Medical Marihuana Review Panel Petition printable pdf download

INSTRUCTION FOR COMPLETING THE

MEDICAL MARIHUANA REVIEW PANEL PETITION

Michigan citizens, under the Michigan Medical Marihuana Act, have the right to submit a request

to the Michigan Medical Marihuana Review Panel to add conditions or treatments to the list of

debilitating medical conditions that qualify for the use of medical marihuana. All Michigan

citizens making such a request must use this petition form. Only one condition or treatment

may be identified per petition form. For additional conditions or treatments, a new petition form

must be submitted.

This completed petition must be sent to:

Steve Creamer, Manager

Health Care Information & Training Unit

Medical Marihuana Review Panel

Bureau of Health Care Services

Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs

P.O. Box 30670

Lansing, MI 48909

NOTE:

DO NOT SEND MEDICAL MARIHUANA APPLICATIONS, RENEWALS, OR

CHANGE FORMS TO THIS ADDRESS.

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FOR

INFORMATION REGARDING APPLICATIONS.

Upon receipt of this completed petition, the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory

Affairs (the “Department”) shall submit this and other accumulated petitions to the Medical

Marihuana Review Panel (Review Panel) for consideration. Within 60 days of receipt of this

completed petition, the Review Panel will make a recommendation to the Department regarding

the approval or denial of the petition. Upon receipt of the Review Panel decision regarding this

petition, the Department will do all of the following:

1. Post the Review Panel decision regarding the petition on the Department website for

public comment for a period of 60 days.

2. Give notice of a public hearing not less than 10 days before the date of the hearing.

3. Hold a public hearing within the 60-day time period that the recommendation from the

Review Panel is posted on the Department website.

4. Forward comments made during the hearing to the Review Panel for review.

5. Upon final consideration by the Review Panel of public comments and a final Review

Panel decision regarding this petition, the Department will file the petition for final

consideration by the Director of the Department. A final decision by the Department will

be made within 180 days from the date the petition was received.

The approval or denial of the petition shall be considered a final Department action subject to

judicial review under this Act. If the petition is approved, the Department shall amend Michigan

Administrative Rule 333.101 to include the condition identified on this petition as a qualifying

debilitating medical condition for the use of medical marihuana under this Act.

The Review Panel and the Department will use the information submitted on this petition to

render a decision. The Review Panel and the Department will rely on the content of the

completed petition (along with any supportive documentation that is attached) to reach its

decision, and is under no obligation to conduct its own research regarding any submitted

petition. The petitioner must provide evidence in item #5 of the petition in order for the petition

to be considered.

Medical Marihuana Review Panel Petition

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