Terms Used In Michigan Laws 286.852

  • Cannabis: means the plant Cannabis sativa L. See Michigan Laws 286.842
  • Department: means the department of agriculture and rural development. See Michigan Laws 286.842
  • Grower: means a person registered by the department under this act to grow industrial hemp. See Michigan Laws 286.842
  • in writing: shall be construed to include printing, engraving, and lithographing; except that if the written signature of a person is required by law, the signature shall be the proper handwriting of the person or, if the person is unable to write, the person's proper mark, which may be, unless otherwise expressly prohibited by law, a clear and classifiable fingerprint of the person made with ink or another substance. See Michigan Laws 8.3q
  • Industrial hemp: means that term as defined in section 3 of the Michigan Regulation and Taxation of Marihuana Act, 2018 IL 1, MCL 333. See Michigan Laws 286.842
  • Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, or other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 286.842
  • Process: means to convert raw industrial hemp into a marketable form. See Michigan Laws 286.842
  • Processor-handler: means a person licensed by the department under this act to process, handle, broker, or market industrial hemp. See Michigan Laws 286.842
  (1) If any of the following allegations are made concerning a registered grower or licensed processor-handler, the department shall suspend his or her registration or license for not more than 60 days:
  (a) The registered grower or licensed processor-handler intentionally grew or was in possession of cannabis with a delta-9-THC content greater than 0.3% on a dry weight basis.
  (b) The registered grower or licensed processor-handler violated a provision of this act.
  (c) The registered grower or licensed processor-handler made a false statement, as determined by the department, to the department or a law enforcement agency.
  (d) The registered grower or licensed processor-handler failed to comply with an instruction or order from the department or a law enforcement agency.
  (2) If the department suspends a registration or license, the department shall notify the registered grower or licensed processor-handler in writing that his or her registration or license has been suspended.
  (3) A person whose grower registration has been suspended under this section shall not harvest or remove industrial hemp from the premises where industrial hemp was located at the time the department issued its notice of suspension, except as authorized in writing by the department.
  (4) A person whose processor-handler license has been suspended under this section shall not process or remove industrial hemp from the premises where industrial hemp was located at the time the department issued its notice of suspension, except as authorized in writing by the department.