how to write a winning medical marijuana business license application - part 1
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Writing a Winning Medical Marijuana Facilities License Application
Friday, February 10, 2017 1pm - 4pm
The Kensington Hotel Ann Arbor, Michigan
The Board Shall Issue a License to an Applicant who:
• Submits a complete application
• Pays both the nonrefundable application fee
• If the board determines that the applicant is qualified
to receive a license under this act.
Criminal OffensesAn Applicant is Excluded if:
• Has been convicted of or released from incarceration for any felony under
the laws of this state, any other state, or the United States within the past 10
years.• Has been convicted of a controlled substance-related felony within the past
10 years.• Has been convicted of a misdemeanor involving a controlled substance,
theft, dishonesty, or fraud in any state for the last five years.
Whether an applicant has been indicted for, charged with,
arrested for, or convicted of, pled guilty or no contest to,
forfeited bail concerning any criminal offense under the
laws of any jurisdiction, either felony or controlled-
substance-related misdemeanor regardless of whether the
offense has been reversed on appeal or otherwise.
Criminal Offenses
Moral Character
• How do you demonstrate good character?
• Letters of Recommendation from Leaders
• Existing Dispensaries and Cultivation Operations
Typical Municipal Officials• City Council and Mayor
• Planning Commission
• Zoning Board of Appeals
• City Manager
• City Clerk
• Building Officials and Engineers
Procedure for Enacting an Ordinance
• Someone asks council to start the consideration
• Referred to Planning Commission and Recommendation
• Referred to City Attorney
• Public Hearings
• City Council Vote
Strategies• Get as much information from as many sources as
possible
• Educate the municipal officials
• Rally the Residents
• Stay Involved