Bill Text: MI SB0618 | 2009-2010 | 95th Legislature | Introduced


Bill Title: Health; pharmaceuticals; regulation of medical marihuana as a schedule 2 controlled substance; provide for to require dispensing by a pharmacist and require department to license medical marihuana growing facilities. Amends secs. 7212 & 7214 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.7212 & 333.7214); adds sec. 17790 & repeals secs. 7335 & 7336 of 1978 PA 368 (MCL 333.7335 & 333.7336). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0616'09, SB 0617'09

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 6-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-06-03 - Referred To Committee On Judiciary [SB0618 Detail]

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SENATE BILL No. 618

 

 

June 3, 2009, Introduced by Senators KUIPERS, VAN WOERKOM, GARCIA, JELINEK, CROPSEY and JANSEN and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

 

 

 

      A bill to amend 1978 PA 368, entitled

 

"Public health code,"

 

by amending sections 7212 and 7214 (MCL 333.7212 and 333.7214),

 

section 7212 as amended by 2002 PA 710 and section 7214 as

 

amended by 1982 PA 352, and by adding section 17790; and to

 

repeal acts and parts of acts.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

 1        Sec. 7212. (1) The following controlled substances are

 

 2  included in schedule 1:

 

 3        (a) Any of the following opiates, including their isomers,

 

 4  esters, the ethers, salts, and salts of isomers, esters, and

 


 1  ethers, unless specifically excepted, when the existence of these

 

 2  isomers, esters, ethers, and salts is possible within the

 

 3  specific chemical designation:

 

 

4

Acetylmethadol

Difenoxin

Noracymethadol

5

Allylprodine

Dimenoxadol

Norlevorphanol

6

Alpha-acetylmethadol

Dimepheptanol

Normethadone

7

Alphameprodine

Dimethylthiambutene

Norpipanone

8

Alphamethadol

Dioxaphetyl butyrate

Phenadoxone

9

Benzethidine

Dipipanone

Phenampromide

10

Betacetylmethadol

Ethylmethylthiambutene

Phenomorphan

11

Betameprodine

Etonitazene

Phenoperidine

12

Betamethadol

Etoxeridine

Piritramide

13

Betaprodine

Furethidine

Proheptazine

14

Clonitazene

Hydroxypethidine

Properidine

15

Dextromoramide

Ketobemidone

Propiram

16

Diampromide

Levomoramide

Racemoramide

17

Diethylthiambutene

Levophenacylmorphan

Trimeperidine

18

 

Morpheridine

 

 

 

19        (b) Any of the following opium derivatives, their salts,

 

20  isomers, and salts of isomers, unless specifically excepted, when

 

21  the existence of these salts, isomers, and salts of isomers is

 

22  possible within the specific chemical designation:

 

 

23

Acetorphine

Drotebanol

Morphine-N-Oxide

24

Acetyldihydrocodeine

Etorphine

Myrophine

25

Benzylmorphine

Heroin

Nicocodeine

26

Codeine methylbromide

Hydromorphinol

Nicomorphine


1

Codeine-N-Oxide

Methyldesorphine

Normorphine

2

Cyprenorphine

Methyldihydromorphine

Pholcodine

3

Desomorphine

Morphine methylbromide

Thebacon

4

Dihydromorphine

Morphine methylsulfonate

 

 

 

 5        (c) Any material, compound, mixture, or preparation which

 

 6  contains any quantity of the following hallucinogenic substances,

 

 7  their salts, isomers, and salts of isomers, unless specifically

 

 8  excepted, when the existence of these salts, isomers, and salts

 

 9  of isomers is possible within the specific chemical designation:

 

 

10

2-Methylamino-1-phenylpropan-1-one

11

      Some trade and other names:

12

      Methcathinone

13

      Cat

14

      Ephedrone

15

3, 4-methylenedioxy amphetamine

16

      5-methoxy-3, 4-methylenedioxy

17

      amphetamine

18

3, 4, 5-trimethoxy amphetamine

19

      Bufotenine

20

      Some trade and other names:

