2025 House Bill 5442

Marihuana: licenses; new licenses for certain types of marihuana establishments; prohibit the cannabis regulatory agency from issuing.

A bill to amend 2018 IL 1, entitled “Michigan Regulation and Taxation of Marihuana Act,” by amending sections 7, 8, 9, and 9a (MCL 333.27957, 333.27958, 333.27959, and 333.27959a), sections 7 and 8 as amended by 2023 PA 166 and section 9a as added by 2020 PA 208, and by adding section 9b.

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House Bills 5441, 5442, 5443, and 5444 overhaul Michigan’s medical and recreational cannabis regulatory framework by renaming and clarifying the authority of the oversight agency, tightening definitions and licensing procedures, imposing population- and municipality-based caps on provisioning centers and retailer licenses with limited resort district exemptions, strengthening ownership and issuance restrictions, enhancing public health, safety, and regulatory oversight, and promoting social equity, with major provisions taking effect in 2026 and contingent on related legislation.

Introduced in the House

Dec. 23, 2025

Introduced by Rep. Joey Andrews (D-38)

Referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform