MARIHUANA TRACKING ACT
Act 282 of 2016
AN ACT to establish a statewide monitoring system to track marihuana and marihuana products in commercial trade; to monitor compliance with laws authorizing commercial traffic in medical marihuana; to identify threats to health from particular batches of marihuana or medical marihuana; to require persons engaged in commercial marihuana trade to submit certain information for entry into the system; to provide the powers and duties of certain state departments and agencies; to provide for remedies; and to provide for the promulgation of rules.

History: 2016, Act 282, Eff. Dec. 20, 2016
Compiler's Notes: For the transfer of powers and duties of the department of licensing and regulatory affairs, including its bureau of marijuana regulation, to the marijuana regulatory agency, and abolishment of the bureau of marijuana regulation, see E.R.O. No. 2019-2, compiled at MCL 333.27001.For the renaming of the marijuana regulatory agency to the cannabis regulatory agency, see E.R.O. No. 2022-1, compiled at MCL 333.27002.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

333.27901 Short title.

Sec. 1.

This act shall be known and may be cited as the "marihuana tracking act".

333.27902 Definitions.

Sec. 2.

As used in this act:

(a) "Department" means the department of licensing and regulatory affairs.

(b) "Financial institution" means that term as defined in section 201 of the medical marihuana facilities licensing act, MCL 333.27201.

(c) "Licensee" means that term as defined in section 102 of the medical marihuana facilities licensing act, MCL 333.27102.

(d) "Marihuana" means that term as defined in section 3 of the Michigan Regulation and Taxation of Marihuana Act, 2018 IL 1, MCL 333.27953.

(e) "Medical marihuana facilities licensing act" means the medical marihuana facilities licensing act, 2016 PA 281, MCL 333.27101 to 333.27801.

(f) "Registered primary caregiver" means that term as defined in section 102 of the medical marihuana facilities licensing act, MCL 333.27102.

(g) "Registered qualifying patient" means that term as defined in section 102 of the medical marihuana facilities licensing act, MCL 333.27102.

(h) "Registry identification card" means that term as defined in section 3 of the Michigan medical marihuana act, 2008 IL 1, MCL 333.26423.

(i) "Statewide monitoring system" or "system" means an internet-based, statewide database established, implemented, and maintained directly or indirectly by the department that is available to licensees, law enforcement agencies, and authorized state departments and agencies on a 24-hour basis for all of the following:

(i) Verifying registry identification cards.

(ii) Tracking marihuana transfer and transportation by licensees, including transferee, date, quantity, and price.

(iii) Verifying in a commercially reasonable time that a transfer will not exceed the limit that the registered qualifying patient or registered primary caregiver is authorized to receive under section 4 of the Michigan medical marihuana act, 2008 IL 1, MCL 333.26424.

History: 2016, Act 282, Eff. Dec. 20, 2016 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 439, Eff. Mar. 21, 2019 ;-- Am. 2021, Act 59, Eff. Oct. 11, 2021
Compiler's Notes: For the transfer of powers and duties of the department of licensing and regulatory affairs, including its bureau of marijuana regulation, to the marijuana regulatory agency, and abolishment of the bureau of marijuana regulation, see E.R.O. No. 2019-2, compiled at MCL 333.27001.For the renaming of the marijuana regulatory agency to the cannabis regulatory agency, see E.R.O. No. 2022-1, compiled at MCL 333.27002.

333.27903 Statewide monitoring system; use as integrated marihuana tracking, inventory, and verification system; requirements; rules; bids; violation; termination of contract.

Sec. 3.

(1) The department shall establish a statewide monitoring system for use as an integrated marihuana tracking, inventory, and verification system. The system must allow for interface with third-party inventory and tracking systems as described in section 207 of the medical marihuana facilities licensing act to provide for access by this state, licensees, and law enforcement personnel, to the extent that they need and are authorized to receive or submit the information, to comply with, enforce, or administer this act; the Michigan medical marihuana act, 2008 IL 1, MCL 333.26421 to 333.26430; or the medical marihuana facilities licensing act.

(2) At a minimum, the system must be capable of storing and providing access to information that, in conjunction with 1 or more third-party inventory control and tracking systems under section 207 of the medical marihuana facilities licensing act, allows all of the following:

(a) Verification that a registry identification card is current and valid and has not been suspended, revoked, or denied.

(b) Retention of a record of the date, time, quantity, and price of each sale or transfer of marihuana to a registered qualifying patient or registered primary caregiver.

(c) Determination of whether a particular sale or transfer transaction will exceed the permissible limit established under the Michigan medical marihuana act, 2008 IL 1, MCL 333.26421 to 333.26430.

(d) Effective monitoring of marihuana seed-to-sale transfers.

(e) Receipt and integration of information from third-party inventory control and tracking systems under section 207 of the medical marihuana facilities licensing act.

(3) The department shall promulgate rules to govern the process for incorporating information concerning registry identification card renewal, revocation, suspension, and changes and other information applicable to licensees, registered primary caregivers, and registered qualifying patients that must be included and maintained in the statewide monitoring system.

(4) The department shall seek bids to establish, operate, and maintain the statewide monitoring system under this section. The department shall do all of the following:

(a) Evaluate bidders based on the cost of the service and the ability to meet all of the requirements of this act; the Michigan medical marihuana act, 2008 IL 1, MCL 333.26421 to 333.26430; and the medical marihuana facilities licensing act.

(b) Give strong consideration to the bidder's ability to prevent fraud, abuse, and other unlawful or prohibited activities associated with the commercial trade in marihuana in this state, and the ability to provide additional tools for the administration and enforcement of this act; the Michigan medical marihuana act, 2008 IL 1, MCL 333.26421 to 333.26430; and the medical marihuana facilities licensing act.

(c) Institute procedures to ensure that the contract awardee does not disclose or use the information in the system for any use or purpose except for the enforcement, oversight, and implementation of the Michigan medical marihuana act, 2008 IL 1, MCL 333.26421 to 333.26430, or the medical marihuana facilities licensing act.

(d) Require the contract awardee to deliver the functioning system by 180 days after award of the contract.

(5) The department may terminate a contract with a contract awardee under this act for a violation of this act. A contract awardee may be debarred from award of other state contracts under this act for a violation of this act.

333.27904 Confidentiality; exemption from disclosure; exceptions.

Sec. 4.

(1) The information in the system is confidential and is exempt from disclosure under the freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.231 to 15.246. Information in the system may be disclosed pursuant to subsection (2) or for purposes of enforcing this act; the Michigan medical marihuana act, 2008 IL 1, MCL 333.26421 to 333.26430; and the medical marihuana facilities licensing act.

(2) A licensee may, in writing, authorize the department to disclose the licensee's information in the system described in section 3(2)(a) to (c) to a financial institution identified in the authorization. Upon receiving written authorization under this subsection, the department shall disclose the licensee's information described in section 3(2)(a) to (c) to a financial institution identified in the authorization.

History: 2016, Act 282, Eff. Dec. 20, 2016 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 439, Eff. Mar. 21, 2019
Compiler's Notes: For the transfer of powers and duties of the department of licensing and regulatory affairs, including its bureau of marijuana regulation, to the marijuana regulatory agency, and abolishment of the bureau of marijuana regulation, see E.R.O. No. 2019-2, compiled at MCL 333.27001.For the renaming of the marijuana regulatory agency to the cannabis regulatory agency, see E.R.O. No. 2022-1, compiled at MCL 333.27002.

Rendered 8/15/2025 5:50 AM
Michigan Compiled Laws Complete Through PA 5 of 2025
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