Judge in marijuana case: No smoking until your hearing
An Oakland County Judge prohibited defendants charged with violating drug laws from smoking marijuana while on bond until their hearing in October. The defendants say they use medical marijuana legally...
View ArticleConfusion reigns over medical marijuana law
The state's medical marijuana law is "inartfully drafted" according to Appellate Court Judge Peter O'Connell. O'Connell was quoted in a Detroit News article saying the law is so confusing that users...
View ArticleMedical marijuana patients say they can't wait for new rules to be written in...
More than a hundred medical marijuana patients and their supporters turned out for a rally in Jackson today. They’re concerned that legal wrangling is getting in the way of patient care.A month ago,...
View ArticleChanges to Michigan's medical marijuana law kick in Monday
The changes affect doctors, 131,000 medical marijuana patients and 27,000 caregivers, who grow the drug for patients.These new changes were passed during the state legislature's lame-duck session last...
View ArticleWhat does the future look like for marijuana use in Michigan?
It's been less than a week since voters in three very different Michigan cities all approved ballot initiatives allowing small amounts of marijuana for personal use on private property.And that has...
View ArticleIn this morning's headlines: 1,300 signed up for Obamacare, Court of Claims,...
1,300 Michiganders signed up for Obamacare in the first month of online exchange "Health officials released a report yesterday showing that only about 1,300 Michigan residents managed to sign up for...
View ArticleIn this morning's headlines: GM U.S. government free, marijuana bills, MSU...
The U.S. government no longer owns GMThe U.S. government sold its last stock in General Motors today. The government no longer owns parts of the company.Medical marijuana bills could move forward...
View ArticleMarijuana legalization may land on the ballot in 2016
Michigan voters may decide in 2016 if they want to legalize marijuana.Organizers hope to start a petition drive this summer to put the issue on the ballot.Rick Thompson is with the Michigan...
View ArticleLessenberry talks abortion and pot bills, money and refugees
This Week in Michigan Politics, Jack Lessenberry and Christina Shockley discuss proposed bills relating to abortion and medical marijuana, what’s behind the $21 million lobbyists spent at the state...
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