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Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.27951 (2026)

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MICHIGAN REGULATION AND TAXATION OF MARIHUANA ACT


Initiated Law 1 of 2018


333.27951 Short title.

Sec. 1.

    This act shall be known and may be cited as the Michigan Regulation and Taxation of Marihuana Act.

History: 2018, Initiated Law 1, Eff. Dec. 6, 2018

Compiler's Notes:

    This new act was proposed by initiative petition pursuant to Const. 1963, art 2, section 9. The proposed language was certified to the legislature on April 26, 2018 with the 40-day consideration period lapsing on June 5, 2018. The initiative petition was submitted to the voters as proposal 18-1 at the November 6, 2018 general election where it was approved 2,356,422 for and 1,859,675 against.

    For the transfer of powers and duties of the department of licensing and regulatory affairs, including its bureau of marijuana regulation, to the marijuana regulatory agency, and abolishment of the bureau of marijuana regulation, see E.R.O. No. 2019-2, compiled at MCL 333.27001.

    For the renaming of the marijuana regulatory agency to the cannabis regulatory agency, see E.R.O. No. 2022-1, compiled at MCL 333.27002.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 70 cases (62 in the last 5 years), 2019–2026 · leading case: People of Michigan v. Robert Elijah Anthony, 932 N.W.2d 202 (Mich. Ct. App. 2019).
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People of Michigan v. Robert Elijah Anthony, 932 N.W.2d 202 (Mich. Ct. App. 2019). “We need not determine to what extent the passage of the MMMA might have undercut Kazmierczak 's holding with respect to any nonpublic places and offer no opinion on that issue.”
United States v. Daniel Trevino, 7 F.4th 414 (6th Cir. 2021). “See Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.27951 et seq. Michigan now permits limited distribution, possession, and use of recreational marijuana with similar quantity limitations.”
In re Basrah Custom Design, Inc., 600 B.R. 368 (Bankr. E.D. Mich. 2019). · cites it 2× “It became effective on December 6, 2018, and is known as the "Michigan Regulation and Taxation of Marihuana Act," Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. §§ 333.27951 through 333.”
People of Michigan v. Jeffery Scott Armstrong (Mich. 2025). · cites it 4× “, affirmed, holding that the rule from Kazmierczak was superseded by the Michigan Regulation and Taxation of Marihuana Act (MRTMA), MCL 333.27951 et seq., because, given that the MRTMA generally decriminalized the adult use of marijuana, the smell of marijuana is no longer…”
165233_91_01.Pdf (Mich. 2025). · cites it 4× “, affirmed, holding that the rule from Kazmierczak was superseded by the Michigan Regulation and Taxation of Marihuana Act (MRTMA), MCL 333.27951 et seq., because, given that the MRTMA generally decriminalized the adult use of marijuana, the smell of marijuana is no longer…”
Utopia Gardens LLC v. Marijuana Regulatory Agency (Mich. Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 2× “116(C)(8) of their claims under the Michigan Regulation and Taxation of Marihuana Act (MRTMA), MCL 333.27951 et seq. We affirm. I. FACTS In both consolidated appeals, plaintiffs are applicants who sought to obtain licenses to operate commercial marijuana establishments in either…”
People of Michigan v. Madison Danielle Perry (Mich. Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 2× “-1- charge in the district court, arguing that the voter-initiated Michigan Regulation and Taxation of Marihuana Act (MRTMA), MCL 333.27951 et seq.,2 barred any criminal prosecution against her for a violation of MCL 257.”
People of Michigan v. Madison Danielle Perry (Mich. Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 2× “-1- charge in the district court, arguing that the voter-initiated Michigan Regulation and Taxation of Marihuana Act (MRTMA), MCL 333.27951 et seq.,2 barred any criminal prosecution against her for a violation of MCL 257.”
Mishawnda C Lindsey v. Bloomfield Orchard Apts. (Mich. Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 2× “Recreational marijuana was legalized in 2018 by the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act, MCL 333.27951 et seq., and has been legal for medically qualifying patients under the Michigan Medical Marihuana Act (“MMMA”) since 2008.”
C People of Michigan v. Shaaln M Kejbou (Mich. Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 2× “227b, a charge predicated on the manufacturing-marijuana charge, because the provisions of the citizen-enacted Michigan Regulation and Taxation of Marihuana Act (MRTMA), MCL 333.27951 et seq., dictate the result in the case at bar.”
Hoover v. Michigan Dep't of Licensing & Regulatory Affairs (E.D. Mich. 2020). · cites it 2× “Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.27951 et seq. The Michigan Regulation and Taxation of Marihuana Act (“MRTMA”) sets possession and use limits and creates an additional layer of state licensing and regulation for commercial marihuana establishments.”
Fluresh, LLC v. Grand Rapids, City of (W.D. Mich. 2025). · cites it 2× “MRTMA The Michigan legislature enacted the Michigan Regulation and Taxation of Marihuana Act (MRTMA), Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.27951 et seq., in 2018.”
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