Michigan Cannabis Laws & Dispensary Compliance Guide
Last reviewed: June 14, 2026
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Market Type
In Michigan, cannabis is regulated by the Cannabis Regulatory Agency (CRA). Medical and adult-use cannabis are allowed. Michigan also allows out-of-state medical patients to purchase medical cannabis as long as they have a valid, unexpired medical marijuana registry card or its equivalent.
Metrc and Inventory
Michigan uses Metrc as its seed-to-sale state traceability system. Michigan requires medical inventory actions to be reported to the state system in real-time but adult-use inventory actions can be reported to the state system in batches. In Michigan, medical and adult-use cannabis inventory are separated and must be tracked in separate medical and adult-use Metrc accounts. Transfers between medical and adult-use inventory are allowed as long as all transfer requirements are met.
Purchase Limits
Adult-use
- Not more than 15 grams of marihuana may be in the form of marihuana concentrate (Concentrates apply towards the limit at the same rate as flower, but are additionally limited to 15 grams)
Medical
- 2.5 ounces of “marihuana or marihuana equivalent” per day
- 10 ounces of “marihuana or marihuana equivalent” per month to a qualifying patient, either directly or through the qualifying patient’s registered primary caregiver
The medical patient allotments are tracked directly in Metrc.
Equivalencies
For purposes of determining usable marihuana equivalency, the following shall be considered equivalent to 1 ounce of usable marihuana:
- 16 ounces of marihuana-infused product if in a solid form (ex. chocolate bar, gummies, brownies)
- 36 fluid ounces of marihuana-infused product if in a liquid form (ex. Beverages, tinctures)
Taxes
Adult-use
10% excise tax + 6% state sales tax
Note: Sales tax should be calculated off the goods and the excise tax, requiring a compound tax setup. (Source DOT Tax Bulletin)
Medical
6% state sales tax, No excise tax
Effective January 1, 2026, there is a 24% wholesale excise tax on adult-use marijuana under HB 4951 / the Comprehensive Road Funding Tax Act (CRFTA). It applies to the first sale or transfer of adult-use marijuana from a licensed marijuana establishment to a retail licensee. (Source: michigan.gov/taxes/business-taxes/wholesale-marijuana-tax)
Product Samples
Trade Samples
Trade Samples must be recorded and tracked directly in METRC as the adjustment reason notes must include the employee’s name, Metrc ID, and quantity of product received.
Trade Sample Limits:
- 1 Oz / 30 Days
- 6g / 30 days
- 2000 mg / 30 Days
Trade Samples can be distributed/sampled out to employees but will count towards their sample limit
Internal Product Samples
Internal Product Samples must be recorded and tracked directly in METRC as adjustment reason notes must include the employee’s name, Metrc ID, and quantity of product received
Internal Product Sample limits:
- 1 Oz / 30 Days
- 6g / 30 days
- 2000 mg / 30 Days
Note: Trade Sample / Internal Product sample limits are not exclusive. A dispensary employee may receive up to the indicated limit within a 30 day period, regardless of the type of distribution.
Delivery
Prior to starting delivery services, a retailer must have a Delivery Plan approved by the CRA. There is no independent delivery license in Michigan; only retailers can deliver cannabis to customers.
Maximum amount of inventory for delivery
The maximum amount of cannabis allowed in a delivery vehicle is $5,000. However, the maximum value of cannabis carried in a delivery vehicle for which a delivery order was not already received and processed by the retailer prior to the delivery employee departing may not exceed $3,000.
The amount of cannabis a vehicle may have is further restricted by amount. In making deliveries, the maximum amount of cannabis that can be transported at one time is 15 ounces of marijuana or 60 grams of marijuana concentrate.
Delivery operations
A delivery employee may not leave a retailer with cannabis for delivery without having at least 1 delivery order that has already been received and processed. Once on the road, the delivery driver may deliver additional orders that are received and processed after they initially departed. However, if a delivery emp;loyee does not have any delivery request for a 30-minute period, they must return back to the retailer.
Delivery locations
Retailers may only deliver to residential addresses or designated consumption establishments. Deliveries are permitted in municipalities that have opted-out of cannabis as the CRA considers the sale as originating from the retailer location.
Delivery misc.
All vehicles must have GPS.
Delivery employees can only deliver on behalf of one retailer.
Retailers must keep a detailed delivery log and update it after each sale.
State Resources
Recent Updates
The CRA’s rulemaking to revise the Marihuana Rules remains in progress. The Cannabis Regulatory Agency has scheduled a second public hearing for the purpose of receiving public comment on the proposed rule set which will take place July 23, 2026
