Michigan’s full Senate has approved Senate Bill 807 through its second reading.
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Filed by Senator Sean McCann in April, Senate Bill 807 was approved yesterday by the full Senate. This vote allows the measure to advance to a third and final reading. The vote comes roughly a month after the measure was passed through the Committee On Regulatory Affairs.
The proposed law “would amend the Michigan Regulation and Taxation of Marihuana Act to allow an individual who was 19 years old or older to work or volunteer for a marihuana establishment or tribal marihuana business if the individual were supervised by an agent of the establishment or business who was 21 years old or older.”
Currently, state law “prohibits a marihuana establishment, including a marihuana grower, processor, secure transporter, safety compliance facility, retailer, microbusiness, or tribal marihuana business, from allowing an individual under the age of 21 to volunteer or work for the establishment.”
The bill would “lower the minimum age to work or volunteer for a marihuana establishment from 21 to 19 years of age. It also would allow a person who was 19 years of age or older to manufacture, purchase, distribute, and sell marihuana accessories in the individual’s capacity as an employee or volunteer.”
A similar measure, House Bill 4322, was passed by the full House of Representatives last year.
Although both measures allow those who are 19 and 20 to work at marijuana stores, they do not allow them to consume marijuana.
Michigan legalized marijuana in 2018 via the Michigan Regulation and Taxation of Marijuana Act. The law allows those 21 and older to possess up to 2.5 ounces of marijuana and grow up to 12 plants for personal use. The act also established a licensed and regulated system of marijuana retail outlets, which currently employ thousands of people throughout the state.
