Section 7: Rules and regulations for implementation of chapter; application fees
[ First paragraph effective until April 19, 2026. For text effective April 19, 2026, see below.]
Section 7. The commission shall promulgate rules and regulations for the implementation of this chapter under the procedures of chapter 30A. The commission shall set application fees for medical marijuana treatment centers so as to defray the administrative costs of the medical marijuana program and ensure the medical marijuana program is revenue neutral.
[ First paragraph as amended by 2026, 65, Sec. 52 effective April 19, 2026. For text effective until April 19, 2026, see above.]
The commission shall promulgate rules and regulations for the implementation of this chapter under the procedures of chapter 30A. The commission shall set application fees for medical marijuana establishments, which may include different fee amounts for classes established pursuant to this section so as to defray the administrative costs of the medical marijuana program and ensure the medical marijuana program is revenue neutral.
No regulation of the commission regarding the medical use of marijuana shall be more restrictive than any rule or regulation promulgated by the department of public health pursuant to chapter 369 of the acts of 2012 and in effect on July 1, 2017.
[ Three paragraphs added by 2026, 65, Sec. 53 effective April 19, 2026.]
The commission may adopt regulations to: (i) establish and provide for the issuance of additional types or classes of licenses to operate medical use of marijuana-related businesses; and (ii) limit the number of medical marijuana establishment licenses a licensee may be granted.
The commission may establish procedures and policies for municipalities to promote and encourage full participation in the regulated medical marijuana industry during negotiations of host community agreements with social equity program businesses and economic empowerment priority applicants pursuant to clause (xxxi) of subsection (a) of section 4 of chapter 94G.
The commission shall adopt regulations to promote and encourage full participation in the regulated medical marijuana industry by people from communities that have previously been disproportionately harmed by marijuana prohibition and enforcement and to positively impact those communities pursuant to clause (iv) of subsection (a 1/2) of section 4 of chapter 94G.