Infographic: Alcohol vs. Marijuana
Posted on | March 8, 2014 | No Comments
Michigan Supreme Court Rules In Favor Of Michigan Medical Marijuana Act
Posted on | February 9, 2014 | No Comments
In a case that pitted Michigan’s voter-directed initiative against a local community and federal law, medical marijuana patients came out the victors.
The City of Wyoming, Michigan created an ordinance that banned all use of marijuana within city limits by citing federal law. That stood in conflict with the state’s Medical Marihuana Act (MMA), which allows certain registered and doctor-approved individuals to use medical marijuana to alleviate illness and ailments.
John Ter Beek, an attorney living in the city, sued Wyoming to overturn the ordinance. The case advanced to the Michigan Supreme Court, and in an unanimous decision delivered on February 6th, Ter Beek has prevailed.
The case carries significance for communities all across the state; some sought to imitate Wyoming’s use of ordinance law to circumvent the rights of citizen residents who are also participants in the MMA. Wyoming’s ordinance mimicked those of Livonia, Birmingham and Bloomfield Township; that trio of cities was challenged by the Michigan ACLU. Lower court judges had favored the cities in those cases, but none had risen to the level of the Supreme Court.
On April 3, 2013, the Court agreed to hear the case and it was argued in late 2013. Several news agencies have filed initial reports. “Justice Bridget McCormack said Michigan’s Medical Marihuana Act itself is not barred by the federal law,” per Gongwer News Agency.
The case of Ter Beek vs Wyoming incorporated a larger argument than just a single city’s ordinance: in agreeing to hear the case, the Supreme Court announced they would evaluate the greater issue of whether federal law could nullify the entire state-run, 5 year old program.
“(1) whether the defendant city’s zoning code ordinance, which prohibits any use that is contrary to federal law, state law, or local ordinance, is subject to state preemption by the Michigan Medical Marihuana Act (MMMA), MCL 333.26421 et seq.; and (2) if so, whether the MMMA is subject to federal preemption by the federal Controlled Substances Act (CSA), 21 USC 801 et seq., on either impossibility or obstacle conflict preemption grounds. See 21 USC 903.”
A Fox News station broadcasting from West Michigan had this to say:
In August 2012, the Michigan Court of Appeals overturned an initial ruling that sided with the city of Wyoming, saying that the city ordinance was void under the MMMA… According to a release from the Supreme Court, enacting the MMMA allows “a limited class of individuals to engage in certain uses in an effort to provide for the health and welfare of Michigan citizens.”
Source: TheCompassionChronicles.Com
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Posted on | January 18, 2014 | No Comments
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Michigan Senate Passes Sweeping Medical Marijuana Legislation Putting The Power In Pharmacies
Posted on | December 3, 2013 | No Comments
Michigan medical marijuana is facing some important Legislature this holiday season…
House Judiciary Committee Chair Kevin Cotter is bringing three bills before the house, all related to medical marijuana. Dispensaries and edibles may be saved from the legal limbo they are currently stuck in, thanks to house bill 4271 and 5104 respectively. Meanwhile
Michigan’s Republican-led Senate already approved a measure seeking to create a “pharmaceutical-grade cannabis” registry which is a testament to the lack of knowledge by the folks voting on these crucial issues. Can I still get my asparagus over the counter?
The first priority seems to be House Bill 4271, ‘The Medical Marijuana Provisioning Center Regulation Act’. The big question with this one appears to be if the facilities will be required to test their products in order to be able to sell. Cotter says, “I think there seems to be broad agreement, or at least everybody agrees it makes sense that, especially when you have patients that could potentially have depressed immune systems already, if they are exposed to mold or pesticides, I think it’s just intuitive that that could present some issues. And so, we want to look at that.”
The fate of Senate Bill 660 hinges on the federal government, and whether or not they are willing to classify marijuana as a prescription drug and regulate it as such.
After the Thanksgiving break, State lawmakers have an expected two week period of sessions before the end of the year.
HOW TO OBTAIN A MEDICAL MARIJUANA CARD IN MICHIGAN
Posted on | December 2, 2013 | No Comments
The Michigan Medical Marihuana Act (MMMA) was approved by voters in November 2008. The Michigan Medical Marihuana Program (MMMP), a function of the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, is the government body that administers the program.
To Qualify for the Michigan Medical Marijuana Program
•You must be a Michigan resident to be a registered patient in the Michigan Medical Marihuana Program (MMMP)
•You must submit an application form. There is a separate form for minors
•The fee cannot be waived, although it can be reduced under certain circumstances
Your application form, together with your fees, photo id and physician’s attestation to:
Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs
Michigan Medical Marihuana Registry
P.O. Box 30083
Lansing, MI 48909
Qualifying medical conditions for the Michigan Medical Marijuana Program
•Cancer
•Glaucoma
•Positive status for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
•Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)
•Hepatitis C
•Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
•Crohn’s disease
•Agitation of Alzheimer’s disease
•Nail patella
•A chronic or debilitating disease or medical condition or its treatment that produces one of more of the following:
(i) cachexia or wasting syndrome;
(ii) severe and chronic pain;
(iii) severe nausea;
(iv) seizures, including but not limited to those caused by epilepsy; or
(v) severe or persistent muscle spasms, including but not limited to, those which are characteristic of multiple sclerosis
•Any other medical condition or treatment for a medical condition adopted by the department by rule (to date the department has fully adopted Parkinson’s Disease as a qualifying condition. They have been awaiting final approval for PTSD.)
Rules of the Michigan Medical Marijuana Program
•The MMMP cannot supply you with seeds or starter plants, or give you advice on how to grow medical marihuana
•Your physician must be a Medical Doctor (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) licensed to practice in Michigan
•You must have an established patient/physician relationship with your “attending physician”
•Other licensed health professionals such as Chiropractors, physician assistants and nurse practitioners cannot sign the documentation
•The MMMP cannot refer you to a physician and does not have a physician referral list
•You, or your designated primary caregiver, may grow your marihuana
•There is no place in the state of Michigan to legally purchase medical marihuana
•The MMMP cannot find a designated primary caregiver for you neither does it keep a referral list of persons who want to be caregivers for patients
•You are not required to list a caregiver unless you are less than 18 years old
•Your caregiver cannot be your physician.
•If you decide to change your caregiver, it is your responsibility to notify him or her that he or she is no longer protected under the law
•The MMMP does not communicate directly with caregivers
•The MMMP will only speak directly with the patient
•All written requests to release information must be signed and dated by the patient
•The MMMP will not accept written or verbal requests for information from your caregiver or any other person without your permission.
•The Act neither protects marihuana plants from seizure nor individuals from prosecution if the federal government chooses to take action against patients or caregivers under the federal Controlled Substances Act
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