Michigan Office of Administrative Hearings and Rules  
611 W. Ottawa Street  
Lansing, MI 48909  
Phone: 517-335-8658 Fax: 517-335-9512  
AGENCY REPORT TO THE  
JOINT COMMITEE ON ADMNINISTRATIVE RULES (JCAR)  
1. Agency Information  
Agency name:  
Licensing and Regulatory Affairs  
Division/Bureau/Office:  
Marihuana Regulatory Agency  
Name of person completing this form:  
Jessica Fox  
Phone number of person completing this form:  
517-284-9294  
E-mail of person completing this form:  
FOXJ12@michigan.gov  
Name of Department Regulatory Affairs Officer reviewing this form:  
Elizabeth Arasim  
2. Rule Set Information  
MOAHR assigned rule set number:  
2019-70 LR  
Title of proposed rule set:  
Marihuana Sampling and Testing  
3. Purpose for the proposed rules and background:  
To provide one, cohesive set of rules for regulating marihuana licenses for both adult use and medical  
marihuana in the State of Michigan.  
4. Summary of proposed rules:  
The proposed topic-based rule sets are intended to provide clarity/consistency to those working in  
both the medical and adult use markets. The rule sets provide for the implementation of a program to  
license medical/adult use marihuana businesses. The rule sets implement, administer, and enforce  
appropriate standards for marihuana businesses and associated equipment and establish regulations  
ensuring the safety, security, and integrity of the operation of marihuana businesses.  
5. List names of newspapers in which the notice of public hearing was published and  
publication dates:  
The Flint Journal (Pub: 1/28/20), The Grand Rapids Press (Pub: 1/28/20), The Mining Journal (Pub:  
1/16/20)  
MCL 24.242 and 24.245  
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6. Date of publication of rules and notice of public hearing in Michigan Register:  
2/1/2020  
7. Date, time, and location of public hearing:  
2/12/2020 09:30 AM at Auditorium , 525 West Ottawa Street, Lansing, Michigan  
8. Provide the link the agency used to post the regulatory impact statement and cost-benefit  
analysis on its website:  
https://dtmb.state.mi.us/ARS_Public/Transaction/RFRTransaction?TransactionID=14  
9. List of the name and title of agency representative(s) attending public hearing:  
Executive Director Andrew Brisbo, Legal Analyst Kelly Kronner, Legal Analyst Jessica Fox, Legal  
Analyst Joshua Galicki  
10. Persons submitting comments of support:  
Jim LaPorte  
Choice Laboratories  
Michigan Coalition of Independent Cannabis Testing Laboratories  
PSI Labs  
Dykema Gossett, PLLC  
North Coast Testing Laboratories of Michigan, LLC  
Michigan Cannabis Industry Association  
Cannabis Legal Group  
Michigan Cannabis Manufacturers Association  
Roma Thurin  
Warner Norcross + Judd, LLP  
Dragonfly Michigan  
11. Persons submitting comments of opposition:  
None.  
12. Identify any changes made to the proposed rules based on comments received during the  
public comment period:  
Name &  
Comments made at Written  
Agency Rationale Rule number  
Organization public hearing  
Comments  
for change  
& citation  
changed  
1
Jim LaPorte  
Live resin is  
The agency agrees 420.303(6)  
made from fresh with comment.  
frozen. Live  
resin reference  
Changed “live  
resin” to “fresh  
should be to fresh frozen”.  
frozen.  
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2
Choice  
Laboratories  
“active  
ingredient”  
excludes  
The agency agrees 420.301(1)(b)  
with this comment  
and has modified  
industrial hemp this section  
and only  
accordingly.  
determines active  
based upon THC  
level.  
3
4
PSI Labs, LLC  
The definition of The agency agrees 420.301(h)  
final package is that the definition  
unclear.  
needs clarification.  
Michigan  
Coalition of  
Independent  
Cannabis  
The definition of The agency agrees 420.301(h)  
final package is that the definition  
unclear.  
needs clarification.  
Testing  
Laboratories  
Choice  
Laboratories  
5
6
The definition of The agency agrees 420.303(10)  
final package  
includes final  
package and final  
form.  
and has modified  
the rule for clarity.  
Michigan  
It is difficult for a The agency  
420.304(2)(b)  
Coalition of  
Independent  
Cannabis  
Testing  
Laboratories  
lab to obtain a  
truly  
representative  
sample without a  
batch limit.  
partially agrees  
and has modified  
the rule.  
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should be The agency agrees 420.304(2)(b)  
7
Dykema  
Gossett, PLLC  
amended to state: that the lab should  
"The agency may ensure that sample  
publish sample  
sizes for other  
marihuana  
increments are  
taken from  
throughout the  
batch.  
products being  
tested, and may  
provide for a  
maximum harvest  
batch size.” and  
also amend: The  
laboratory must  
have access to the  
entire batch for  
the purpose of  
sampling and  
shall ensure that  
the sample  
increments are  
taken from  
throughout the  
batch.  
