MARIHUANA HEALTH WARNING H.B. 5222 (H-1):
SUMMARY OF HOUSE-PASSED BILL
IN COMMITTEE
House Bill 5222 (Substitute H-1 as passed by the House)
Sponsor: Representative Thomas A. Albert
House Committee: Law and Justice
CONTENT
The bill would amend the Medical Marihuana Facilities Licensing Act to require the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs to promulgate a rule requiring all marihuana sold through provisioning centers to include on the packaging a warning for women who are pregnant or breastfeeding.
The Department, in consultation with the Medical Marihuana Licensing Board, must promulgate rules and emergency rules as necessary to implement, administer, and enforce the Act. The rules must ensure the safety, security, and integrity of the operation of marihuana facilities, and, among other things, must establish labeling and packaging standards, procedures, and requirements for marihuana sold or transferred through provisioning centers, including a prohibition on labeling or packaging that is intended to appeal to minors.
Under the bill, the labeling and packaging standards rules also would have to include a requirement that all marihuana sold through provisioning centers include on the outside of the packaging the following warning printed in clearly legible type and surrounded by a continuous heavy line:
Warning: Use by pregnant or breastfeeding women may result in birth complications or negative long-term effects for the child.
MCL 333.27206 Legislative Analyst: Jeff Mann
FISCAL IMPACT
The bill would have no fiscal impact on State or local government.
Fiscal Analyst: Michael Siracuse
This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.