The newly enacted law which legalized recreational marijuana in Michigan allows for individuals with marijuana-related felonies the opportunity to apply for licenses to operate marijuana businesses.

333.27986 Section 8.1, subsection c, of the new marijuana statue states, “a prior conviction solely for a marijuana-related offense does not disqualify an individual who is otherwise eligible for licensure unless the offense involved the distribution of a controlled substance to a minor.”

Those that were precluded from obtaining a medical marijuana facility license may now have a path to operate a commercial recreational marijuana facility under the laws recently passed by voter initiative.

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