21

      3-(B-dimethylaminoethyl)-5 hydrozyindole

22

      3-(2-dimethylaminoethyl)-5 indolol

23

      N,N-dimethylserotonin; 5-hydroxy-N-dimethyltryptamine

24

      Mappine

25

2, 5-Dimethoxyamphetamine

26

      Some trade or other names:

27

2, 5-Dimethoxy-a-methylphenethylamine; 2,5-DMA

28

4-Bromo-2, 5-Dimethoxyamphetamine


1

      Some trade or other names:

2

      4-bromo-2, 5 dimethoxy-a-methylphenethylamine; 4-bromo

3

      2,5-DMA

4

Diethyltryptamine

5

      Some trade and other names:

6

      N,N-Diethyltryptamine; DET

7

Dimethyltryptamine

8

      Some trade or other names:

9

      DMT

10

4-methyl-2, 5-dimethoxyamphetamine

11

      Some trade and other names:

12

      4-methyl-2, 5-dimethoxy-a-methyl-phenethylamine

13

      DOM, STP

14

4-methoxyamphetamine

15

      Some trade or other names:

16

      4-methoxy-a-methylphenethylamine; paramethoxy amphetamine;

17

      PMA

18

Ibogaine

19

      Some trade and other names:

20

      7-Ethyl-6,6a,7,8,9,10,12,13

21

      Octahydro-2-methoxy-6,9-methano-5H-

22

      pyrido (1, 2:1, 2 azepino 4, 5-b) indole

23

      tabernanthe iboga

24

Lysergic acid diethylamide

25

Marihuana, except as otherwise provided in subsection (2)

26

Mecloqualone

27

Mescaline

28

Peyote

29

N-ethyl-3 piperidyl benzilate

30

N-methyl-3 piperidyl benzilate

31

Psilocybin


1

Psilocyn

2

Thiophene analog of phencyclidine

3

      Some trade or other names:

4

      1-(1-(2-thienyl)cyclohexyl) piperidine)

5

      2-thienyl analog of phencyclidine; TPCP

 

 

 6        (d) Except as provided in subsection (2), synthetic

 

 7  equivalents of the substances contained in the plant, or in the

 

 8  resinous extractives of cannabis and synthetic substances,

 

 9  derivatives, and their isomers with similar chemical structure or

 

10  pharmacological activity, or both, such as the following, are

 

11  included in schedule 1:

 

12        (i) /\1 cis or trans tetrahydrocannabinol, and their optical

 

13  isomers.

 

14        (ii) /\6 cis or trans tetrahydrocannabinol, and their optical

 

15  isomers.

 

16        (iii) /\3,4, cis or trans tetrahydrocannabinol, and their

 

17  optical isomers.

 

18        (e) Compounds of structures of substances referred to in

 

19  subdivision (d), regardless of numerical designation of atomic

 

20  positions, are included.

 

21        (f) Gamma-hydroxybutyrate and any isomer, salt, or salt of

 

22  isomer of gamma-hydroxybutyrate.

 

 

23

      Some trade and other names:

24

      Sodium oxybate

25

      4-hydroxybutanoic acid monosodium salt

 

 

26        (g) 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine.


 

 

1

      Some trade and other names:

2

      Ecstasy

3

      MDMA

 

 

 4        (2) Marihuana Subject to return 17790, marihuana and the

 

 5  substances described in subsection (1) (d) and (e) in schedule 1

 

 6  shall be regulated as provided in schedule 2, if they are

 

 7  dispensed for use in the manner provided in sections 7335 and

 

 8  7336 the Michigan medical marihuana act, 2008 IL 1, MCL 333.26421

 

 9  to 333.26430.

 

10        (3) For purposes of subsection (1), "isomer" includes the

 

11  optical, position, and geometric isomers.

