Cannabis Regulatory Agency
Hemp Processing FAQs
Industrial Hemp Processor-Handler Application
- Will registered hemp growers still need a processor license to sell smokable flower?
- I want to sell industrial hemp. What do I do?
- Does my retail location need to be in Michigan?
- My Processor-Handler license expired November 30, 2024, and I have not been able to submit a renewal application yet. Am I in violation?
- Can I use one check to pay for my hemp Grower Registration and hemp Processor-Handler license?
- Do companies need liability insurance to obtain a Processor-Handler License?
- If a wholesaler, distributor, or retailer wishes to sell topical lotions or tinctures with CBD (and less than 0.3% THC with no health claims, nutritional/caloric values), do they have to possess a processor-handler license? Do such products need to be registered?
- I run a “hemp derived extraction” company, and we produce different grades of oils and powders that we sell as ingredients to product manufacturers. What do we need to do to sell our ingredients to product manufacturers that sell to Michigan dispensaries?
- My business “cleans” hemp seed for a registered industrial hemp grower. Do I need a processor-handler license?
- My business is developing an in-field THC testing kit, and we will collect hemp samples to test the efficacy of the kit. Do we need a processor-handler licenser?
- I am a licensed hemp processor and assume I need to record weight of incoming hemp shipments and the weight of products that we produce from hemp. What are the recordkeeping requirements?
- Am I able to use another hemp processor’s product (for example, CBD isolate) to create my own hemp product to sell?
- I have questions about my Grower’s License who do I contact?
- The CRA regulates marijuana, a federally illegal commodity. Does that mean hemp-derived cannabinoids in food will be legal to manufacture and sell?
- What about hemp and/or cannabinoids in animal feed?
- Will CRA regulate non-consumable hemp products such as fiber and cosmetics?
- Will this transfer provide a legal pathway for hemp processors to handle concentrated extract that typically has THC higher than 0.3%?
Find the answers here at the Michigan Cannabis Regulatory Agency (CRA) – Hemp FAQ page. This will be the most updated information.