Bill Text: MI HB4321 | 2021-2022 | 101st Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Medical marihuana: other; rule prohibiting medical marihuana businesses from donating to nonprofit organizations; prohibit marijuana regulatory agency from promulgating. Amends sec. 206 of 2016 PA 281 (MCL 333.27206).
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-02-25 - Bill Electronically Reproduced 02/24/2021 [HB4321 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2021-HB4321-Introduced.html
HOUSE BILL NO. 4321
February 24, 2021, Introduced by Rep. Wendzel
and referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform.
A bill to amend 2016 PA 281, entitled
"Medical marihuana facilities licensing act,"
by amending section 206 (MCL 333.27206), as amended by 2020 PA 207.
the people of the state of michigan enact:
Sec. 206. (1) The marijuana regulatory agency shall promulgate
rules and emergency rules as necessary to implement, administer, and enforce
this act. The rules must ensure the safety, security, and integrity of the
operation of marihuana facilities, and must include rules to do the following:
(a) Set
appropriate standards for marihuana facilities and associated equipment.
(b) Subject to
section 408, establish minimum levels of insurance that licensees must
maintain.
(c) Establish
operating regulations for each category of license to ensure the health,
safety, and security of the public and the integrity of marihuana facility
operations.
(d) Establish
qualifications and restrictions for persons participating in or involved with
operating marihuana facilities.
(e) Establish
testing standards, procedures, and requirements for marihuana sold through
provisioning centers.
(f) Provide for
the levy and collection of fines for a violation of this act or rules.
(g) Prescribe use
of the statewide monitoring system to track all marihuana transfers, as
provided in the marihuana tracking act and this act, and provide for a funding
mechanism to support the system.
(h) Establish
quality control standards, procedures, and requirements for marihuana
facilities.
(i) Establish
chain of custody standards, procedures, and requirements for marihuana
facilities.
(j) Establish
standards, procedures, and requirements for waste product disposal and storage
by marihuana facilities.
(k) Establish
chemical storage standards, procedures, and requirements for marihuana
facilities.
(l) Establish standards, procedures, and requirements for
securely and safely transporting marihuana between marihuana facilities.
(m) Establish standards, procedures, and requirements for the
storage of marihuana by marihuana facilities.
(n) Establish labeling and packaging standards, procedures,
and requirements for marihuana sold or transferred through provisioning
centers, including, but not limited to:
(i) A prohibition on
labeling or packaging that is intended to appeal to or has the effect of
appealing to minors.
(ii) A requirement that all
marihuana sold through provisioning centers include on the exterior of the
marihuana packaging the following warning printed in clearly legible type and
surrounded by a continuous heavy line:
WARNING: USE BY PREGNANT OR BREASTFEEDING WOMEN, OR BY
WOMEN PLANNING TO BECOME PREGNANT, MAY RESULT IN FETAL
INJURY, PRETERM BIRTH, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT, OR DEVELOPMENTAL
PROBLEMS FOR THE CHILD.
(o) Establish daily and monthly purchasing limits at
provisioning centers for registered qualifying patients and registered primary
caregivers to ensure compliance with the Michigan Medical Marihuana Act.
(p) Establish marketing and advertising restrictions for
marihuana products and marihuana facilities.
(q) Establish maximum tetrahydrocannabinol levels for
marihuana-infused products sold or transferred through provisioning centers.
(r) Establish health standards to ensure the safe preparation
of products containing marihuana that are intended for human consumption in a
manner other than smoke inhalation.
(s) Establish restrictions on edible marihuana-infused
products to prohibit shapes that would appeal to minors.
(t) Establish standards, procedures, and requirements for the
sale of industrial hemp from a provisioning center to a registered qualified
patient. The rules promulgated under this subdivision must be promulgated
before March 1, 2019.
(u) Establish informational pamphlet standards for
provisioning centers including, but not limited to, a requirement to make
available to every patron at the time of sale a pamphlet measuring 3.5 inches
by 5 inches that includes safety information related to marihuana use by minors
and the poison control hotline number.
(v) Establish procedures and standards for approving an
appointee to operate a marihuana facility under section 206a.
(2) The marijuana
regulatory agency shall not promulgate or enforce a rule that does any of the
following:
(a) Prohibits a
licensee from donating money to a nonprofit organization.
(b) Prohibits a
licensee from sponsoring, supporting, or donating money to a substance use
disorder education program for youth.
