wastedcave
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Sure seems to be a lot of negative news lately blaming Marijuana for bad behavior. I wonder what their longterm intention is?
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NurseNancy420
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Same as it has been. Total control.
And of course tax us for the privilege
And of course tax us for the privilege
cephalopod
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Poll: Marijuana legalization, taxation supported by 50 percent of Michigan voters
LANSING, MI — Michigan voters remain divided on the prospects of statewide marijuana legalization, but with recreational use already allowed in Colorado and Washington state, advocates say momentum is on their side.
A new poll conducted by EPIC-MRA of Lansing shows that 50 percent of Michigan voters would be likely to support a future ballot proposal to legalize the possession or cultivation of marijuana by adults 21 years of age or older and allow taxable sales at state-licensed stores.
A similar poll from a year earlier had pegged voter support for legalizing marijuana by taxing it and regulating it like alcohol at 47 percent.
The new survey of 600 likely voters, conducted December 10 through 14 with 20 percent of calls to cell phones, has a margin of error of plus or minus four percentage points. The legalization question was commissioned by the Michigan chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws.
Forty six percent of respondents said they would vote against a future marijuana legalization ballot proposal, while four percent were undecided.
Matthew Abel, an attorney with the Cannabis Counsel in Detroit and executive director of MiNORML, said the latest numbers show that the public is “continuing to move in favor” of legalization.
MARIJUANA POLL RESULTS
On another topic, voters may circulate petitions to place a proposal on a future election ballot relating to the issue of marijuana. The proposal would make the possession and cultivation of limited amounts marijuana legal in the State of Michigan for adults age 21 or older. Also, it would allow the sale of marijuana to adults age 21 or older only by stores that would be licensed by the state, and finally, it would tax the sale of marijuana by these state licensed stores. If this proposal were to appear on a future election ballot, if the election were held today, would you vote yes to approve of the proposal, or would you vote no to oppose it?
39% Definitely vote yes
9% Probably vote yes
2% Lean toward voting yes
50% TOTAL VOTE YES
46% TOTAL VOTE NO
35% Definitely vote no
8% Probably vote no
3% Lean toward voting no
4% Undecided/Refused
Source: EPIC-MRA survey December 10-14, 2014
“Once people understand the effect that it’s had and analyze the statistics, they generally agree it’s a net win for society,” said Abel. “…Everybody knows you can get marijuana anywhere, so it’s time that we remove the taint of prohibition and the ill effects.”
A statewide ballot proposal remains a hypothetical at this point. National funders usually want to see support at closer to 60 percent before backing what would surely be an expensive campaign, Abel said.
In the meantime, Abel said he’s hopeful the poll results will influence nontraditional funders or policy makers in Lansing, where bipartisan decriminalization legislation was introduced last session but did not advance.
Results of the Michigan poll appear consistent with national numbers. Fifty-one percent of Americans support legalization, according toan October Gallup poll, but that was down from a one-time peak of 58 percent in 2013.
The Gallup poll showed “that legalization is far from inevitable and the fight to stop it is far from over,” Kevin A. Sabet, the president of a group called Smart Approaches to Marijuana, said at the time. He noted that support appeared to drop at the same time marijuana stores opened in Colorado and Washington.
“The lesson here is that legalization in theory does not look like legalization in practice,” Sabet said in a statement.
Oregon will become the third state in the country to legalize recreational marijuana after voters approved a ballot proposal in November, but Florida voters rejected a medical marijuana proposal the same month.
Michigan voters approved the state’s medical marijuana law in 2008, and at least 17 communities have since decriminalized marijuana, including six in November. However, voters in five other communities rejected local proposals last fall.
State and national polls have pointed to significant support for legalization by young voters. In Michigan, 69 percent of respondents between the age of 18 and 34 said they would likely vote for a legalization proposal.
Support for Michigan legalization was highest amongst men, particularly Democrats, and strongest in Metro Detroit. Tea party supporters, Republican women and voters in the Bay area were among the demographics strongly opposed.
