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What is the MMMA and What You Must Know

The Michigan Medical Marijuana Association, also known as the MMMA, is Michigan's biggest advocacy group for making use of medical marijuana. Lead by Michael Komorn, President and CEO, it initially began as an online community for caregivers and patients to share their experiences, info, and advice on the Michigan Medical Marijuana Program. The MMMA was the very first company founded to help provide a platform for patients and caregivers following the beginning of the Michigan Medical Marijuana Program. Since then, nevertheless, it has actually expanded not just as a community and online forum, yet a legal resource, information database, news outlet, and defender of the Michigan Medical Marijuana Act. Michigan's Online Community and Library For Medical Cannabis Members of the community, including caregivers, patients, and legal experts like lawyers, can share their experiences and engage in conversation via the MMMA's discussion forums. At the same time, the blogs compile a...

How to Start a Marijuana Business in Michigan

Michigan is a state that now permits certain kinds of marijuana services to operate and sell to clients. This includes both medical and recreational marijuana/ cannabis centers, opening a whole world of opportunities for organisations to benefit and begin selling the drug lawfully to a possibly really large audience. If you have an interest in starting a marijuana organisation in Michigan, here's how you'll require to do it. Understand Licensing First off, you're going to require to make sure that you comprehend the licensing and laws surrounding services cultivating and offering marijuana. There are lots of regulations in place that you'll need to follow. As this was something that was extremely prohibited till just recently, it makes good sense that the licensing and regulations are strong. End up being acquainted with them all as soon as possible, and you can then later work on acquiring them from the pertinent authorities. Develop business's Structure Business...

Prop One Passed and I Want A License to Sell Recreational Marihuana – What Do I Have to Do?

Recreational Cannabis Licenses So, the citizens have spoken and now recreational marihuana possession and usage are going to be legal in Michigan (they're not quite yet, as detailed in our blog site Proposal One Passed! What's Next? What's Legal?). Bear in mind, the passage of Proposal One does not change the fact that marijuana is still a schedule one drug, and it is illegal to have or utilize marihuana for any factor under Federal Law, and doing so could result in Federal charges. While that is unlikely to happen, it is still a possibility, and everybody must know it just the same. Beginning December 6, 2018 (though it might be a few days quicker depending on when the vote is officially certified by the State), people twenty-one (21) and older can possess and use cannabis, as long as you remain within the requirements of the brand-new statute. Nevertheless, the genuine concern for many company owner and investors has become, how do I get a commercial license in Michigan...

Discovering the Right Marijuana Lawyer

Any person serious about opening a medical cannabis service in Michigan should think very carefully about the legal side of things. The market is still in its beginnings, and there are lots of legal issues that are confused or misunderstood by many people. Your company will not be around for long if you fall foul of the law and wind up being taken to court. To help stop that eventuality, you need to focus on locating the best cannabis lawyer. They can assist you when you have a legal problem or if you ever need to be represented in court. Local Attorneys That Know the Local Regulation It's always best to opt for a legal attorney when it comes to hiring in this particular niche. Medical marijuana laws differ significantly from one state to another, so you don't want to hire from a large national company due to the fact that they won't have the local legal knowledge that's so vitally important when you're dealing with cannabis-related legal issues. It's much easie...

New Case Regarding Child Custody

The Court of Appeals in Michigan issued an opinion on December 5, 2017 regarding parenting time and  child custody , where the parties have an Acknowledgment of Paternity, but no written agreement or Court Order regarding custody and parenting time . In  Natassia T. Sims v. Danny Darney Verbrugge , the Court of Appeals addressed the procedure by which an acknowledged father can gain custody or parenting time after an acknowledgement of paternity is signed. Fowler & Williams

After September 15, Can I Still be a Caregiver?

The Bureau of Medical Marijuana Regulation is persevering on their position that all marijuana facilities that are not licensed by the State under the Medical Marihuana Facilities Licensing Act, will have to close down, and will receive a cease and desist letter at that time. While the centers are not mandated to shut down, the State Bureau of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs has made clear that any center that continues to operate after receipt of the cease and desist will most likely not be given a license. Further, the State has stated suggested Final Rules pertaining to Medical Marihuana Facilities licensing, which is going to enable or registered qualifying clients to get house deliveries from provisioning centers (with limitation, obviously) and also will certainly additionally permit online buying. So, where does that leave registered caregivers, who were anticipating to be able to remain relevant to their clients up until 2021? Traditional The old model for registered caregiver...

Wet Marijuana Still Prohibited Per MI COA

Previously this month, the Court of Appeals, in a split choice, identified that the Michigan Medical Marijuana Act does NOT protect caregivers or patients who remain in possession of wet cannabis that is in the drying procedure, from prosecution. The Courts judgment in the case of People v. Vanessa Mansour established that since wet marijuana that remained in the drying procedure was not usable cannabis, possession of wet marijuana was not protected by the MMMA. The MMMA defines much of the terms of the act. The term usable marijuana is specifically defined in the MMMA. The act defines usable marijuana to indicate the following: "Usable marihuana" means the dried leaves, flowers, plant resin, or extract of the marihuana plant, but does not include the seeds, stalks, and also roots of the plant. The Court found that due to the fact that the act chose to use the word "dried" before the remaining components, that meant that wet, undried marijuana was not a part of what...

Property and Asset Division in Divorce Cases

In every divorce case, no matter the circumstance of the parties, there will be a division of assets. Many individuals believe this is a basic "split the baby" determination. Nevertheless, that is not constantly the case. For checking account and joint debts, you might be able to do that. Nevertheless, when it pertains to retirement accounts, real estate, and service payments, the formula is not that basic. Each of these categories has its own distinct set of issues, and you will absolutely require an attorney to help you piece this together. Retirement Accounts and Pensions In cases where separating parties have retirement accounts or pensions, those assets are subject to division as part of the divorce as they are considered marital property. Nevertheless, pension and retirement accounts are considered and divided in a different way, and there are methods to make sure that you are getting present day, actualized worth for your granted portion. Determining what the "mar...

What To Know When Your Divorce Includes Child Custody

Single parent homes have actually ended up being incredibly typical in America. Today over 23 million children live in a single parent home. Going through a divorce can be hard, and when a child is involved, it can be even more tough and difficult. If you have a child who is under the age of eighteen, the problem of custody will be a part of your divorce proceedings. Considering that child custody problems are complicated, it deserves knowing all the problems that you can come across. That's what we're going to look at today. How Do You Reach A Custody Arrangement? If you're going through a divorce, there a variety of manner ins which you can reach a custody arrangement. It is important to make sure that you look for legal advice before you take any steps forward here. You need to be sure that you are making the right choice. As soon as you have actually done this, you can reach a casual arrangement utilizing a mediator or with the choice of a judge. When an agreement has b...

Many Michigan Communities Planning to Ban Commercial Recreational Marijuana Facilities

It has emerged that some communities within Michigan are trying to ban commercial cannabis facilities concentrated on supplying the drug for recreational abuse within the borders of their neighborhoods. This news comes within weeks of the state of Michigan authorizing laws that would permit marijuana to be cultivated and sold recreationally. The law is due to go into effect in December, so those neighborhoods will need to act quickly if they wish to utilize their opt-out to block the sale of recreational cannabis in their location. So how can these neighborhoods select to opt out of a law like this? The current opt-out system implies that if they wish to avoid the sale of recreational marijuana, they need to pass an ordinance or encourage citizens to authorize a ballot saying that the neighborhood does not want to take part. The treatments surrounding such ballots and when they need to occur or when they can take place is really dirty to say the least. Some think that they can't ta...