to sell THC-infused beverages, with tax provisions starting February 1, 2027.
Why it matters: If you plan to stock infused beverages, add the category to your menu and check whether you need the Sunday sales endorsement.
Read official sourceDelaware OMC
After 15 written objections and a July 30 protest hearing, OMC approved the premises for a social equity cultivation license. The order says it doesn’t grant an active license.
Why it matters: Ten protests from within one mile trigger a hearing on a license application, so build that time into a new store’s schedule.
Read official sourceHas the municipality prohibited marijuana establishments, and does the site meet county spacing and zoning rules?
Where does the waiting area end, and which employee verifies photo ID at reception and again before the sale?
Will every kiosk, register, and cash device sit inside the locked retail area with full camera coverage?
Which POS or inventory provider handles seed-to-sale reporting and the 11:59 p.m. daily reconciliation?
If you take online pre-orders, where do identity and age verification happen before the sale is completed?
The cash recycler is optional. Cash acceptance, change return, and reconciliation depend on the selected hardware and software configuration. Confirm those options and the staff handoff before finalizing a rollout.
The Delaware Marijuana Control Act and OMC’s rules don’t mention ordering kiosks. What they do require: an employee verifies photo ID in the waiting area and before initiating a sale, every sale takes place in the locked retail area, and displayed product stays in locked cases only an employee can open. A kiosk can take the order inside that staff-run workflow. Confirm your plan with OMC.
Dispensify plans and deploys the physical checkout layer. The licensee is responsible for seed-to-sale tracking system reporting, which runs through its selected POS, inventory platform, or third-party integrator.
A store employee. OMC’s rules require an employee at the waiting-area reception to verify a valid government-issued photo ID, and state law requires the employee making the sale to verify it before initiating the sale. State law also says the Commissioner may not require stores to collect and record customers’ personal information beyond the ID used to determine age.
Stores can’t sell over the Internet, but OMC’s rules say that doesn’t preclude online pre-orders for pickup at the store, as long as the sale isn’t completed until identity and age verification and the other requirements are met. Stores also can’t deliver to anyone not physically present in the licensed premises, though medical marijuana program cardholders may receive home delivery.
A store can’t sell more than a personal use quantity in a single transaction. OMC’s FAQ describes that as 1 ounce or less of leaf marijuana, up to 12 grams of concentrate, or products containing 750 milligrams or less of delta-9 THC. Set those limits in the POS so kiosk carts can’t exceed them.
State law sets the retail marijuana tax at 15% of the retail sales price, stated separately on the receipt. OMC’s rules say it isn’t imposed on a customer with a medical marijuana program card, so the kiosk and POS need to handle both cases.
Last reviewed . This guide summarizes publicly available sources, and rules and figures can change after that date. Dispensify provides technology planning and deployment support, not legal or licensing advice. Confirm current requirements with the Delaware Office of the Marijuana Commissioner, your advisors, and the applicable local authority.
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