Jonathan Oosting is a Capitol reporter for MLive Media Group. Email him, find him on Facebook or follow him on Twitter.
wastedcave
Active Member
I think in a couple months we will be legal in Michigan
TheMan13
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As we have three of the Top Ten most violent/dangerous cities in the country (Detroit, Flint & Saginaw), it sure would be nice to get an MJ Credit Union online along side/in concert with rec in 2016. Considering what has been occurring at party stores for generations here, I can only imagine the propaganda cash only type MJ robberies here would be nationwide for fear mongering our movement.
cephalopod
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http://ivn.us/2015/01/22/47-u-s-representatives-co-sponsor-bipartisan-industrial-hemp-farming-act/?utm_source=ivn&utm_medium=listing_home&utm_campaign=opt-beta-v-1-1
Vote Hemp, a major grassroots hemp advocacy group, on Thursday announced the introduction of complementary bills in the U.S. House and Senate, S. 134 and H.R. 525, titled the “Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2015,” with support on both sides of the political aisle. The Act would remove federal restrictions on the cultivation of industrial hemp, the non-drug oilseed and fiber varieties of Cannabis.
“With bi-partisan support in the Senate and House, we are eager to see 2015 be the year Congress finally passes comprehensive legislation to legalize industrial hemp farming,” said Eric Steenstra, president of Vote Hemp. “Historic progress has been made on the issue this past year, as farmers in Vermont, Colorado and Kentucky planted hemp in 2014 thanks to Sec. 7606 of the Farm Bill, which allowed states that have legalized the crop to grow research and pilot hemp crops.”
The Senate bill was introduced on January 8, 2015, by Sens. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Rand Paul (R-Ky.), and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.). The House bill was introduced on Wednesday, January 21, by U.S. Reps. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) and Jared Polis (D-Colo.)
“I’ve heard from countless Kentuckians about the success of our initial 2014 industrial hemp pilot programs and university studies in the Commonwealth,” said McConnell. “I am especially proud that Representative Massie and I were able to work together in making those projects possible on the federal level via the 2014 Farm Bill. I support this legislation and look forward to seeing industrial hemp prosper in the Commonwealth.”
"Allowing farmers ... to cultivate industrial hemp and benefit from its many uses will boost our economy and bring much-needed jobs to the agriculture industry."U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.)
The 2014 Farm Bill permitted these pilot programs in states that have already passed laws allowing the cultivation of industrial hemp. Currently, this applies to 21 states, including Kentucky, that have defined hemp as distinct from drug varieties of Cannabis like marijuana.
“My vision for the farmers and manufacturers of Kentucky is to see us start growing hemp, creating jobs and leading the nation in this industry again. Allowing farmers throughout our nation to cultivate industrial hemp and benefit from its many uses will boost our economy and bring much-needed jobs to the agriculture industry,” Paul said.
Other states that can currently take advantage of the pilot program and could benefit from the passage of this bill include California, Colorado, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Washington, and West Virginia.
However, only three of these states, Colorado, Kentucky, and Vermont, planted hemp research crops in 2014.
According to Vote Hemp, H.R. 525 was introduced with 47 co-sponsors, a record for this type of legislation. Co-sponsors include Amash (R-Mich.), Barr (R-Ky.), Blumenauer (D-Ore.), Bonamici (D-Ore.), Buck (R-Colo.), Cartwright (D-Penn.), Clay (D-Mo.), Cohen (D-Tenn.), Cramer (R-N.D.), DeFazio (D-Ore.), DeGette (D-Colo.), DeLauro (D-Conn.), DelBene (D-Wash.), Ellison (D-Minn.), Farr (D-Calif.), Gabbard (D-Hawaii), Grijalva (D-Ariz.), Hanna (R-N.Y.), Holmes-Norton (D-DC), Honda (D-Calif.), Labrador (R-Idaho), Lee (D-Calif.), Lofgren (D-Calif.), McClintock (R-Calif.), McCollum (D-Minn.), McDermott (D-Wash.), Mulvaney (R-S.C.), Nadler (D-N.Y.), O’Rourke (D-Texas), Perry (R-Penn.), Peterson (D-Minn.), Pingree (D-Maine), Pocan (D-Wis.), Polis (D-Colo), Rohrabacher (R-Calif.), Ryan (D-Ohio), Schakowsky (D-Ill.), Schrader (D-Ore.), Stivers (R-Ohio), Young (R-Ind.), Walz (D-Minn.), Welch (D-Vt.), Yarmuth (D-Ky.), Yoho (R-Fla.), Young (R-Ind.), Young (R-Alaska), and Zinke (R-Mont.).
