Medical marihuana: licenses; new licenses for provisioning centers; prohibit the cannabis regulatory agency from issuing unless certain conditions are met. Amends secs. 102, 302, 401 & 402 of 2016 PA 281 (MCL 333.27102 et seq.) & adds sec. 402b. TIE BAR WITH: HB 5443'25, HB 5441'25, HB 5442'25

HB 5444 requires the Michigan Cannabis Regulatory Agency to meet specific conditions before issuing new licenses for medical marijuana provisioning centers. The bill adds Section 402b to the licensing act, mandating that the agency cannot approve new provisioning center licenses unless certain requirements are satisfied. This directly affects new applicants seeking to operate retail facilities that sell medical marijuana to registered patients. The change focuses on procedural requirements for new licenses, not existing operations or patient access.