The state agency charged with overseeing legal cannabis sales in Michigan issued emergency rules in early July designed to bring much-needed clarity to Michigan business owners and local governments ahead of the rapidly approaching launch of the state’s recreational marijuana marketplace.
Effective for six months, the new regulations issued on July 3, 2019, are designed to facilitate the implementation of the Michigan Regulation and Taxation of Marihuana Act (MRTMA). The rules establish license types and application processes for those seeking to participate in retail pot sales and give municipalities guidance as to banning adult-use cannabis sales in their communities before the state’s Marijuana Regulatory Agency (MRA) begins taking business license applications on November 1, 2019.