Is your representative on this list? Is your state one of the 21 states that have removed legal barriers to the cultivation of industrial hemp?
Vote Hemp, a major grassroots hemp advocacy group, on Thursday announced the introduction of complementary bills in the U.S. House and Senate, S. 134 and H.R. 525, titled the “Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2015,” with support on both sides of the political aisle. The Act would remove federal restrictions on the cultivation of industrial hemp, the non-drug oilseed and fiber varieties of Cannabis.
“With bi-partisan support in the Senate and House, we are eager to see 2015 be the year Congress finally passes comprehensive legislation to legalize industrial hemp farming,” said Eric Steenstra, president of Vote Hemp. “Historic progress has been made on the issue this past year, as farmers in Vermont, Colorado and Kentucky planted hemp in 2014 thanks to Sec. 7606 of the Farm Bill, which allowed states that have legalized the crop to grow research and pilot hemp crops.”
The Senate bill was introduced on January 8, 2015, by Sens. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Rand Paul (R-Ky.), and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.). The House bill was introduced on Wednesday, January 21, by U.S. Reps. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) and Jared Polis (D-Colo.)
“I’ve heard from countless Kentuckians about the success of our initial 2014 industrial hemp pilot programs and university studies in the Commonwealth,” said McConnell. “I am especially proud that Representative Massie and I were able to work together in making those projects possible on the federal level via the 2014 Farm Bill. I support this legislation and look forward to seeing industrial hemp prosper in the Commonwealth.”
"Allowing farmers ... to cultivate industrial hemp and benefit from its many uses will boost our economy and bring much-needed jobs to the agriculture industry."U.S. Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.)
The 2014 Farm Bill permitted these pilot programs in states that have already passed laws allowing the cultivation of industrial hemp. Currently, this applies to 21 states, including Kentucky, that have defined hemp as distinct from drug varieties of Cannabis like marijuana.
“My vision for the farmers and manufacturers of Kentucky is to see us start growing hemp, creating jobs and leading the nation in this industry again. Allowing farmers throughout our nation to cultivate industrial hemp and benefit from its many uses will boost our economy and bring much-needed jobs to the agriculture industry,” Paul said.
Other states that can currently take advantage of the pilot program and could benefit from the passage of this bill include California, Colorado, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Washington, and West Virginia.
However, only three of these states, Colorado, Kentucky, and Vermont, planted hemp research crops in 2014.
According to Vote Hemp, H.R. 525 was introduced with 47 co-sponsors, a record for this type of legislation. Co-sponsors include Amash (R-Mich.), Barr (R-Ky.), Blumenauer (D-Ore.), Bonamici (D-Ore.), Buck (R-Colo.), Cartwright (D-Penn.), Clay (D-Mo.), Cohen (D-Tenn.), Cramer (R-N.D.), DeFazio (D-Ore.), DeGette (D-Colo.), DeLauro (D-Conn.), DelBene (D-Wash.), Ellison (D-Minn.), Farr (D-Calif.), Gabbard (D-Hawaii), Grijalva (D-Ariz.), Hanna (R-N.Y.), Holmes-Norton (D-DC), Honda (D-Calif.), Labrador (R-Idaho), Lee (D-Calif.), Lofgren (D-Calif.), McClintock (R-Calif.), McCollum (D-Minn.), McDermott (D-Wash.), Mulvaney (R-S.C.), Nadler (D-N.Y.), O’Rourke (D-Texas), Perry (R-Penn.), Peterson (D-Minn.), Pingree (D-Maine), Pocan (D-Wis.), Polis (D-Colo), Rohrabacher (R-Calif.), Ryan (D-Ohio), Schakowsky (D-Ill.), Schrader (D-Ore.), Stivers (R-Ohio), Young (R-Ind.), Walz (D-Minn.), Welch (D-Vt.), Yarmuth (D-Ky.), Yoho (R-Fla.), Young (R-Ind.), Young (R-Alaska), and Zinke (R-Mont.).
