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:
Marijuana 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:
Name of Department Regulatory Affairs Officer reviewing this form:
Elizabeth Arasim
2. Rule Set Information
MOAHR assigned rule set number:
2020-120 LR
Title of proposed rule set:
Marihuana Licensees
3. Purpose for the proposed rules and background:
To update the existing rules as required by amendments to the Medical Marihuana Facilities
Licensing Act (MMFLA) and Michigan Regulation and Taxation of Marihuana Act (MRTMA) and to
provide additional guidance on the preparation and processing of marihuana product.
4. Summary of proposed rules:
The rule changes are designed to create greater consistency in the licenses available to marihuana
businesses and to create cohesion between license issuance for medical and adult-use marihuana
businesses. These decisions are made daily by agency licensing staff. The rule changes are also
intended to create clear and consistent operational standards for marihuana businesses. These rule
changes are also intended to create new license types under MRTMA to assist the industry in
growing, provide greater opportunity for small businesses, and provide greater opportunity for
education and research at academic institutions.
5. List names of newspapers in which the notice of public hearing was published and
publication dates:
MCL 24.242 and 24.245