Gifting Marijuana: Clever or Criminal?
In November, Michigan voters approved a proposal to legalize recreational marijuana called the Michigan Regulation and Taxation of Marihuana Act, or the MRTMA. However, the state has yet to create the laws and infrastructure to allow businesses to sell recreational Cannabis in Michigan. It will likely take at least several...
Cannabis Business: Selecting the Best Corporate Structure
After deciding to start a Michigan Cannabis business, one of the crucial next steps is choosing the right corporate structure for your business. To make this decision, it’s important to consider your business strategy, the complexity of creating and maintaining a particular corporate structure, and the tax implications of that...
New Year, New Amendments to the MMFLA
As one of his final moves in office, former Governor Rick Snyder signed a bill that amended sections of the MMFLA. The amendments were signed on December 28th and took effect on January 1st. The Senate Bills 1262 and 1263 effect specifically the application process of the MMFLA. In as...
Overview of Medical Marijuana Licensing
If you are looking to enter the Michigan cannabis industry, the first step will likely be to apply for a medical marijuana license. Except for microbusiness licenses and 100 plants recreational marijuana grow licenses, all Michigan recreational cannabis licenses first require that you obtain a Michigan medical marijuana license first....
LARA Update: New Safety Compliance Testing Guidelines
LARA recently released new guidelines for safety and compliance testing of marijuana and marijuana infused products. The first thing that jumped off the page in our reading is LARA’s designating this document as a living document. This means that these guidelines can, and likely will, be updated by LARA as...
Where Can I Put My Money?: Cannabis Banking in Michigan
“Where can I put my money?” is one of the most prevalent questions in the cannabis industry. As licensed cannabis business attorneys our clients ask us this all the time. In the past several institutions, primarily credit unions, had a “don’t ask, don’t tell” approach to accepting money from the...
The Hemp Bill You Haven’t Heard Of, But Need to Know About!
With all the recent buzz around recreational marijuana, you may have forgot about another key aspect of Proposal 1—the legalization of commercial hemp production. Though it hasn’t gotten much attention with all of the hoopla surrounding the state’s legalization of marijuana, big things are happening in the hemp industry, especially...
Recreational Marijuana is Legal in Michigan: Now What?
If you are like us, you were probably glued to election results on Tuesday, frantically refreshing your computer or phone, flipping through channels, or listening to the radio. If you did any of that then you already know Michigan just became the next state to legalize the recreational use of...
Growing Marijuana Outdoors under the MMFLA
As more and more start receiving their Medical Marihuana Facilities Licensing Act (“MMFLA”) pre-qualification, choosing a cost effective grow facility is becoming increasingly difficult. The best MMJ grow facilities in Michigan = are often quickly snapped up by real estate speculators, usually before a municipality decides to even “opt-in” to...
MMJ Marketing and Social Media under the MMFLA: T.H.I.N.K BEFORE You Post
In this age of advancing technology, social medial has become an essential part of our day-to-day lives. It influences the service providers we choose—from MMJ business lawyers to cannabis safety testing companies, to the products we buy and the places we buy them from. From food to activities to medical...