{"id":427,"date":"2018-05-14T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-05-14T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/baronedefensefirm.lawblogger.net\/blog\/michigans-position-on-cannabidiol-cbd-and-industrial-hemp-products\/"},"modified":"2025-01-08T14:39:09","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T18:39:09","slug":"michigans-position-on-cannabidiol-cbd-and-industrial-hemp-products","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.baronedefensefirm.com\/blog\/michigans-position-on-cannabidiol-cbd-and-industrial-hemp-products\/","title":{"rendered":"Michigan\u2019s Position on Cannabidiol, CBD and Industrial Hemp Products"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Michigan\u2019s Michigan Medical Marihuana Act (MMMA), and the Medical Marihuana Facilities Licensing Act (MMFLA) both contain a series of new laws that are subject to interpretation.\u00a0 As medical marijuana licensing continues, LARA (Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs) periodically issues opinions on various matters requiring such interpretation, and recently this included the issue of CBD.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>It is the opinion of LARA that the possession, purchase, or sale of CBD must be done in compliance with the MMMA and MMFLA.\u00a0 This means CBD can only be purchased, used or possessed by Michigan medical marijuana licensees.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>By way of background LARA advisory suggests that the cannabis plant has over 100 cannabinoids and included among them is CBD. These cannabinoids are found primarily in the flowering tops, resin, and leaves of the cannabis plant. However, CBD is found in only trace amounts within the seeds or the mature stalks.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baronedefensefirm.com\/blog\/michigans-position-on-cannabidiol-cbd-and-industrial-hemp-products\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Michigan\u2019s Position on Cannabidiol, CBD and Industrial Hemp Products\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Michigan\u2019s Michigan Medical Marihuana Act (MMMA), and the Medical Marihuana Facilities Licensing Act (MMFLA) both contain a series of new laws that are subject to interpretation.\u00a0 As medical marijuana licensing continues, LARA (Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs) periodically issues opinions on various matters requiring such interpretation, and recently this included the issue of CBD. 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