8
9
North Coast  
Testing  
Laboratories of  
Michigan, LLC  
PSI Labs  
Removing the  
The agency  
420.304(2)(b)  
420.304(2)(b)  
batch size limit is partially agrees  
a risk to patient and has modified  
health and safety. the rule.  
Supports the  
older version of partially agrees  
the rule that and has modified  
The agency  
included a batch the rule.  
limit.  
10  
11  
Terrapin  
Michigan  
Unlimited batch The agency  
420.304(2)(b)  
420.304(2)(b)  
size leaves  
partially agrees  
sample to large, and has modified  
there should be  
intervals.  
the rule.  
Michigan  
Cannabis  
Industry  
It is better to  
The agency  
maintain a batch partially agrees  
limit because  
contamination  
can spread out in  
a heterogenous  
manner, and this  
provides better  
data.  
and has modified  
the rule.  
Association  
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Supports the  
12  
Great Lakes  
Cannabis  
Chamber of  
Commerce  
The agency  
420.304(2)(b)  
420.304(2)(b)  
older version of partially agrees  
the rule that and has modified  
included a batch the rule.  
limit.  
“batch” is  
difficult to define partially agrees  
13  
14  
Michigan  
Cannabis  
Manufacturers  
Association  
PSI Labs  
The agency  
without a limit.  
and has modified  
the rule.  
It is unreasonably The agency agrees 420.305(12)  
burdensome to  
require the filing  
of COAs as well  
as entry into  
METRC.  
15  
16  
17  
Michigan  
Coalition of  
Independent  
Cannabis  
It is unreasonably The agency agrees 420.305(12)  
burdensome to  
require the filing  
of COAs as well  
as entry into  
Testing  
Laboratories  
Michigan  
Cannabis  
Industry  
Association  
METRC.  
It is unreasonably The agency agrees 420.305(12)  
burdensome to  
require the filing  
of COAs as well  
as entry into  
METRC.  
PSI Labs  
There is no  
scientific  
The agency agrees 420.306(2)  
to remove this  
evidence to  
portion.  
support the  
requirement that  
a lab that reported  
failed results  
cannot perform  
further testing.  
There is no  
scientific  
evidence to  
support the  
18  
Michigan  
The agency agrees 420.306(2)  
to remove this  
portion.  
Coalition of  
Independent  
Cannabis  
Testing  
Laboratories  
requirement that  
a lab that reported  
failed results  
cannot perform  
further testing.  
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19  
Michigan  
Cannabis  
Industry  
There is no  
scientific  
evidence to  
The agency agrees 420.306(2)  
to remove this  
portion.  
Association  
support the  
requirement that  
a lab that reported  
failed results  
cannot perform  
further testing.  
The provision  
includes the  
20  
Cannabis Legal  
Group  
The agency agrees 420.306(3)  
and removed this  
resolution and not portion.  
the new bulletin  
and is confusing.  
This is unduly  
restriction.  
21  
22  
Michigan  
Cannabis  
Industry  
Association  
Dykema  
Gossett, PLLC  
The agency agrees 420.306(3)  
and removed this  
rule.  
Remediation  
should be  
allowed for  
The agency agrees 420.306(3)  
and removed this  
portion.  
chemical residue.  
23  
24  
Dykema  
Gossett, PLLC  
Correction from The agency agrees 420.304(2)(i)  
“the” to “this”.  
that the suggestion  
is correct.  
Michigan  
GMP does not  
The agency agrees 420.301(h)  
Cannabis  
apply to growers, and has added a  
GACP should be definition.  
used.  
Manufacturers  
Association  
Michigan  
25  
26  
GMP does not  
The agency agrees 420.305(5)  
Cannabis  
apply to growers, with this  
GACP should be comment.  
used.  
Manufacturers  
Association  
Dykema  
Permission for  
sale of  
The agency agrees 420.303(5)  
with this  
Gossett, PLLC  
remediated  
comment.  
product should  
not be required.  
27  
28  
Dykema  
Gossett, PLLC  
METRC results The agency agrees 420.304(2)(h)  
should be relied with this  
upon not COAs. comment.  
Roma Thurin  
More than 2  
retests should be with this  
allowed. comment.  
The agency agrees 420.306  
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The rule is  
29  
30  
31  
Warner  
Norcross +  
Judd, LLP  
The agency agrees 420.306  
comment.  
unduly restrictive with this  
and repeated  
remediation and  
testing should be  
allowed.  
Restesting  
without  
destruction  
should be  
allowed with  
TYM.  
Dragonfly  
Michigan  
The agency agrees 420.306  
with this  
comment.  
Michigan  
This requirement The agency agrees 420.305  
puts undue with this (12/13)  
pressure on staff. comment.  
Coalition of  
Independent  
Cannabis  
Testing  
Laboratories  
13.Date report completed:  
3/24/2020  
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