Words and phrases contained in the Medical Marihuana Facilities Licensing
Act ("MMFLA"). This article contains many words and phrases that are
defined in the MMFLA. As used in this article, they have the same
meaning as provided in the MMFLA, except that if at any time the definition
of a word or phrase set forth in this section conflicts with the definition
in the MMFLA, then the definition in the MMFLA shall apply. The following
words and phrases are, and mean, as follows:
GROWER
A licensee that is a commercial entity located in this state
that cultivates, dries, trims, or cures and packages marihuana for
sale to a processor or provisioning center.
LICENSEE
A person holding a state operating license.
MARIHUANA
That term as defined in Section 7106 of the Public Health
Code, 1978 PA 368, MCLA § 333.7106.
MARIHUANA FACILITY
A location at which a license holder is licensed to operate
under the MMFLA.
MARIHUANA-INFUSED PRODUCT
A topical formulation, tincture, beverage, edible substance,
or similar product containing any usable marihuana that is intended
for human consumption in a manner other than smoke inhalation. A marihuana-infused
product shall not be considered a food for purposes of the Food Law,
2000 PA 92, MCLA § 289.1101 to 289.8111.
PERSON
An individual, corporation, limited-liability company, partnership,
limited partnership, limited-liability partnership, limited-liability
limited partnership, trust, or other legal entity.
PLANT
Any living organism that produces its own food through photosynthesis
and has observable root formation or is in growth material.
PROCESSOR
A licensee that is a commercial entity located in this state
that purchases marihuana from a grower and that extracts resin from
the marihuana or creates a marihuana-infused product for sale and
transfer in packaged form to a provisioning center.
PROVISIONING CENTER
A licensee that is a commercial entity located in this state
that purchases marihuana from a grower or processor and sells, supplies,
or provides marihuana to registered qualifying patients, directly
or through the patients' registered primary caregivers. Provisioning
center includes any commercial property where marihuana is sold at
retail to registered qualifying patients or registered primary caregivers.
A noncommercial location used by a primary caregiver to assist a qualifying
patient connected to the caregiver through the Department's marihuana
registration process in accordance with the Michigan Medical Marihuana
Act is not a provisioning center for purposes of this act.
RULES
Rules promulgated under the Administrative Procedures Act
of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCLA §§ 24.201 to 24.328, by
the Department in consultation with the Board to implement this act,
which shall include, but is not limited to, emergency rules issued
under the Administrative Procedures Act.
SAFETY COMPLIANCE FACILITY
A licensee that is a commercial entity that receives marihuana
from a marihuana facility or registered primary caregiver, tests it
for contaminants and for tetrahydrocannabinol and other cannabinoids,
returns the test results, and may return the marihuana to the marihuana
facility.
SECURE TRANSPORTER
A licensee that is a commercial entity located in this state
that stores marihuana and transports marihuana between marihuana facilities
for a fee.
STATE OPERATING LICENSE or LICENSE
Unless the context requires a different meaning, a license
that is issued under this act that allows the licensee to operate
as a secure transporter.