Licensing
Michigan's cannabis rules set the license types available, the application process and the conditions licensees must keep meeting. Changes can affect new applications as well as existing businesses.
Cannabis Regulatory Agency
Michigan cannabis regulation alerts
Know when the Cannabis Regulatory Agency starts or advances a rule set. DeltaRelay watches Michigan's Administrative Rules System and alerts your team within 24 hours.
What we monitor in Michigan
Michigan Administrative Rules System
Rule sets in progress, with requests, drafts, hearing notices and filed rules.
Recent Michigan rulemakings
- Proposed
1452
2023-25 LR - Marihuana Rules
Summaries, documents and deadlines are in the DeltaRelay dashboard.
How Michigan rulemaking works
Michigan cannabis rules are written by the Cannabis Regulatory Agency (CRA) and follow the state's Administrative Procedures Act.
A rule set moves through several published steps: a request for rulemaking, a draft with a regulatory impact statement, a public hearing notice and a comment period. The Michigan Office of Administrative Hearings and Rules tracks each rule set in the Administrative Rules System.
After the hearing, the rules are reviewed by the Legislature's Joint Committee on Administrative Rules and then filed with the Secretary of State. They take effect after filing, on the date the rules set.
Because a rule set can sit at one step for months and then move quickly, a status change is the signal compliance teams need to watch for.
What compliance teams watch in Michigan
Testing and product safety
Testing rules decide which contaminants are tested for, the limits that apply and how failed batches are handled. Labs and licensees both need to adapt when these standards change.
Packaging, labeling and advertising
Rules on packaging, labeling and advertising control how products are presented to consumers. Updates can require new labels, new packaging and changes to marketing plans.
Medical and adult-use operations
Michigan regulates medical and adult-use cannabis, and many rules apply to both. A single rule set can change requirements across both markets at once.
FAQ
Michigan questions
How do I track Michigan cannabis regulation changes?
Watch the Michigan Administrative Rules System for Cannabis Regulatory Agency rule sets. DeltaRelay checks it for you and sends an alert within 24 hours when a rule set is added or changes status.
Which agency regulates cannabis in Michigan?
The Cannabis Regulatory Agency (CRA) licenses and regulates Michigan's medical and adult-use cannabis businesses and writes the state's cannabis rules.
When can I comment on a Michigan cannabis rule?
During the public comment period that comes with the public hearing notice. The notice gives the hearing date and the deadline for written comments.
How long does a Michigan rule set take?
A rule set can take many months to move from the request for rulemaking to filing with the Secretary of State. Status changes along the way are the best signal of when a rule is getting close to taking effect.
Why do Michigan rules say marihuana?
Michigan statutes use the spelling marihuana, so official rule sets often use it too. It refers to the same thing as cannabis or marijuana.
What should a Michigan cannabis business do when a rule set changes status?
Open the rule set in the Administrative Rules System and read the latest documents, such as the draft rules, the regulatory impact statement or the hearing notice. Decide whether the changes affect your licenses, products or procedures, and note the hearing date and comment deadline. Starting early gives your team time to comment and to prepare operational changes before the rules are filed and take effect.