MARIHUANA DEFINITIONS; REVISE                            H.B. 4517 (H-4) & 4740 (H-1)-4746:

                                                                                                    SUMMARY OF BILL

                                                                                     REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE

House Bill 4517 (Substitute H-4 as reported without amendment)

House Bill 4740 (Substitute H-1 as reported without amendment)

House Bill 4741 (as reported without amendment)

House Bill 4742 (as reported without amendment)

House Bill 4743 (as reported without amendment)

House Bill 4744 (as reported without amendment)

House Bill 4745 (Substitute H-1 as reported without amendment)

House Bill 4746 (as reported without amendment)

Sponsor:  Representative Yousef Rabhi (H.B. 4517)

               Representative Pat Outman (H.B. 4740)

               Representative TC Clements (H.B. 4741)

               Representative Tenisha Yancey (H.B. 4742)

               Representative Julie Calley (H.B. 4743)

               Representative Richard M. Steenland (H.B. 4744)

               Representative Jim Lilly (H.B. 4745)

               Representative Roger Hauck (H.B. 4746)

House Committee:  Regulatory Reform

Senate Committee:  Regulatory Reform

CONTENT

House Bill 4517 (H-4) would amend the Michigan Regulation and Taxation of Marihuana Act (MRTMA) to do the following:

-- Define "THC" and modify the definitions of "industrial hemp" and "marihuana".

-- Require the Marijuana Regulatory Agency (MRA) to promulgate a limit on the total amount of THC that a product intended for human or animal consumption could contain.

-- Allow the MRA to promulgate rules to exclude from the definition of THC a tetrahydrocannabinol if the MRA determined, based on specified factors, that it did not have a potential for abuse.

House Bill 4740 (H-1) would amend the Medical Marihuana Facilities Licensing Act to modify the definitions of "industrial hemp", "marihuana", and "marihuana-infused product" as those terms would be defined in the MRTMA (which House Bill 4517 (H-4) would amend).

House Bill 4741 would amend the Industrial Hemp Growers Act to modify the definitions of "industrial hemp" and "marihuana", and to define "THC", as those terms would be defined in the MRTMA.

House Bill 4742 would amend the Marihuana Tracking Act to modify the definition of "marihuana" as that term would be defined in the MRTMA.

House Bill 4743 would amend the Public Health Code to modify the definitions of "marihuana" and "industrial hemp" as those terms would be defined in the MRTMA.

House Bill 4744 would amend the Industrial Hemp Research and Development Act to modify the definitions of "industrial hemp" and "THC" as those terms would be defined in the MRTMA.

House Bill 4745 (H-1) would amend the Michigan Medical Marihuana Act to modify the definition of "marihuana" as that term would be defined in the MRTMA. The bill also would do the following:

-- Eliminate the word "in-person" in the definitions of "bona fide physician-patient relationship" and "written certification".

-- Define "MRA" to mean the Marijuana Regulatory Agency created under Executive Reorganization Order No. 2019-2, and amend several definitions to refer to the MRA instead of the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs.

House Bill 4746 would amend the Michigan Liquor Control Code to modify the definition of "marihuana" as that term would be defined in the MRTMA.

MCL 333.27953 & 333.27958 (H.B. 4517)                 Legislative Analyst:  Christian Schmidt

       333.27102 (H.B. 4740)

       333.29103 (H.B. 4741)

       333.27902 (H.B. 4742)

       333.7106 (H.B. 4743)

       286.842 (H.B. 4744)

       333.26423 (H.B. 4745)

       436.1914b (H.B. 4746)

FISCAL IMPACT

The bills would have no fiscal impact on State or local government.

Date Completed:  6-22-21                                                    Fiscal Analyst:  Bruce Baker

Joe Carrasco

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.