November 12, 2025
State officers are reminding marijuana retailers to alert authorities if clients buy or possess greater than twice the authorized quantity.
Michigan hashish retailers say they’re struggling to know new steerage from state regulators urging them to report clients who purchase or possess unlawful quantities of marijuana although the identical guidelines don’t forbid shops from finishing the sale.
The Hashish Regulatory Company (CRA) issued a discover on Nov. 3 reminding licensed companies of their obligation to report theft, diversion, or different felony exercise “inside 24 hours of detection.” The bulletin particularly talked about clients who possess “greater than twice the quantity of marijuana allowed” underneath Michigan regulation.
“It doesn’t actually make sense in any respect,” stated the supervisor of a dispensary within the Higher Peninsula who requested to stay nameless. “They’re principally saying that if a buyer needs greater than their each day restrict, we should always name and inform on them. You’ll be able to legally promote it—however then you need to report them.”
Below the regulation, people could buy or carry as much as 2.5 ounces of hashish (or 15 grams of focus). Exceeding that quantity is a civil infraction, however carrying greater than twice the restrict can result in misdemeanor fees.
Some dispensaries deal with this by splitting giant purchases into two separate transactions, a standard workaround that also technically complies with the regulation. “You’re not gonna keep in enterprise very lengthy in case you begin calling the police in your clients,” stated Lansing-based lawyer John Fraser, who advises marijuana companies.
CRA spokesman David Harns declined to make clear to MLive how shops ought to deal with clients who depart and return for extra purchases.
Retailers additionally questioned how “felony exercise” ought to be outlined within the hashish trade, given marijuana’s federal prohibition. “Each single one of many clients is committing felony exercise in case you begin taking a look at federal regulation,” Fraser famous.
Latest enforcement circumstances seem to have prompted the CRA’s renewed warning. Earlier this 12 months, a dispensary in Battle Creek was cited after police intercepted an Iowa-bound truck carrying eight kilos of marijuana traced again to its retailer. One other store, Muha Meds in Ypsilanti, allegedly offered a whole bunch of grams of focus in single transactions.
“It’s a type of issues that’s value reiterating,” Fraser stated. “When folks begin getting reckless with giant gross sales, the CRA needs to remind everybody they’re nonetheless watching.”
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