LANSING – The Michigan Cannabis Manufacturers Association is calling on state leaders to address the Michigan Marijuana Regulatory Agency’s proposed expansion of the state’s Class A Microbusiness License — something the MRA is not authorized to do under state statute, Benzinga reports.
The MCMA, comprised of many of Michigan’s largest growers, processors and cannabis licensees, says the state Legislature – not state agencies – is responsible for writing legislation.
“The MRA is responsible for regulating Michigan’s regulated cannabis market,” said Shelly Edgerton, MCMA board chair. “It was not created to write laws, and this proposal attempts to do just that. That is the role of lawmakers in the Michigan Legislature. The MRA’s authority to create new license types under MRTMA is not unlimited, and this proposal demonstrates a massive overreach by the MRA in our burgeoning industry.”
The MRA’s proposed expansion of the Class A Microbusiness License in the Michigan Regulation and Taxation of Marihuana Act exceeds the agency’s authority to broaden license types under state statute, according to the MCMA.
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