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- Affordable care act: means the patient protection and affordable care act, Public Law 111-148, as amended by the health care and education reconciliation act of 2010, Public Law 111-152. See Michigan Laws 500.1261
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- Business entity: means a corporation, association, partnership, limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 500.1261
- Cannabis regulatory agency: means the marijuana regulatory agency created under Executive Reorganization Order No. See Michigan Laws 333.27953
- Certificate: means a document issued by the director authorizing a person to act as a navigator or certified application counselor for the qualifications specified in the document. See Michigan Laws 500.1261
- Certificate holder: means a person issued a certificate under this chapter. See Michigan Laws 500.1261
- Certified application counselor: means an individual who is certified as a certified application counselor under this chapter and is authorized by the United States department of health and human services to perform the duties described in 45 C. See Michigan Laws 500.1261
- Certified navigator: means a person that is certified as a navigator under this chapter. See Michigan Laws 500.1261
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Cultivate: means to propagate, breed, grow, harvest, dry, cure, or separate parts of a marihuana plant by manual or mechanical means. See Michigan Laws 333.27953
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Department: means the department of insurance and financial services. See Michigan Laws 500.102
- Department: means the department of licensing and regulatory affairs. See Michigan Laws 333.27902
- Department: means the cannabis regulatory agency. See Michigan Laws 333.27953
- Director: means , unless the context clearly implies a different meaning, the director of the department. See Michigan Laws 500.102
- Enrollee: means an individual who is entitled to receive health services under a health insurance contract, unless the context requires otherwise. See Michigan Laws 500.116
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Exchange: means an American health benefits exchange established or operating under the affordable care act. See Michigan Laws 500.1261
- Financial institution: means that term as defined in section 201 of the medical marihuana facilities licensing act, MCL 333. See Michigan Laws 333.27902
- Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
- Freedom of Information Act: A federal law that mandates that all the records created and kept by federal agencies in the executive branch of government must be open for public inspection and copying. The only exceptions are those records that fall into one of nine exempted categories listed in the statute. Source: OCC
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- in writing: shall be construed to include printing, engraving, and lithographing; except that if the written signature of a person is required by law, the signature shall be the proper handwriting of the person or, if the person is unable to write, the person's proper mark, which may be, unless otherwise expressly prohibited by law, a clear and classifiable fingerprint of the person made with ink or another substance. See Michigan Laws 8.3q
- Indian lands: means any of the following:
(i) All lands within the limits of an Indian reservation. See Michigan Laws 333.27953Indian tribe: means any Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community of Indians which is recognized as eligible by the United States Secretary of the Interior for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians, and is recognized as possessing powers of self-government. See Michigan Laws 333.27953 Industrial hemp: means any of the following:
(i) A plant of the genus Cannabis, whether growing or not, with a THC concentration of 0. See Michigan Laws 333.27953Insurance: means any of the kinds of insurance described in chapter 6. See Michigan Laws 500.1261 Insurance producer: means a person required to be licensed under the laws of this state to sell, solicit, or negotiate insurance. See Michigan Laws 500.1261 Insurer: means an individual, corporation, association, partnership, reciprocal exchange, inter-insurer, Lloyds organization, fraternal benefit society, or other legal entity, engaged or attempting to engage in the business of making insurance or surety contracts. See Michigan Laws 500.106 Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases. Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC Licensee: means a person holding a state license. See Michigan Laws 333.27953 Licensee: means that term as defined in section 102 of the medical marihuana facilities licensing act, MCL 333. See Michigan Laws 333.27902 Marihuana: means that term as defined in section 3 of the Michigan Regulation and Taxation of Marihuana Act, 2018 IL 1, MCL 333. See Michigan Laws 333.27902 Marihuana: means any of the following:
(i) A plant of the genus Cannabis, whether growing or not. See Michigan Laws 333.27953Marihuana accessories: means any equipment, product, material, or combination of equipment, products, or materials, that is specifically designed for use in planting, propagating, cultivating, growing, harvesting, manufacturing, compounding, converting, producing, processing, preparing, testing, analyzing, packaging, repackaging, storing, containing, ingesting, inhaling, or otherwise introducing marihuana into the human body. See Michigan Laws 333.27953 Marihuana concentrate: means the resin extracted from any part of a plant of the genus Cannabis. See Michigan Laws 333.27953 Marihuana establishment: means a marihuana grower, marihuana safety compliance facility, marihuana processor, marihuana microbusiness, marihuana retailer, marihuana secure transporter, or any other type of marihuana-related business licensed by the cannabis regulatory agency. See Michigan Laws 333.27953 Marihuana grower: means a person licensed to cultivate marihuana and sell or otherwise transfer marihuana to marihuana establishments. See Michigan Laws 333.27953 Marihuana microbusiness: means a person licensed to cultivate not more than 150 marihuana plants; process and package marihuana; and sell or otherwise transfer marihuana to individuals who are 21 years of age or older or to a marihuana safety compliance facility, but not to other marihuana establishments. See Michigan Laws 333.27953 Marihuana processor: means a person licensed to obtain marihuana from marihuana establishments; process and package marihuana; and sell or otherwise transfer marihuana to marihuana establishments. See Michigan Laws 333.27953 Marihuana retailer: means a person licensed to obtain marihuana from marihuana establishments and to sell or otherwise transfer marihuana to marihuana establishments and to individuals who are 21 years of age or older. See Michigan Laws 333.27953 Marihuana safety compliance facility: means a person licensed to test marihuana, including certification for potency and the presence of contaminants. See Michigan Laws 333.27953 Marihuana secure transporter: means a person licensed to obtain marihuana from marihuana establishments in order to transport marihuana to marihuana establishments. See Michigan Laws 333.27953 Marihuana-infused product: means a topical formulation, tincture, beverage, edible substance, or similar product containing marihuana and other ingredients and that is intended for human consumption. See Michigan Laws 333.27953 Medical marihuana facilities licensing act: means the medical marihuana facilities licensing act, 2016 PA 281, MCL 333. See Michigan Laws 333.27902 Municipal license: means a license issued by a municipality pursuant to section 16 that allows a person to operate a marihuana establishment in that municipality. See Michigan Laws 333.27953 Municipality: means a city, village, or township. See Michigan Laws 333.27953 Navigator: means a person that receives any funding from an exchange or the federal government and is designated or selected by an exchange or the federal government to perform any of the duties described in 42 USC 18031(i)(3). See Michigan Laws 500.1261 Negotiate: means the act of conferring directly with or offering advice directly to a purchaser or prospective purchaser of a particular contract of insurance concerning any of the substantive benefits, terms, or conditions of the contract, provided that the person engaged in that act either sells insurance or obtains insurance from insurers for purchasers. See Michigan Laws 500.1261 Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program. Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses. Person: means an individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership of any type, trust, or other legal entity. See Michigan Laws 333.27953 person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed. processing: means to separate or otherwise prepare parts of a marihuana plant and to compound, blend, extract, infuse, or otherwise make or prepare marihuana concentrate or marihuana-infused products. See Michigan Laws 333.27953 Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide. Qualified health plan: means that term as defined in section 1301 of the affordable care act. See Michigan Laws 500.1261 Registered primary caregiver: means that term as defined in section 102 of the medical marihuana facilities licensing act, MCL 333. See Michigan Laws 333.27902 Registered qualifying patient: means that term as defined in section 102 of the medical marihuana facilities licensing act, MCL 333. See Michigan Laws 333.27902 Registry identification card: means that term as defined in section 3 of the Michigan medical marihuana act, 2008 IL 1, MCL 333. See Michigan Laws 333.27902 Sell: means to exchange a contract of insurance by any means, for money or its equivalent, on behalf of an insurance company. See Michigan Laws 500.1261 Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party. Solicit: means attempting to sell insurance or asking or urging a person to apply for a particular kind of insurance from a particular company. See Michigan Laws 500.1261 state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o State license: means a license issued by the cannabis regulatory agency that allows a person to operate a marihuana establishment. See Michigan Laws 333.27953 system: means an internet-based, statewide database established, implemented, and maintained directly or indirectly by the department that is available to licensees, law enforcement agencies, and authorized state departments and agencies on a 24-hour basis for all of the following:
(i) Verifying registry identification cards. See Michigan Laws 333.27902Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries. THC: means any of the following:
(i) Tetrahydrocannabinolic acid. See Michigan Laws 333.27953Tribal marihuana business: means a business that meets all of the following conditions:
(i) The business engages in the type of activities licensed under this act. See Michigan Laws 333.27953Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust. United States: shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o Unreasonably impracticable: means that the measures necessary to comply with the rules or ordinances adopted pursuant to this act subject licensees to unreasonable risk or require such a high investment of money, time, or any other resource or asset that a reasonably prudent businessperson would not operate the marihuana establishment. See Michigan Laws 333.27953