{"id":10364,"date":"2019-05-20T12:10:57","date_gmt":"2019-05-20T16:10:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.mml.org\/wp\/inside208\/?p=6661"},"modified":"2019-05-20T12:10:57","modified_gmt":"2019-05-20T16:10:57","slug":"draft-recreational-marijuana-rules-expected-by-june-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mml.org\/inside208\/2019\/05\/20\/draft-recreational-marijuana-rules-expected-by-june-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Draft Recreational Marijuana Rules Expected by June 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:calc( 75rem + 2.5rem );margin-left: calc(-2.5rem \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-2.5rem \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.25rem;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.25rem;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.25rem;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.25rem;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.25rem;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.25rem;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>The state\u2019s Marijuana Regulatory Agency (MRA) is expected to release draft emergency rules for the regulation of recreational marijuana around June 1 (next month). The promulgation of rules is required per the Michigan Regulation and Taxation of Marihuana Act (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.legislature.mi.gov\/(S(e10v0eckpwx0wh0bibas1gnp))\/mileg.aspx?page=getObject&amp;objectName=mcl-Initiated-Law-1-of-2018\">MRTMA<\/a>) passed by voters last November. The draft rules are anticipated to be similar to the Medical Marihuana Facilities Licensing Act (MMFLA) rules, and the MRA has indicated the rules will not address local zoning matters.<\/p>\n<p>Ninety days after issuance of the emergency rules, the MRA <strong>may<\/strong> begin accepting applications. That date is not concrete, but could be as soon as September. The department has indicated they\u2019ll be prepared, but whether they actually begin accepting applications early depends on many different factors. Per the MRTMA, the department must begin accepting applications by December 6, 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Once the MRA begins accepting and processing applications, if no sound reason to deny a license exists the applicant will be approved. Possible reasons an application could be denied is that the applicant is out of compliance with requirements in the MRTMA or in the finalized emergency rules, or the municipality in which the applicant is seeking to locate has opted out. If your community is not opting out, it is recommended you have any needed zoning requirements in place prior to the MRA processing applications. Again, this could be as early as September.<\/p>\n<p>The League will continue to update members as we receive new information. We will also be having an informational webinar once the emergency rules are released. Further details will be forthcoming on the webinar.\u00a0League members with additional questions can contact me at <a href=\"mailto:jrigterink@mml.org\">jrigterink@mml.org<\/a>\u00a0or the League\u2019s General Counsel Chris Johnson at <a href=\"mailto:cjohnson@mml.org\">cjohnson@mml.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Update &#8211; the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) has published guidance related to solid waste and hazardous waste regulations for growing and processing marijuana. The guidance is available at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigan.gov\/documents\/egle\/tou-MarihuanaProcessingWasteGuidance_653794_7.pdf\">https:\/\/www.michigan.gov\/documents\/egle\/tou-MarihuanaProcessingWasteGuidance_653794_7.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Jennifer Rigterink\u00a0is a legislative associate for the League handling economic development, land use and municipal services issues. \u00a0She can be reached at jrigterink@mml.org or 517-908-0305.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10364","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","mml-onemagnify-plugin"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - 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