More Controversy in Michigan: Proposed Minimum Capital Requirements For Cannabis License Applicants Raise Eyebrows

The meetings of the Medical Marihuana Facilities Licensing Board have often stirred up controversy. You may recall the debate about closing dispensaries in September. The October 17, 2017, meeting was no exception. Along with the drama of a member of…

Defining Dispensaries at the Heart of a Potentially Disruptive Licensing Issue in Michigan

Within minutes of the opening gavel and the roll call at the August 21 public meeting of the Medical Marihuana Facilities Licensing Board, a board member made a motion to require the board to issue notice that any dispensary conducting…

Will There Be Insurance For Medical Marijuana Facilities in Michigan – and Other States?

Insurance coverage in the modern world is ubiquitous, particularly in the business context. The need for insurance will soon confront legalized medical marijuana operations under Michigan's Medical Marihuana Facilities Licensing Act (MMFLA). That law, which will become operative on December…

Michigan Governor Green-Lights Creation of Rules and Regulations for Medical Marijuana

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…

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…

A Tenant’s Right to Grow or Smoke Marijuana Under a Residential Lease in Michigan

February 15, 2017
Bob Hendricks
Michigan
1 Comment

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…

When Will Michigan Legalize Adult Use Marijuana?

January 31, 2017
Bob Hendricks
Michigan
1 Comment

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…

More Controversy in Michigan: Proposed Minimum Capital Requirements For Cannabis License Applicants Raise Eyebrows

Defining Dispensaries at the Heart of a Potentially Disruptive Licensing Issue in Michigan

Will There Be Insurance For Medical Marijuana Facilities in Michigan – and Other States?

Michigan Governor Green-Lights Creation of Rules and Regulations for Medical Marijuana

If legalization of adult use of marijuana in Michigan is on the ballot in 2018, will voters approve it?

A Tenant’s Right to Grow or Smoke Marijuana Under a Residential Lease in Michigan

When Will Michigan Legalize Adult Use Marijuana?

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