MML 2021 Convention Program & Agenda

8:00–9:00 AM MICHIGAN BLACK CAUCUS-LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS BREAKFAST Location: Gerald R. Ford–Amway Grand Presiding: Lois Richardson, Mayor, Ypsilanti Speakers: Mark Vanderpool, City Manager, Sterling Heights Fonda Brewer, Trustee, Delta Township

9:00–10:15 AM BREAKOUT Marijuana Petitions Ballot Proposals Sponsored by Location:

Ambassador East–Amway Grand

Moderator:

John J. Gillooly, Attorney, Garan Lucow Miller

Speakers:

Nick Curcio, Attorney, Curcio Law Firm Leslie Dickinson, Attorney, Foster Swift

Municipalities have been receiving initiatory petitions for both ordinances and charter amendments for recreational and medical marihuana. The Michigan Regulation and Taxation of Marihuana Act (MRTMA) provides, “Individuals may petition to initiate an ordinance to provide for the number of marihuana establishments allowed within a municipality or to completely prohibit marihuana establishments within a municipality.” The medical marihuana statute, MMFLA, does not provide for an initiatory process. As a result, citizen groups are submitting petitions for charter amendments. This session will cover both ordinance and charter amendment petitions for recreational and medical marihuana. These questions will also be addressed: What happens if a proposed ordinance goes beyond the statutory parameters? How does the statute relate to a city charter, which may have its own petition requirements? What role do municipalities play in ensuring that the various legal requirements for ordinances and charter amendments have been followed?

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