 

12        Sec. 7214. The following controlled substances are included

 

13  in schedule 2:

 

14        (a) Any of the following substances, except those narcotic

 

15  drugs listed in other schedules, whether produced directly or

 

16  indirectly by extraction from substances of vegetable origin, or

 

17  independently by means of chemical synthesis, or by combination

 

18  of extraction and chemical synthesis:

 

19        (i) Opium and opiate, and any salt, compound, derivative, or

 

20  preparation of opium or opiate excluding nalaxone and its salts,

 

21  and excluding naltrexone and its salts, but including the

 

22  following:

 

 

23

          Raw opium                    Etorphine hydrochloride

24

          Opium extracts               Hydrocodone

25

          Opium Fluid-extracts         Hydromorphone


1

          Powdered opium               Metopon

2

          Granulated opium             Morphine

3

          Tincture of opium            Oxycodone

4

          Codeine                      Oxymorphone

5

          Ethylmorphine                Thebaine

 

 

 6        (ii) A salt, compound, derivative, or preparation thereof

 

 7  which is chemically equivalent to or identical with a substance

 

 8  referred to in subdivision (a), except that these substances do

 

 9  not include the isoquinoline alkaloids of opium.

 

10        (iii) Opium poppy, poppy straw, and concentrate of poppy

 

11  straw, the crude extract of poppy straw in either liquid, solid,

 

12  or powder form, which contains the phenanthrene alkaloids of the

 

13  opium poppy.

 

14        (iv) Coca leaves and any salt, compound, derivative, or

 

15  preparation thereof which is chemically equivalent to or

 

16  identical with any of these substances, except that the

 

17  substances do not include decocainized coca leaves or extraction

 

18  of coca leaves which extractions do not contain cocaine or

 

19  ecgonine. The substances include cocaine, its salts,

 

20  stereoisomers, and salts of stereoisomers when the existence of

 

21  the salts, stereoisomers, and salts of stereoisomers is possible

 

22  within the specific chemical designation.

 

23        (b) Any of the following opiates, including their isomers,

 

24  esters, ethers, salts, and salts of isomers, when the existence

 

25  of these isomers, esters, ethers, and salts is possible within

 

26  the specific chemical designation:

 

 


1

          Alphaprodine                 Fentanyl

2

          Anileridine                  Isomethadone

3

          Bezitramide                  Levomethorphan

4

          Dihydrocodeine               Levorphanol

5

          Diphenoxylate                Metazocine

6

 

7

                           Methadone

8

Methadone-Intermediate, 4-cyano-2dimethylamino-4, 4-diphenyl butane

9

Moramide-Intermediate, 2-methyl-3-morpholino-1,

10

1-diphenylpropane-carboxylic acid

11

 

12

                           Pethidine

13

Pethidine-Intermediate-A, 4-cyano-1-methyl-4-phenylpiperidine

14

Pethidine-Intermediate-B, ethyl-4-phenylpiperidine-4-carboxylate

15

Pethidine-Intermediate-C, 1-methyl-4-phenylpiperidine-4-

16

carboxylic acid

17

 

18

          Phenazocine                  Racemethorphan

19

          Piminodine                   Racemorphan

 

 

20        (c) Unless listed in another schedule, any material,

 

21  compound, mixture, or preparation which contains any quantity of

 

22  the following substances having potential for abuse associated

 

23  with a stimulant effect on the nervous system:

 

24        (i) Amphetamine, its salts, optical isomers, and salts of its

 

25  optical isomers.

 

26        (ii) Any substance which contains any quantity of

 

27  methamphetamine, including its salts, stereoisomers, and salts of

 

28  stereoisomers.

 

29        (iii) Phenmetrazine and its salts.


 

 1        (iv) Methylphenidate and its salts.

