Current through Public Act 166 of the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 333.27966 - Failure to act by department; application to municipality1. If the department does not timely promulgate rules as required by section 8 of this act or accept or process applications in accordance with section 9 of this act, beginning one year after the effective date of this act, an applicant may submit an application for a marihuana establishment directly to the municipality where the marihuana establishment will be located.2. If a marihuana establishment submits an application to a municipality under this section, the municipality shall issue a municipal license to the applicant within 90 days after receipt of the application unless the municipality finds and notifies the applicant that the applicant is not in compliance with an ordinance or rule adopted pursuant to this act.3. If a municipality issues a municipal license pursuant to this section:(a) the municipality shall notify the department that the municipal license has been issued;(b) the municipal license has the same force and effect as a state license; and(c) the holder of the municipal license is not subject to regulation or enforcement by the department during the municipal license term.Added by 2018, Initiated Law 1, eff. 12/6/2018.