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Earlier this month, the Court of Appeals, in a split decision, figured out that the Michigan Medical marijuana Act does NOT protect caregivers or patients who are in possession of wet marijuana that remains in the drying process, from prosecution. The Judiciaries judgment in the case of People v. Vanessa Mansour determined that because wet marijuana that remained in the drying procedure was not usable cannabis, possession of wet marijuana was not protected by the MMMA. The MMMA defines most of the terms of the act. The term usable marijuana is specifically defined in the MMMA. The act defines usable marijuana to imply the following: "Usable marihuana" means the dried leaves, flowers, plant resin, or extract of the marihuana plant, but does not consist of the seeds, stalks, as well as roots of the plant. The Court found that because the act chose to use the word "dried" before the remaining components, that suggested that wet, undried marijuana was not a part of wha...

Thinking about beginning a Medical Marihuana Grow to make sure that you can offer marijuana to the medical marihuana market? Are you a Medical Marihuana Act licensed caregiver that intends to take your item commercial on a larger range? Thanks to the Medical Marihuana Facilities Licensing Act, currently you can do so lawfully, as long as you can successfully obtain a license from the State to do so. This can be an amazing opportunity with many new owners seeing significant levels of profit and success in the market. However, if you make this choice, you do need to make sure that you get a Michigan commercial grow license. Failing to do so will certainly lead to your venture being, probably, unlawful and also bring about court action that will certainly paralyze your company before it starts. Regrettably, the Michigan commercial grow license application is a long, complicated as well as pricey process. Ask a medical marijuana attorney, and also they will certainly inform you that you ne...

Caregivers and the DoDo Cannabis and extinct birds would seemingly never come up in any kind of discussion. However, in talking with our cannabis clients, most of them are inquiring about the viability of the Caregiver model, especially as it was promoted years. What many in the industry have actually referred to as the "Caregiver Model" is going the way of the Do-Do bird on October 31, 2018. Halloween this year will certainly be the extinction event for the caregiver model as several have actually understood it for several years here in Michigan. While Caregivers will certainly continue to have the ability to grow and offer to their registered patients, and for themselves, if they are additionally registered qualifying patients, the "gray market" where they were marketing their overages, and making a fairly good earnings, is coming to an end. What was the "Caregiver Model?" Under the old "Caregiver Model," a Registered Caregiver could grow up to...

The Michigan Medical Marijuana Association, also known as the MMMA, is Michigan's biggest advocacy group for making use of medical cannabis. Lead by Michael Komorn, President and CEO, it initially began as an online community for caregivers and patients to share their experiences, information, and guidance on the Michigan Medical Marijuana Program. The MMMA was the first organization founded to help provide a platform for patients and caregivers following the beginning of the Michigan Medical Marijuana Program. Since then, nevertheless, it has actually expanded not just as a community and discussion forum, however a legal resource, info database, news outlet, and defender of the Michigan Medical Marijuana Act. Michigan's Online Community and Library For Medical Cannabis Participants of the community, consisting of caregivers, patients, and legal experts like attorneys, can share their experiences and take part in conversation with the MMMA's forums. Meanwhile, the blog site...

The Bureau of Medical Marijuana Regulation is standing firm on their position that all marijuana centers that are not licensed by the State under the Medical Marihuana Facilities Licensing Act, will have to close down, and will receive a cease and desist letter at that time. While the facilities are not mandated to shut down, the State Bureau of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs has explained that any facility that continues to operate after receipt of the cease and desist will most likely not be given a license. Additionally, the State has stated proposed Final Rules concerning Medical Marihuana Facilities licensing, which is going to permit or registered qualifying clients to get house shipments from provisioning centers (with restriction, of course) as well as will likewise allow online ordering. So, where does that leave registered caregivers, who were expecting to be able to stay relevant to their clients up until 2021? Traditional The old model for registered caregivers was pretty...

You may be thinking about starting a marihuana provisioning center in Michigan. Now, after the passage of the Medical Marihuana Facilities Licensing Act or the MMFLA (M.C.L. 333.27401 et seq.) that is possible, however only if you get municipal approval and a State issued operations license. "Provisioning Center" is the legally acceptable term under Michigan's Bureau of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, Bureau of Medical Marihuana Regulation, for what was previously referred to informally as a "dispensary." The existing regulations no longer allow such businesses to be referred to legally as "dispensaries" and the State requires that they be referred to as marihuana provisioning centers. A provisioning center is essentially a organisation where qualifying patients under the Michigan Medical Marihuana Act or the MMMA (M.C.L. 333.26421 et seq.) can come to acquire medical marihuana for medical use. While a provisioning center can be a succes...