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:

2019-88 LR

Title of proposed rule set:

Industrial Hemp Rule for Marihuana Businesses

3. Purpose for the proposed rules and background:

To provide a set of rules to regulate industrial hemp processing, testing, transportation and sales by

marihuana businesses.

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=20

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:

None.

11. Persons submitting comments of opposition:

None.

12. Identify any changes made to the proposed rules based on comments received during the