Michigan recently created the Bureau of Medical Marijuana Regulation to centralize all facets of medical marijuana regulation, the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs reports.
The brand new agency, placed in LARA, combines the present supervision functions of the state?s patient and caregiver registry with the recently established statutory requirements for medical marijuana facility licensing.
?BMMR?s organizational structure places Michigan at the forefront of state medical marijuana regulation,? LARA Director Shelly Edgerton said. ?Many other states have various licenses and patient programs spread throughout different departments and bureaus.?
Centralized services will improve patient protections and make regulations more efficient for business customers.
BMMR is in the procedure for executing the regulatory framework made by legislation signed by Gov. Snyder in September 2016. Regulatory functions comprise the investigation, licensing and enforcement of medical marijuana growers, processors, secure transporters, provisioning centers and security compliance facilities.
The law requires the agency to make licensing programs accessible by December 15, 2017.
