MICHIGAN MEDICAL MARIHUANA ACT

KLAW Blog · September 9, 2020

Initiated Law 1 of 2008

AN INITIATION of Legislation to allow under state law the medical use of marihuana; to provide protections for the medical use of marihuana; to provide for a system of registry identification cards for qualifying patients and primary caregivers; to impose a fee for registry application and renewal; to make an appropriation; to provide for the promulgation of rules; to provide for the administration of this act; to provide for enforcement of this act; to provide for affirmative defenses; and to provide for penalties for violations of this act.

History: 2008, Initiated Law 1, Eff. Dec. 4, 2008 ;– Am. 2016, Act 283, Eff. Dec. 20, 2016
Compiler’s Notes: For the transfer of powers and duties of the department of licensing and regulatory affairs, including its bureau of marijuana regulation, to the marijuana regulatory agency, and abolishment of the bureau of marijuana regulation, see E.R.O. No. 2019-2, compiled at MCL 333.27001.
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The People of the State of Michigan enact:

Document	Type	Description
Section 333.26421	Section	Short title.
Section 333.26422	Section	Findings, declaration.
Section 333.26423	Section	Definitions.
Section 333.26424	Section	Qualifying patient or primary caregiver; arrest, prosecution, or penalty prohibited; conditions; privilege from arrests; presumption; compensation; physician subject to arrest, prosecution, or penalty prohibited; marihuana paraphernalia; person in presence or vicinity of medical use of marihuana; registry identification card issued outside of department; sale of marihuana as felony; penalty; marihuana-infused product.
Section 333.26424a	Section	Registered qualifying patient or registered primary caregiver; arrest, prosecution, or penalty, or denial of right or privilege prohibited; conditions.
Section 333.26424b	Section	Transporting or possessing marihuana-infused product; violation; fine.
Section 333.26425	Section	Rules.
Section 333.26426	Section	Administration and enforcement of rules by department.
Section 333.26427	Section	Scope of act; limitations.
Section 333.26428	Section	Defenses.
Section 333.26429	Section	Failure of department to adopt rules or issue valid registry identification card.
Section 333.26430	Section	Severabilty.