HB 5700 - Expands Access to Medical Marijuana Licenses - Michigan Key Vote
Timeline
- House Bill Passed
- June 3, 2020
- Introduced
- March 17, 2020
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Title: Expands Access to Medical Marijuana Licenses
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that expands access to medical marijuana licenses.
Highlights:
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Requires the marijuana regulatory agency to issue a license to an applicant if all of the following conditions are met (Sec. 402-1):
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The applicant submits a complete application;
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The applicant pays both the nonrefundable application fee and the regulatory assessment established by the marijuana regulatory agency for the first operating year; and
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The marijuana regulatory agency determines that the applicant is qualified to receive a license under this bill.
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Establishes the following exceptions for ineligible applicants (Sec. 402.g):
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The applicant is an elected officer of or employee of a federally recognized Indian tribe;
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The applicant is an elected precinct delegate; or
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The applicant is the spouse of a person who applies for a state operating license unless the spouse's position creates a conflict of interest or is within any of the following:
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The marijuana regulatory agency; or
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A regulatory body of a governmental unit in this state, another state, or the federal government that makes decisions regarding medical marijuana.
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Defines "provisioning center" as a licensee that is a commercial entity located in this state that purchases marijuana from a grower or processor and sells, supplies, or provides
marijuana to registered qualifying patients, directly or through the patients' registered primary caregivers (Sec. 102.w).
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Defines "state operating license" or "license" as a license that is issued under this bill that allows the licensee to operate as one of the following, specified in the license (Sec. 102.ff):
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A grower;
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A processor;
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A secure transporter;
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A provisioning center; or
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A safety compliance center.
Title: Expands Access to Medical Marijuana Licenses