Is your representative on this list? Is your state one of the 21 states that have removed legal barriers to the cultivation of industrial hemp?
cephalopod
Well-Known Member
http://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2015/02/medical_marijuana_dispensary_e.html
Bills on medical marijuana dispensaries and edibles back in Michigan Legislature
February 12, 2015 at 1:29 PM, updated February 12, 2015 at 3:08 PM
LANSING, MI -- The legal status of medical marijuana dispensaries and edible products could be clarified under re-introduced legislation that stalled out last year in the Michigan Legislature.
The proposals would help local communities, patients and caregivers, according to state Rep. Mike Callton, R-Nashville, while allowing "law enforcement to responsibly regulate Michigan's medical marijuana law in a common-sense fashion."
Callton, in a Thursday morning press conference, announced a new bill that would provide a regulatory framework for "provisioning centers," which could sell extra medical marijuana grown by caregivers after the product was tested for quality and contaminants.
Local governments could choose to ban provisioning centers or limit the number of storefronts that can operate under Callton's proposal.
Separate legislation sponsored by Rep. Lisa Lyons, R-Alto, would allow certified medical marijuana patients to use non-smokable forms for the drug, including liquids, edibles and topical creams.
"The issue we're talking about today isn't whether you support medicinal marijuana or not. The fact is voters do, and they did so overwhelmingly," said Lyons.
"The question today is how do we make sure patients have safe access to medicinal marijuana and, very importantly, how can we ensure parents and patients have alternative measures to using marijuana besides smoking?"
Ida Chinonis of Grand Blanc, whose 6-year-old daughter with a congenital genetic disorder, said she turned to medical marijuana after Bella suffered a seizure that lasted an entire weekend.
She obtained marijuana oil from a dispensary in the Detroit area and provides it to her daughter via oral injection three times a day.
"Our last resort was to try medical marijuana, and so far it's working," Chinonis said, noting she had previously given her daughter prescription pharmaceuticals.
Michigan's 2008 medical marijuana law does not directly address dispensaries or edible products, and a series of court cases have clouded the legal status of both.
The Michigan Supreme Court, in an early 2013 ruling, empowered county prosecutors to shut down medical marijuana dispensaries as a "public nuisance" but similar businesses have continued to operate in many communities.
Similarly, the Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled that "pot brownies" are not a usable form of marijuana allowable under the medical law, raising questions about various "medible" products.
Lansing Police Chief Michael Yankowski said that uncertainty over the status medical marijuana dispensaries makes enforcement and prosecution challenging. He welcomed legislation to clarify the legal status.
"If I have a choice between a shooting and a medical marijuana dispensary, I'm going to investigate the shooting, because we're clear on what the rules and regulation are," Yankowski said.
Detroit City Councilman James Tate also offered support for the legislation, as did Sens. Mike Shirkey, R-Clarklake, David Knezek, D-Dearborn Heights and Coleman Young II, D-Detroit.
Notably absent from the press conference was the Michigan Sheriffs' Association, which raised concerns about similar legislation late last year and effectively helped kill the bills in the Senate.
The association has not yet responded to a request for comment on the reintroduced bills.
"I don't think we'll be able to do this if they're against us," said Callton, saying he hoped to engage the sheriffs' group in the process as the legislation moves forward. "But I do think everyone is starting to recognize we need a rational approach to medical marijuana."
Jonathan Oosting is a Capitol reporter for MLive Media Group. Email him, find him on Facebook or follow him on Twitter.
http://wmuk.org/post/lawmakers-try-again-reform-michigan-medical-marijuana-law
Lawmakers Try Again to Reform Michigan Medical Marijuana Law
By JAKE NEHER
Credit WMUK
A group of state lawmakers will try again to make major changes to Michigan’s medical marijuana system.
Bill sponsors say the state’s voter-approved medical marijuana law is too vague.
“That’s created controversial court cases that have created what I believe are medical injustices, social injustices, and health policy issues,” said state Rep. Lisa Lyons, R-Alto. “We have to get this fixed.”
Lyons is sponsoring House Bill 4210, which would allow patients to use non-smokable forms of cannabis, such as baked goods or oils. She says patients such as children and people with respiratory problems should not have to smoke cannabis to get its medical benefits.
“They’d have to do so without fear of being arrested and prosecuted and being made into criminals,” she said. “These are not criminals, they’re patients.”
