HOUSE BILL No. 4127

 

 

February 5, 2019, Introduced by Reps. Rendon and Albert and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

 

      A bill to amend 2016 PA 281, entitled

 

"Medical marihuana facilities licensing act,"

 

by amending section 206 (MCL 333.27206), as amended by 2018 PA 10.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

 1        Sec. 206. The department, in consultation with the board,

 

 2  shall promulgate rules and emergency rules as necessary to

 

 3  implement, administer, and enforce this act. The rules must ensure

 

 4  the safety, security, and integrity of the operation of marihuana

 

 5  facilities, and must include rules to do the following:

 

 6        (a) Set appropriate standards for marihuana facilities and

 

 7  associated equipment.

 

 8        (b) Subject to section 408, establish minimum levels of

 

 9  insurance that licensees must maintain.

 

10        (c) Establish operating regulations for each category of

 

 1  license to ensure the health, safety, and security of the public

 

 2  and the integrity of marihuana facility operations.

 

 3        (d) Establish qualifications and restrictions for persons

 

 4  participating in or involved with operating marihuana facilities.

 

 5        (e) Establish testing standards, procedures, and requirements

 

 6  for marihuana sold through provisioning centers.

 

 7        (f) Provide for the levy and collection of fines for a

 

 8  violation of this act or rules.

 

 9        (g) Prescribe use of the statewide monitoring system to track

 

10  all marihuana transfers, as provided in the marihuana tracking act

 

11  and this act and provide for a funding mechanism to support the

 

12  system.

 

13        (h) Establish quality control standards, procedures, and

 

14  requirements for marihuana facilities.

 

15        (i) Establish chain of custody standards, procedures, and

 

16  requirements for marihuana facilities.

 

17        (j) Establish standards, procedures, and requirements for

 

18  waste product disposal and storage by marihuana facilities.

 

19        (k) Establish chemical storage standards, procedures, and

 

20  requirements for marihuana facilities.

 

21        (l) Establish standards, procedures, and requirements for

 

22  securely and safely transporting marihuana between marihuana

 

23  facilities.

 

24        (m) Establish standards, procedures, and requirements for the

 

25  storage of marihuana by marihuana facilities.

 

26        (n) Establish labeling and packaging standards, procedures,

 

27  and requirements for marihuana sold or transferred through

 1  provisioning centers, including, a but not limited to:

 

 2        (i) A prohibition on labeling or packaging that is intended to

 

 3  appeal to or has the effect of appealing to minors.

 

 4        (ii) A requirement that all marihuana sold through

 

 5  provisioning centers include on the exterior of the marihuana

 

 6  packaging the following warning printed in clearly legible type and

 

 7  surrounded by a continuous heavy line:

 

 

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            WARNING: USE BY PREGNANT OR BREASTFEEDING

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            WOMEN, OR BY WOMEN PLANNING TO BECOME

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            PREGNANT, MAY RESULT IN FETAL INJURY,

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            PRETERM BIRTH, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT, OR

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            DEVELOPMENTAL PROBLEMS FOR THE CHILD.

 

 

13        (o) Establish daily and monthly purchasing limits at

 

14  provisioning centers for registered qualifying patients and

 

15  registered primary caregivers to ensure compliance with the

 

16  Michigan medical marihuana act.

 

17        (p) Establish marketing and advertising restrictions for

 

18  marihuana products and marihuana facilities.

 

19        (q) Establish maximum tetrahydrocannabinol levels for

 

20  marihuana-infused products sold or transferred through provisioning

 

21  centers.

 

22        (r) Establish health standards to ensure the safe preparation

 

23  of products containing marihuana that are intended for human

 

24  consumption in a manner other than smoke inhalation.

 

25        (s) Establish restrictions on edible marihuana-infused

 

26  products to prohibit shapes that would appeal to minors.

 

27        (t) Establish informational pamphlet standards for

 1  provisioning centers including, but not limited to, a requirement

 

 2  to provide to every patron at the time of sale a pamphlet measuring

 

 3  3.5 inches by 5 inches that includes safety information related to

 

 4  marihuana use by minors and the poison control hotline number, 1-

 

 5  800-222-1222.