AFA Secured Transport

The Michigan Medical Marihuana Facilities Licensing Act (Act 281 of 2016) sets the laws, rules, and regulations for receiving and maintaining a medical marijuana license in Michigan. Here at AFA we are in full compliance with this act and its entirety. Part 5 - Licensees: Section 333.27503 outlines our basic requirements to be in compliance with the state for operation as a medical marijuana secure transporter licensees. These requirements in section 503 are as follows:​

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1. A secure transporter license authorizes the licensee to store and transport marihuana and money associated with the purchase or sale of marihuana between marihuana facilities for a fee upon request of a person with legal custody of that marihuana or money. It does not authorize transport to a registered qualifying patient or registered primary caregiver. If a secure transporter has its primary place of business in a municipality that has adopted an ordinance under section 205 authorizing that marihuana facility, the secure transporter may travel through any municipality.

2. To be eligible for a secure transporter license, the applicant and each investor with an interest in the secure transporter must not have an interest in a grower, processor, provisioning center, or safety compliance facility and must not be a registered qualifying patient or a registered primary caregiver.

3. A secure transporter shall enter all transactions, current inventory, and other information into the statewide monitoring system as required in this act, rules, and the marihuana tracking act.

4. A secure transporter shall comply with all of the following:

5. Each driver transporting marihuana must have a chauffeur's license issued by this state.

6. Each employee who has custody of marihuana or money that is related to a marihuana transaction shall not have been convicted of or released from incarceration for a felony under the laws of this state, any other state, or the United States within the past 5 years or have been convicted of a misdemeanor involving a controlled substance within the past 5 years.

7. Each vehicle must be operated with a 2-person crew with at least 1 individual remaining with the vehicle at all times during the transportation of marihuana.

8. A route plan and manifest must be entered into the statewide monitoring system, and a copy must be carried in the transporting vehicle and presented to a law enforcement officer upon request.

9. The marihuana must be transported in 1 or more sealed containers and not be accessible while in transit.

10. A secure transporting vehicle must not bear markings or other indication that it is carrying marihuana or a marihuana-infused product.

11. A secure transporter is subject to administrative inspection by a law enforcement officer at any point during the transportation of marihuana to determine compliance with this act.