 

 2        (d) Any material, compound, mixture, or preparation,

 

 3  including its salts, isomers, and salts of isomers when the

 

 4  existence of the salts, isomers, and salts of isomers is possible

 

 5  within the specific chemical designation as listed in schedule 2,

 

 6  which contains any quantity of the following substances having a

 

 7  potential for abuse associated with the depressant effect on the

 

 8  central nervous system: methaqualone, amobarbital, pentobarbital,

 

 9  or secobarbital; or, any compound, mixture, or preparation

 

10  containing amobarbital, secobarbital, pentobarbital, or any salt

 

11  thereof in combination with itself, with another, or with 1 or

 

12  more other controlled substances.

 

13        (e) Marihuana, Subject to section 17790, marihuana, but only

 

14  for use as provided in sections 7335 and 7336 the Michigan

 

15  medical marihuana act, 2008 IL 1, MCL 333.26421 to 333.26430.

 

16        Sec. 17790. (1) Medical marihuana shall not be grown, sold,

 

17  distributed, possessed, used, transported, or delivered for use

 

18  under the Michigan medical marihuana act, 2008 IL 1, MCL

 

19  333.26421 to 333.26430, unless grown and sold through a medical

 

20  marihuana growing facility licensed under this section. A

 

21  pharmacist shall not dispense medical marihuana as a schedule 2

 

22  controlled substance under this act unless it has been grown at a

 

23  medical marihuana growing facility licensed under this section.

 

24        (2) A person shall not operate a medical marihuana growing

 

25  facility in this state until issued a license under this section.

 

26  No more than 10 medical marihuana growing facilities shall be

 

27  issued a license under this section during any 1-year period. A


 

 1  license issued under this section is not assignable or

 

 2  transferable.

 

 3        (3) Before a medical marihuana growing facility is

 

 4  established, the owner or operator of the proposed facility shall

 

 5  submit complete drawings to the department for examination and

 

 6  approval. The drawings shall be drawn to an indicated scale, give

 

 7  the relative location of the medical marihuana growing facility,

 

 8  and illustrate all rooms, buildings, facilities, and equipment to

 

 9  be used in the medical marihuana growing operations.

 

10  Specifications prescribed by rules promulgated under this section

 

11  shall accompany the drawings. When the construction and

 

12  establishment of a proposed medical marihuana growing facility

 

13  are completed, the owner or operator of the proposed facility

 

14  shall notify the department. The department shall inspect the

 

15  buildings and premises in which the medical marihuana growing

 

16  facility are contemplated. If the building and premises conform

 

17  to the approved plans submitted under this section or rules

 

18  promulgated under this section and a license is available to be

 

19  issued under this section, the department shall issue to the

 

20  applicant a license to conduct a medical marihuana growing

 

21  facility.

 

22        (4) The department may receive license applications for the

 

23  operation of a medical marihuana growing facility. The department

 

24  shall establish procedures to follow if more applications are

 

25  received than licenses available to be issued under this section.

 

26  Upon compliance by an applicant with the requirements of this

 

27  section and rules promulgated under this section and if a license


 

 1  is available to be issued under this section, the department

 

 2  shall issue a medical marihuana growing facility license. The

 

 3  department shall issue a license under this section for a period

 

 4  of 1 year. The initial application and annual license fee for a

 

 5  medical marihuana growing facility license is $2,500.00.

 

 6        (5) The department shall conduct annual inspections of

 

 7  medical marihuana growing facilities to ensure compliance with

 

 8  the requirements of this section and rules promulgated under this

 

 9  section. The department may delegate the duty of inspections for

 

10  approval of medical marihuana growing facility licenses to a

 

11  local health department that has the technical and other

 

12  capabilities to protect the public health, safety, and welfare in

 

13  this field. The delegation shall not take place unless the

 

14  department has first consulted with an ad hoc committee that

 

15  shall be appointed by the department for the purpose of advising

 

16  on such delegation. Membership on the ad hoc committee shall

 

17  include representatives of the department, local public health

 

18  agencies, and an association that represents the medical

 

19  marihuana growing facilities that would be subject to the

 

20  inspections. The state shall reimburse each local health

 

21  department the full amount of the fees collected, as

 

22  reimbursement for cost of inspection, on vouchers certified by

 

23  the local health officer and approved by the department.