Another bill in the package would make dispensaries legal in communities that choose to allow them. Similar legislation died late last year when law enforcement groups pressured lawmakers to kill the bills.
Lansing Police Chief Michael Yankowski says he’s confident bill supporters and law enforcement groups can get on the same page this time around.
Bills on medical marijuana dispensaries and edibles back in Michigan Legislature
February 12, 2015 at 1:29 PM, updated February 12, 2015 at 3:08 PM
LANSING, MI -- The legal status of medical marijuana dispensaries and edible products could be clarified under re-introduced legislation that stalled out last year in the Michigan Legislature.
The proposals would help local communities, patients and caregivers, according to state Rep. Mike Callton, R-Nashville, while allowing "law enforcement to responsibly regulate Michigan's medical marijuana law in a common-sense fashion."
Callton, in a Thursday morning press conference, announced a new bill that would provide a regulatory framework for "provisioning centers," which could sell extra medical marijuana grown by caregivers after the product was tested for quality and contaminants.
Local governments could choose to ban provisioning centers or limit the number of storefronts that can operate under Callton's proposal.
Separate legislation sponsored by Rep. Lisa Lyons, R-Alto, would allow certified medical marijuana patients to use non-smokable forms for the drug, including liquids, edibles and topical creams.
"The issue we're talking about today isn't whether you support medicinal marijuana or not. The fact is voters do, and they did so overwhelmingly," said Lyons.
"The question today is how do we make sure patients have safe access to medicinal marijuana and, very importantly, how can we ensure parents and patients have alternative measures to using marijuana besides smoking?"
Ida Chinonis of Grand Blanc, whose 6-year-old daughter with a congenital genetic disorder, said she turned to medical marijuana after Bella suffered a seizure that lasted an entire weekend.
She obtained marijuana oil from a dispensary in the Detroit area and provides it to her daughter via oral injection three times a day.
"Our last resort was to try medical marijuana, and so far it's working," Chinonis said, noting she had previously given her daughter prescription pharmaceuticals.
Michigan's 2008 medical marijuana law does not directly address dispensaries or edible products, and a series of court cases have clouded the legal status of both.
The Michigan Supreme Court, in an early 2013 ruling, empowered county prosecutors to shut down medical marijuana dispensaries as a "public nuisance" but similar businesses have continued to operate in many communities.
Similarly, the Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled that "pot brownies" are not a usable form of marijuana allowable under the medical law, raising questions about various "medible" products.
Lansing Police Chief Michael Yankowski said that uncertainty over the status medical marijuana dispensaries makes enforcement and prosecution challenging. He welcomed legislation to clarify the legal status.
"If I have a choice between a shooting and a medical marijuana dispensary, I'm going to investigate the shooting, because we're clear on what the rules and regulation are," Yankowski said.
Detroit City Councilman James Tate also offered support for the legislation, as did Sens. Mike Shirkey, R-Clarklake, David Knezek, D-Dearborn Heights and Coleman Young II, D-Detroit.
Notably absent from the press conference was the Michigan Sheriffs' Association, which raised concerns about similar legislation late last year and effectively helped kill the bills in the Senate.
The association has not yet responded to a request for comment on the reintroduced bills.
"I don't think we'll be able to do this if they're against us," said Callton, saying he hoped to engage the sheriffs' group in the process as the legislation moves forward. "But I do think everyone is starting to recognize we need a rational approach to medical marijuana."
Jonathan Oosting is a Capitol reporter for MLive Media Group. Email him, find him on Facebook or follow him on Twitter.
http://wmuk.org/post/lawmakers-try-again-reform-michigan-medical-marijuana-law
Lawmakers Try Again to Reform Michigan Medical Marijuana Law
By JAKE NEHER
Credit WMUK
A group of state lawmakers will try again to make major changes to Michigan’s medical marijuana system.
Bill sponsors say the state’s voter-approved medical marijuana law is too vague.
“That’s created controversial court cases that have created what I believe are medical injustices, social injustices, and health policy issues,” said state Rep. Lisa Lyons, R-Alto. “We have to get this fixed.”
Lyons is sponsoring House Bill 4210, which would allow patients to use non-smokable forms of cannabis, such as baked goods or oils. She says patients such as children and people with respiratory problems should not have to smoke cannabis to get its medical benefits.
