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Mich. Comp. Laws § 333.27967 (2026)

Construction of act; effect of federal law; severability.

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MICHIGAN REGULATION AND TAXATION OF MARIHUANA ACT


Initiated Law 1 of 2018


333.27967 Construction of act; effect of federal law; severability.

Sec. 17.

    This act shall be broadly construed to accomplish its intent as stated in section 2 of this act. Nothing in this act purports to supersede any applicable federal law, except where allowed by federal law. All provisions of this act are self-executing. Any section of this act that is found invalid as to any person or circumstances shall not affect the application of any other section of this act that can be given full effect without the invalid section or application.

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 4 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 2021–2022 · leading case: Utopia Gardens LLC v. Marijuana Regulatory Agency (Mich. Ct. App. 2021).
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Utopia Gardens LLC v. Marijuana Regulatory Agency (Mich. Ct. App. 2021). “” MCL 333.27967. Here, plaintiffs specifically contend that Emergency Rule 8(1)(e) is invalid because it (1) ignores the language of the MRTMA, (2) it is an unlawful delegation of authority to municipalities not contemplated by the MRTMA, and (3) it is unreasonably impractical…”
People of Michigan v. Madison Danielle Perry (Mich. Ct. App. 2021). “” MCL 333.27967. And MCL 333.27952 provides: The purpose of this act is to make marihuana legal under state and local law for adults 21 years of age or older, to make industrial hemp legal under state and local law, and to control the commercial production and distribution of…”
People of Michigan v. Madison Danielle Perry (Mich. Ct. App. 2021). “” MCL 333.27967. And MCL 333.27952 provides: The purpose of this act is to make marihuana legal under state and local law for adults 21 years of age or older, to make industrial hemp legal under state and local law, and to control the commercial production and distribution of…”
20221215_C362073_34_362073.Opn.Pdf (Mich. Ct. App. 2022). “”6 MCL 333.27967. This Court construes court rules using the same principles that apply to the interpretation of statutory provisions.”
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