 

24        (6) A local governmental unit shall not enact or enforce an

 

25  ordinance regarding medical marihuana growing facilities. Except

 

26  as otherwise provided in this section, a medical marihuana

 

27  growing facility that has been issued a license under this


 

 1  section shall not be subject to arrest, prosecution, or penalty

 

 2  in any manner, or denied any right or privilege, including, but

 

 3  not limited to, civil penalty or disciplinary action by a

 

 4  business or occupational or professional licensing board or

 

 5  bureau, for the growing, transporting, and delivery of medical

 

 6  marihuana for use as prescribed in the Michigan medical marihuana

 

 7  act, 2008 IL 1, MCL 333.26421 to 333.26430.

 

 8        (7) Not later than the thirtieth day before the expiration

 

 9  of an annual license under this section, a person operating a

 

10  licensed medical marihuana growing facility shall apply for

 

11  license renewal and shall pay a fee as prescribed by subsection

 

12  (4). A person operating a licensed medical marihuana growing

 

13  facility who does not apply for license renewal as required in

 

14  this subsection is not entitled to license renewal. Upon

 

15  compliance by an applicant for license renewal with the

 

16  requirements of this section and rules promulgated under this

 

17  section and payment of the license renewal fee, the department

 

18  shall issue a renewal license.

 

19        (8) The department shall enforce this section and the rules

 

20  promulgated under this section. The department may suspend,

 

21  revoke, or deny a license of a medical marihuana growing facility

 

22  for a violation of this section or a rule promulgated under this

 

23  section.

 

24        (9) Upon a finding that an emergency exists requiring

 

25  immediate action to protect occupational or public health and

 

26  safety, the department may issue an order, without notice or

 

27  hearing, reciting the existence of the emergency and providing


 

 1  for the protection of public health and safety. Notwithstanding

 

 2  this section or the administrative procedures act of 1969, the

 

 3  order shall be effective immediately. A person to whom the order

 

 4  is directed shall comply immediately but, on application to the

 

 5  department, shall be afforded a hearing within 15 days. On the

 

 6  basis of the hearing, the emergency order shall be continued,

 

 7  modified, or revoked not later than 30 days after the hearing.

 

 8        (10) The department shall promulgate rules necessary to

 

 9  carry out this section and may appoint an advisory committee to

 

10  assist in rule development. The rules shall include the

 

11  following:

 

12        (a) Plans.

 

13        (b) Drawings.

 

14        (c) Specifications.

 

15        (d) Construction.

 

16        (e) Installation of equipment standards.

 

17        (f) Inspections.

 

18        (g) Other matters necessary to protect the health, safety,

 

19  and welfare of the public.

 

20        (11) The owner, operator, or agent of a medical marihuana

 

21  growing facility who fails to comply with this section or rules

 

22  promulgated under this section within the time specified by the

 

23  department, or who establishes or operates a medical marihuana

 

24  growing facility in violation of a detailed statement of

 

25  specifications, plans, or license approved by the department, is

 

26  guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more

 

27  than 90 days or a fine of not more than $1,000.00, or both, for


 

 1  each violation or noncompliance.

 

 2        Enacting section 1. Sections 7335 and 7336 of the public

 

 3  health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.7335 and 333.7336, are

 

 4  repealed.

 

 5        Enacting section 2. This amendatory act does not take effect

 

 6  unless all of the following bills of the 95th Legislature are

 

 7  enacted into law:

 

 8        (a) Senate Bill No. 616.                                       

 

 9                                                                       

 

10        (b) Senate Bill No. 617.                                         

 

11                                                                 

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