“They’d have to do so without fear of being arrested and prosecuted and being made into criminals,” she said. “These are not criminals, they’re patients.”
Another bill in the package would make dispensaries legal in communities that choose to allow them. Similar legislation died late last year when law enforcement groups pressured lawmakers to kill the bills.
Lansing Police Chief Michael Yankowski says he’s confident bill supporters and law enforcement groups can get on the same page this time around.
“We want clarity. It will help us move forward in keeping our communities safe as these laws and regulations continue to change,”
said Yankowski. Rep. Mike Callton, R-Nashville, who is sponsoring the House Bill 4209 to allow dispensaries, says supporters made a mistake last year by not engaging some law enforcement groups earlier in the process.
said Yankowski. Rep. Mike Callton, R-Nashville, who is sponsoring the House Bill 4209 to allow dispensaries, says supporters made a mistake last year by not engaging some law enforcement groups earlier in the process.
captainmorgan
Well-Known Member
http://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2015/02/medical_marijuana_dispensary_e.html
Bills on medical marijuana dispensaries and edibles back in Michigan Legislature
February 12, 2015 at 1:29 PM, updated February 12, 2015 at 3:08 PM
LANSING, MI -- The legal status of medical marijuana dispensaries and edible products could be clarified under re-introduced legislation that stalled out last year in the Michigan Legislature.
The proposals would help local communities, patients and caregivers, according to state Rep. Mike Callton, R-Nashville, while allowing "law enforcement to responsibly regulate Michigan's medical marijuana law in a common-sense fashion."
Callton, in a Thursday morning press conference, announced a new bill that would provide a regulatory framework for "provisioning centers," which could sell extra medical marijuana grown by caregivers after the product was tested for quality and contaminants.
Local governments could choose to ban provisioning centers or limit the number of storefronts that can operate under Callton's proposal.
Separate legislation sponsored by Rep. Lisa Lyons, R-Alto, would allow certified medical marijuana patients to use non-smokable forms for the drug, including liquids, edibles and topical creams.
"The issue we're talking about today isn't whether you support medicinal marijuana or not. The fact is voters do, and they did so overwhelmingly," said Lyons.
"The question today is how do we make sure patients have safe access to medicinal marijuana and, very importantly, how can we ensure parents and patients have alternative measures to using marijuana besides smoking?"
Ida Chinonis of Grand Blanc, whose 6-year-old daughter with a congenital genetic disorder, said she turned to medical marijuana after Bella suffered a seizure that lasted an entire weekend.
She obtained marijuana oil from a dispensary in the Detroit area and provides it to her daughter via oral injection three times a day.
"Our last resort was to try medical marijuana, and so far it's working," Chinonis said, noting she had previously given her daughter prescription pharmaceuticals.
Michigan's 2008 medical marijuana law does not directly address dispensaries or edible products, and a series of court cases have clouded the legal status of both.
The Michigan Supreme Court, in an early 2013 ruling, empowered county prosecutors to shut down medical marijuana dispensaries as a "public nuisance" but similar businesses have continued to operate in many communities.
Similarly, the Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled that "pot brownies" are not a usable form of marijuana allowable under the medical law, raising questions about various "medible" products.
Lansing Police Chief Michael Yankowski said that uncertainty over the status medical marijuana dispensaries makes enforcement and prosecution challenging. He welcomed legislation to clarify the legal status.
"If I have a choice between a shooting and a medical marijuana dispensary, I'm going to investigate the shooting, because we're clear on what the rules and regulation are," Yankowski said.
Detroit City Councilman James Tate also offered support for the legislation, as did Sens. Mike Shirkey, R-Clarklake, David Knezek, D-Dearborn Heights and Coleman Young II, D-Detroit.
Notably absent from the press conference was the Michigan Sheriffs' Association, which raised concerns about similar legislation late last year and effectively helped kill the bills in the Senate.
The association has not yet responded to a request for comment on the reintroduced bills.
"I don't think we'll be able to do this if they're against us," said Callton, saying he hoped to engage the sheriffs' group in the process as the legislation moves forward. "But I do think everyone is starting to recognize we need a rational approach to medical marijuana."
