Gregory C. Schmid

Based in Saginaw, Gregory C. Schmid handles cannabis and marijuana law matters in Michigan. Schmid has been licensed for 39 years and holds a law degree from Western Michigan University Cooley Law School. Schmid also works on impaired-driving cases, which are contested in legal states because per se THC limits do not track actual impairment, health care regulation, including the certification rules in the state medical program and possession and distribution charges that still apply outside the licensing system.

Michigan permits adult use and operates a licensed commercial market, so the work spans business and regulatory matters for operators and the criminal exposure that remains for anyone acting outside the licensing system. Regulation runs through the Cannabis Regulatory Agency. Michigan stands out as a market where municipalities opt in individually, so local authorization is often the harder half of a licensing matter.