Patients and Caregivers are discriminated upon in many facets of life, be it employment, housing, education, student loans, banking, travelling, medical care, prescription medical care, parental rights… and in this case, Emergency Medical Care!
My client is a Michigan Medical Marijuana patient who was having an emergency. An ambulance picked him up, and against his hospital preference, the ambulance took him to the U of M Ann Arbor Hospital.
While at the hospital, the patient, my client, in response to the standard medical care question of “list any other medications you are currently taking”, was honest and replied that he uses a topical marijuana oil. He used the oil at the recommendation of his primary care physician to help with his cancer and chronic pain. He had the oil in his belongings when he was brought to the hospital.
The Registered Nurse at the hospital then called the Hospital Security Officer, who then confiscated the patients medical marijuana oil and called the police.
Sept 15, 2018 – The Michigan Cannabis Business Licensing Deadline
The Medical Marihuana Licensing Board’s September 15th deadline for unlicensed provisioning centers to shut down is approaching fast. Originally the deadline was June 15, 2018, but the state licensing office moved it due to an apparent backlog in processing applications
Only about 16 licenses out of a reported 637 applications have been approved.
There are approximately over 200 provisioning centers operating temporarily under state emergency rules. Most will have to shut down on the deadline date.
There are licenses that have been approved which include cannabis businesses in each of the five classes of operation in the state regulatory system. Even if there are more licenses approved at a meeting scheduled Sept. 10 meeting, it might only be a few.
“The implementation is insufficient,” says attorney Josh Colton of the Komorn Law firm. “Patients need safe access to their medicine. Extending the deadline from June to September was for this purpose. To all of a sudden shut this down is going to leave quite a few people scrambling.”
There are approximately 300,000 Michigan medical marijuana patients. The licensing bureau has calculated that two-thirds of the patients live within 30 miles or so of a county where one of the licensed provisioning centers is located.
“Even though I think [MMLB] are doing everything they possibly can, even if they are successful in getting 20 more facilities licensed, it is simply not enough to take care of the patient base,” says Colton.
“I have many cannabis business clients looking for answers” said attorneyMichael Komorn who has experience and is recognized as an expert in Michigan Medical Marijuana laws.
Medical marijuana home delivery under consideration in Michigan
8/29/18
Medical marijuana patients might be able to soon have their medicine delivered… right to their homes under a proposed set of rules. Michigan officials are reviewing this with consideration.
Provisioning centers could send out an employee to deliver products to patients directly in a transaction as simple as ordering a pizza or Chinese food.
Marijuana home deliveries are allowed in Oregon, California and Nevada — though their programs are not all universal. Colorado, Washington, Alaska and Washington D.C. don’t allow for home delivery.
Under the proposed rules in Michigan, medical patients could order online and pay online for home deliveries.
Provisioning centers would be allowed to staff one person to make home deliveries, who could only deliver to three patients at a time, according to the proposed rules. The provisioning center would have to be able to track the delivery’s GPS location at all times during the delivery, and logs would have to be kept. Deliveries would only be allowed to the home address of the patient.
Medical patients living in a city or township that has banned medical marijuana businesses from operating could receive deliveries from provisioning centers, said David Harns, spokesman for the state’s Bureau of Medical Marijuana Regulation.
A hearing on the permanent rules is set for Sept. 17. The emergency rules and permanent rules are largely the same, save for the ability of provisioning centers to make deliveries, Copenhaver said.
Justin Pullin, Michigan Representative of Advanced Nutrients.
Network with other industry experts at an event tailored specifically to businesses getting licensed, municipalities working through licensure and those currently operating under Emergency Rules.
Hurry to RSVP because seating is limited. RSVP no later than Friday, September 7th.
Komorn Law has represented numerous clients through the legal chaos of starting up a business in the Michigan Medical Marihuana Industry.
If you or someone you know is facing charges as a result of Medical Marijuana, DUI, Drugs, Forfeiture, Criminal Enterprise, etc. Please contact our office and ensure you’re defended by an experienced lawyer in the evolving laws.
Lead attorney Michael Komorn is recognized as an expert on the Michigan Medical Marihuana Act. He is the President of the Michigan Medical Marijuana Association (MMMA), a nonprofit patient advocacy group which advocates for the rights of medical marijuana patients and their caregivers.
Contact us for a free no-obligation case evaluation 800-656-3557.
The Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, Bureau of Medical Marihuana Regulation will hold a public hearing on Monday, September 17, 2018, at the Williams Building, 525 West Ottawa Street, Lansing, Michigan in the 1st Floor Auditorium at 9:30 A.M.
The hearing will be held to receive public comments on the proposed Medical Marihuana Facilities rules.
The proposed Medical Marihuana Facilities rules (2017-042 LR) is a new rule set. The rule set provides for the implementation of a program to license medical marihuana facilities. The rule set implements, administers, and enforces appropriate standards for marihuana facilities and associated equipment and establishes regulations ensuring the safety, security, and integrity of the operation of marihuana facilities.
These rules are promulgated by authority conferred on the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs by Section 206 of the Medical Marihuana Facilities Licensing Act (MMFLA), 2016 PA 281, as amended, MCL 333.27206.
These rules will take effect immediately upon filing with the Secretary of State.
The rules are published on the Office of Regulatory Reinvention’s website at www.michigan.gov/orr and in the September 15, 2018, issue of the Michigan Register.
Public comments on the proposed rules may be presented in person at the public hearing or submitted to the following address until 5:00 P.M. on Friday, September 21, 2018.
Copies of the proposed rules may also be obtained by electronic transmission at the following address:
Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs Legal Section, Bureau of Medical Marihuana Regulation P.O. Box 30205 Lansing, MI 48909 Phone: 517-284-8584 Fax: 517-284-8598 E-mail: LARA-BMMR-Legal@michigan.gov
Komorn Law has represented numerous clients through the legal chaos of starting up a business in the Michigan Medical Marihuana Industry.
If you or someone you know is facing charges as a result of Medical Marijuana, DUI, Drugs, Forfeiture, Criminal Enterprise, etc. Please contact our office and ensure you’re defended by an experienced lawyer in the evolving laws.
Lead attorney Michael Komorn is recognized as an expert on the Michigan Medical Marihuana Act. He is the President of the Michigan Medical Marijuana Association (MMMA), a nonprofit patient advocacy group which advocates for the rights of medical marijuana patients and their caregivers.
Contact us for a free no-obligation case evaluation 800-656-3557.