Jonathan Oosting is a Capitol reporter for MLive Media Group. Email him, find him on Facebook or follow him on Twitter.
http://wmuk.org/post/lawmakers-try-again-reform-michigan-medical-marijuana-law
Lawmakers Try Again to Reform Michigan Medical Marijuana Law
By JAKE NEHER
Credit WMUK
A group of state lawmakers will try again to make major changes to Michigan’s medical marijuana system.
Bill sponsors say the state’s voter-approved medical marijuana law is too vague.
“That’s created controversial court cases that have created what I believe are medical injustices, social injustices, and health policy issues,” said state Rep. Lisa Lyons, R-Alto. “We have to get this fixed.”
Lyons is sponsoring House Bill 4210, which would allow patients to use non-smokable forms of cannabis, such as baked goods or oils. She says patients such as children and people with respiratory problems should not have to smoke cannabis to get its medical benefits.
“They’d have to do so without fear of being arrested and prosecuted and being made into criminals,” she said. “These are not criminals, they’re patients.”
Another bill in the package would make dispensaries legal in communities that choose to allow them. Similar legislation died late last year when law enforcement groups pressured lawmakers to kill the bills.
Lansing Police Chief Michael Yankowski says he’s confident bill supporters and law enforcement groups can get on the same page this time around.
“We want clarity. It will help us move forward in keeping our communities safe as these laws and regulations continue to change,”
said Yankowski. Rep. Mike Callton, R-Nashville, who is sponsoring the House Bill 4209 to allow dispensaries, says supporters made a mistake last year by not engaging some law enforcement groups earlier in the process.
Oh boy,I can't wait to see all the new and exciting ways they intend to use to screw us.
st0wandgrow
Well-Known Member
http://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2015/02/medical_marijuana_dispensary_e.html
Bills on medical marijuana dispensaries and edibles back in Michigan Legislature
February 12, 2015 at 1:29 PM, updated February 12, 2015 at 3:08 PM
LANSING, MI -- The legal status of medical marijuana dispensaries and edible products could be clarified under re-introduced legislation that stalled out last year in the Michigan Legislature.
The proposals would help local communities, patients and caregivers, according to state Rep. Mike Callton, R-Nashville, while allowing "law enforcement to responsibly regulate Michigan's medical marijuana law in a common-sense fashion."
Callton, in a Thursday morning press conference, announced a new bill that would provide a regulatory framework for "provisioning centers," which could sell extra medical marijuana grown by caregivers after the product was tested for quality and contaminants.
Local governments could choose to ban provisioning centers or limit the number of storefronts that can operate under Callton's proposal.
Separate legislation sponsored by Rep. Lisa Lyons, R-Alto, would allow certified medical marijuana patients to use non-smokable forms for the drug, including liquids, edibles and topical creams.
"The issue we're talking about today isn't whether you support medicinal marijuana or not. The fact is voters do, and they did so overwhelmingly," said Lyons.
"The question today is how do we make sure patients have safe access to medicinal marijuana and, very importantly, how can we ensure parents and patients have alternative measures to using marijuana besides smoking?"
Ida Chinonis of Grand Blanc, whose 6-year-old daughter with a congenital genetic disorder, said she turned to medical marijuana after Bella suffered a seizure that lasted an entire weekend.
She obtained marijuana oil from a dispensary in the Detroit area and provides it to her daughter via oral injection three times a day.
"Our last resort was to try medical marijuana, and so far it's working," Chinonis said, noting she had previously given her daughter prescription pharmaceuticals.
Michigan's 2008 medical marijuana law does not directly address dispensaries or edible products, and a series of court cases have clouded the legal status of both.
The Michigan Supreme Court, in an early 2013 ruling, empowered county prosecutors to shut down medical marijuana dispensaries as a "public nuisance" but similar businesses have continued to operate in many communities.
Similarly, the Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled that "pot brownies" are not a usable form of marijuana allowable under the medical law, raising questions about various "medible" products.
Lansing Police Chief Michael Yankowski said that uncertainty over the status medical marijuana dispensaries makes enforcement and prosecution challenging. He welcomed legislation to clarify the legal status.
"If I have a choice between a shooting and a medical marijuana dispensary, I'm going to investigate the shooting, because we're clear on what the rules and regulation are," Yankowski said.
