Michigan Compiled Laws Initiated Law 1 Of 2008 Michigan Medical Marihuana Act (333.26421 - 333.26430)

AN INITIATION of Legislation to allow under state law the medical use of marihuana; to provide protections for the medical use of marihuana; to provide for a system of registry identification cards for qualifying patients and primary caregivers; to impose a fee for registry application and renewal; to provide for the promulgation of rules; to provide for the administration of this act; to provide for enforcement of this act; to provide for affirmative defenses; and to provide for penalties for violations of this act.

History: 2008, Initiated Law 1, Eff. Dec. 4, 2008

Section 333.26421 Short Title.
History: 2008, Initiated Law 1, Eff. Dec. 4, 2008 Compiler's Notes: MCL 333.26430 of Initiated Law 1 of 2008 provides:10. Severability.Sec. 10. Any section...
Section 333.26422 Findings, Declaration.
(a) Modern medical research, including as found by the National Academy of Sciences' Institute of Medicine in a March 1999 report, has discovered beneficial...
Section 333.26423 Definitions.
(a) "Bona fide physician-patient relationship" means a treatment or counseling relationship between a physician and patient in which all of the following are present:...
Section 333.26424 Qualifying Patient Or Primary Caregiver; Arrest, Prosecution, Or Penalty Prohibited; Conditions; Privilege From Arrests; Presumption; Compensation; Physician Subject To Arrest, Prosecution, Or Penalty Prohibited; Marihuana Paraphernalia; Person In Presence Or Vicinity Of Medical Use Of Marihuana; Registry Identification Issued Outside Of Department; Sale Of Marihuana As Felony; Penalty.
(b) A primary caregiver who has been issued and possesses a registry identification card shall not be subject to arrest, prosecution, or penalty in...
Section 333.26425 Rules.
(b) Not later than 120 days after the effective date of this act, the department shall promulgate rules pursuant to the administrative procedures act...
Section 333.26426 Administration And Enforcement Of Rules By Department.
(1) A written certification; (2) Application or renewal fee; (3) Name, address, and date of birth of the qualifying patient, except that if the...
Section 333.26427 Scope Of Act; Limitations.
(b) This act shall not permit any person to do any of the following: (1) Undertake any task under the influence of marihuana, when...
Section 333.26428 Defenses.
(1) A physician has stated that, in the physician's professional opinion, after having completed a full assessment of the patient's medical history and current...
Section 333.26429 Failure Of Department To Adopt Rules Or Issue Valid Registry Identification Card.
(b) If the department fails to issue a valid registry identification card in response to a valid application or renewal submitted pursuant to this...
Section 333.26430 Severabilty.
History: 2008, Initiated Law 1, Eff. Dec. 4, 2008

Last modified: October 10, 2016