Bill Text: MI HB5189 | 2017-2018 | 99th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Marihuana; facilities; number of grower licenses at a single location; limit. Amends sec. 501 of 2016 PA 281 (MCL 333.27501).

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-10-31 - Bill Electronically Reproduced 10/26/2017 [HB5189 Detail]

Download: Michigan-2017-HB5189-Introduced.html

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HOUSE BILL No. 5189

 

 

October 26, 2017, Introduced by Reps. Runestad, Hernandez, Bizon, Graves, Webber, Lucido, Tedder, Brann, Howrylak, Rabhi, Zemke, Singh, LaGrand and Hammoud and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

 

     A bill to amend 2016 PA 281, entitled

 

"Medical marihuana facilities licensing act,"

 

by amending section 501 (MCL 333.27501).

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 501. (1) A grower license authorizes the grower to grow

 

not more than the following number of marihuana plants under the

 

indicated license class for each license the grower holds in that

 

class:

 

     (a) Class A – 500 marihuana plants.

 

     (b) Class B – 1,000 marihuana plants.

 

     (c) Class C – 1,500 marihuana plants.

 

     (2) A grower license authorizes sale of marihuana seeds or

 

marihuana plants only to a grower by means of a secure transporter.

 

     (3) A grower license authorizes sale of marihuana, other than

 

seeds, only to a processor or provisioning center.

 

     (4) A grower license authorizes the grower to transfer

 

marihuana only by means of a secure transporter.

 

     (5) To be eligible for a grower license, the applicant and

 

each investor in the grower must not have an interest in a secure

 

transporter or safety compliance facility.

 

     (6) A grower shall comply with all of the following:

 

     (a) Until December 31, 2021, have, or have as an active

 

employee an individual who has, a minimum of 2 years' experience as

 

a registered primary caregiver.

 

     (b) While holding a license as a grower, not be a registered

 

primary caregiver and not employ an individual who is

 

simultaneously a registered primary caregiver.

 

     (c) Enter all transactions, current inventory, and other

 

information into the statewide monitoring system as required in

 

this act, rules, and the marihuana tracking act.

 

     (7) A grower license does not authorize the grower to operate

 

do any of the following:

 

     (a) Operate in an area unless the area is zoned for industrial

 

or agricultural uses or is unzoned and otherwise meets the

 

requirements established in section 205(1).

 

     (b) Operate at a marihuana facility at which another grower is

 

licensed to operate.

 

     (c) Hold 2 or more grower licenses at a single marihuana

 

facility.