MEDICAL MARIJUANA TRANSER H.B. 5871 (H-1):
SUMMARY OF HOUSE-PASSED BILL
IN COMMITTEE
House Bill 5871 (Substitute H-1 as passed by the House)
Sponsor: Representative Roger Hauck
House Committee: Regulatory Reform
Senate Committee: Regulatory Reform
CONTENT
The bill would amend the Medical Marihuana Facilities Licensing Act to do the following:
-- Specify that a processor license would authorize, in addition to activities currently allowed, the purchase or transfer of marihuana from a provisioning center, or another processor and the sale or transfer to a grower.
-- Specify that a provisioning center license would authorize, in addition to those activities currently allowed, the purchase or transfer of marihuana from another provisioning center and the sale or transfer to a grower, processor, or other provisioning center.
-- Require transfers of marihuana from a provisioning center to a separate marihuana facility to be by means of a secure transporter and specify that transfers from a provisioning center to a facility that occupied the same location would not require a secure transporter under certain conditions.
Under the Medical Marihuana Facilities Licensing Act a processor license authorizes purchase of marihuana only from a grower and sale of a marihuana-infused products or marihuana only to a provisioning center or another processor. Under the bill, a processor license would authorize purchase or transfer of marihuana from a grower, provisioning center, or another processor and sale or transfer of marihuana-infused products or marihuana only to a grower, provisioning center, or another processor.
The Act specifies that a provisioning center license authorizes the purchase or transfer of marihuana only from a grower or processor and sale or transfer to only a registered qualifying patient or registered primary caregiver. Under the bill, a provisioning center license also would authorize purchase or transfer of marihuana from another provisioning center and sale or transfer to a grower, processor, or other provisioning center.
Except as otherwise provided, all transfers of marihuana to a provisioning center from a separate marihuana facility must be by means of a secure transporter. The bill also would require transfers of marihuana from a provisioning center to a separate marihuana facility to be by means of a secure transporter.
The Act specifies that a transfer of marihuana to a provisioning from a facility that occupies the same location as the provisioning center does not require a secure transporter if the marihuana is transferred using only private real property without using public roadways.
Under the bill, this would apply to a transfer of marihuana from a provisioning center to a marihuana facility that occupied the same location as the provisioning center.
MCL 333.27502 Legislative Analyst: Eleni Lionas
FISCAL IMPACT
The bill would have no fiscal impact on State or local government.
Fiscal Analyst: Elizabeth Raczkowski
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.