Terms Used In Michigan Laws 333.26424a

  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • caregiver: means a person who is at least 21 years old and who has agreed to assist with a patient's medical use of marihuana and who has not been convicted of any felony within the past 10 years and has never been convicted of a felony involving illegal drugs or a felony that is an assaultive crime as defined in section 9a of chapter X of the code of criminal procedure, 1927 PA 175, MCL 770. See Michigan Laws 333.26423
  • Marihuana: 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 333.26423
  • patient: means a person who has been diagnosed by a physician as having a debilitating medical condition. See Michigan Laws 333.26423
  (1) This section does not apply unless the medical marihuana facilities licensing act is enacted.
  (2) A registered qualifying patient or registered primary caregiver shall not be subject to arrest, prosecution, or penalty in any manner, or denied any right or privilege, including, but not limited to, civil penalty or disciplinary action by a business or occupational or professional licensing board or bureau, for any of the following:
  (a) Transferring or purchasing marihuana in an amount authorized by this act from a provisioning center licensed under the medical marihuana facilities licensing act.
  (b) Transferring or selling marihuana seeds or seedlings to a grower licensed under the medical marihuana facilities licensing act.
  (c) Transferring marihuana for testing to and from a safety compliance facility licensed under the medical marihuana facilities licensing act.