Detroit City Councilman James Tate also offered support for the legislation, as did Sens. Mike Shirkey, R-Clarklake, David Knezek, D-Dearborn Heights and Coleman Young II, D-Detroit.
Notably absent from the press conference was the Michigan Sheriffs' Association, which raised concerns about similar legislation late last year and effectively helped kill the bills in the Senate.
The association has not yet responded to a request for comment on the reintroduced bills.
"I don't think we'll be able to do this if they're against us," said Callton, saying he hoped to engage the sheriffs' group in the process as the legislation moves forward. "But I do think everyone is starting to recognize we need a rational approach to medical marijuana."
Jonathan Oosting is a Capitol reporter for MLive Media Group. Email him, find him on Facebook or follow him on Twitter.
http://wmuk.org/post/lawmakers-try-again-reform-michigan-medical-marijuana-law
Lawmakers Try Again to Reform Michigan Medical Marijuana Law
By JAKE NEHER
Credit WMUK
A group of state lawmakers will try again to make major changes to Michigan’s medical marijuana system.
Bill sponsors say the state’s voter-approved medical marijuana law is too vague.
“That’s created controversial court cases that have created what I believe are medical injustices, social injustices, and health policy issues,” said state Rep. Lisa Lyons, R-Alto. “We have to get this fixed.”
Lyons is sponsoring House Bill 4210, which would allow patients to use non-smokable forms of cannabis, such as baked goods or oils. She says patients such as children and people with respiratory problems should not have to smoke cannabis to get its medical benefits.
“They’d have to do so without fear of being arrested and prosecuted and being made into criminals,” she said. “These are not criminals, they’re patients.”
Another bill in the package would make dispensaries legal in communities that choose to allow them. Similar legislation died late last year when law enforcement groups pressured lawmakers to kill the bills.
Lansing Police Chief Michael Yankowski says he’s confident bill supporters and law enforcement groups can get on the same page this time around.
“We want clarity. It will help us move forward in keeping our communities safe as these laws and regulations continue to change,”
said Yankowski. Rep. Mike Callton, R-Nashville, who is sponsoring the House Bill 4209 to allow dispensaries, says supporters made a mistake last year by not engaging some law enforcement groups earlier in the process.
"Notably absent from the press conference was the Michigan Sheriffs' Association, which raised concerns about similar legislation late last year and effectively helped kill the bills in the Senate......."I don't think we'll be able to do this if they're against us," said Callton"".
Why the fuck not??? These politicans work for US, not the Sherrifs association. SMH
captainmorgan
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Yea they're suppose to represent the people but that hasn't been the case for a long long time. Who ever gives them the most money is who they represent.
st0wandgrow
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Ain't that the truth captain
NurseNancy420
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Get vocal local .
Vote em the fuck out .
Vote em the fuck out .
Skylor
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I can't see it getting any better then we have now, least in Genesee county-Flint is awesome, Detroit is alright.. Ann Arbor is nice but pricey
All its going to be is more rules, inspections, permits-fees and cities that hate MM will still not sell MM no matter how many MMP live in the area
All its going to be is more rules, inspections, permits-fees and cities that hate MM will still not sell MM no matter how many MMP live in the area
TheMan13
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As all costs are shouldered by patients effectively. What is the bureaucratic theoretical price cap out the door (aka "taxes" and regulatory costs included) per gram cost to patients? Today patients are commonly being scalped at 30$ per gram from dispensaries for top quality flower, with a gram per day/quarter per week consumption costing 840$ per month out of pocket for medicine. Forget about a gram per day of RSO type patient at $80 grams for 2400$ per month, or the rest of us. If this "unregulated" and "untaxed" market already prices most patients out of the medical market, the cost of anymore politicians/bureaucrats and their cronies would be sinful (pun intended). I say let them get the 50$ gram checks they are eyeballing from the recreational market in 2016 
TheMan13
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There is obvious acceptable overhead costs in any brick & mortar business type transaction down on Main St., but how much of that 30$ experienced today goes to fund "legal fees" and other unseen nor beneficial extortion type costs? If 10$ seems acceptable to pay a caregiver/grower, 20$ seems more than acceptable to pay a broker, so where is all that other cash going today and why?
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captainmorgan
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One answer,GREED. Just like a medical insurance company finding a reason to not cover a sick person,GREED.