The September 2016 Medical Marihuana Facilities Licensing Act (MMFLA) in Michigan provides for the appointment of a five-person licensing board to administer the licensing process and ensure compliance with the MMFLA. While many in the industry had hoped these appointments would have been made sooner, that’s all history now. There is now a board and […]
Michigan
If legalization of adult use of marijuana in Michigan is on the ballot in 2018, will voters approve it?
The ballot language of the Michigan Regulation and Taxation of Marihuana Act (MRTMA) was approved by the Michigan Board of State Canvassers on May 18, 2017. Although you wouldn’t know it from the name, this proposal would legalize and regulate the adult use of marijuana for non-medical purposes in Michigan. The sponsor of the ballot […]
Michigan Could Be Next for Recreational Marijuana
LANSING, MI — Supporters of an initiative aiming to legalize recreational marijuana in Michigan turned petition language into the state on Friday and are aiming to get it on the ballot in 2018. “Our goal is to end prohibition in Michigan. We think just like alcohol, it is a failed effort, and we think there’s […]
Municipalities “Opt In” Under Medical Marijuana Licensing Act
By Ben Wrigley The numbers of municipalities electing to opt-in under the Medical Marihuana Facilities Licensing Act (MMFLA) are growing in Michigan. According to a fact sheet from the Michigan Municipal League, on September 21, 2016, Governor Rick Snyder signed a package of bills (2016 PA 281-283) that significantly expands the types of medical marihuana […]
Michigan Creates Bureau Centralizing All Medical Marijuana Regulation Aspects
LANSING, MI — Michigan has created the Bureau of Medical Marihuana Regulation to centralize all aspects of medical marijuana regulation, the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs reports. The new bureau, housed in LARA, combines the existing oversight functions of the state’s patient and caregiver registry with the newly established statutory requirements for medical marijuana […]
Michigan Could Be Set to Make Millions on Marijuana
Dozens of medical marijuana dispensaries are sprinkled in cities across the state, and Detroit has 61 pot shops open for business. But come this time next year, the landscape for weed around the state could be completely different. That’s when the state will begin officially handing out licenses to growers, testing facilities, transporters and dispensaries. […]
More Than 100 Medical Marijuana Shops Shut Down in Detroit With More to Come
DETROIT — Detroit’s medical marijuana centers are finding difficulty in fulfilling the city’s list of strict requirements and regulations. New figures released this week by the city reveal that only two prospective Medical Marijuana Caregiver Centers out of more than 260 applicants have been approved to operate, The Detroit News reported. Green Cross opened in […]
A Tenant’s Right to Grow or Smoke Marijuana Under a Residential Lease in Michigan
By Benham R. Wrigley, Jr. The Michigan legislature recognized that residential tenancy eviction proceedings were being engulfed in Michigan Medical Marihuana Act constitutional arguments. It’s not that our district court judges are unprepared to handle constitutional issues, it’s just that the time associated with those arguments and the lack of clear legal precedent constrain an […]
When Will Michigan Legalize Adult Use Marijuana?
By Bob Hendricks In the past decade, Michigan has made real progress in beginning to roll back state law marijuana prohibition. In 2008, the voters approved the Michigan Medical Marihuana Act (MMMA), which created limited rights for patients and caregivers to produce, transfer and use marijuana for medical purposes free from the risk of prosecution. […]
New Marijuana Laws in Michigan Look to Legitimize Industry
John Wallace stood in a small storage building with concrete-block walls and explained his vision for the first retail marijuana store in Buchanan. Medical cannabis patients would have to check in at a front desk. After showing the proper identification, they would be shown to the display room, where friendly bud-tenders would help them choose […]
