SB 977 Summary

• Removes glaucoma and its treatment from the list of debilitating medical conditions eligible for medical marijuana use in Michigan, effective on the bill's enactment date.

• Prohibits the state Department of Community Health from including glaucoma or its treatment in any future list of approved debilitating medical conditions under the medical marijuana program.

• Removes the 120-day deadline for the department to promulgate rules governing consideration of additional medical conditions, allowing the department to establish rules on its own timeline.

• Establishes that the department's rules must allow public petitions to add medical conditions to the approved list, with 180-day decision deadlines and opportunity for public comment at hearings.

• Maintains authority for the department to establish application and renewal fees for registry identification cards, with provisions for sliding scale fees based on income and acceptance of private donations to reduce costs.