Gov. Snyder Expected To Sign Medical Marijuana Legislation: Here's What Patients Need To Know
The new laws will take effect 90 days after they are signed.
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The new laws will take effect 90 days after they are signed.
Legislation up for a vote Tuesday in the Republican-controlled House would create a tiered regulatory system.
The decision keeps pot in the same category as heroin and cocaine.
"There's no way out if you're in a drug-free zone," says city attorney Melvin "Butch" Hollowell.
"A lot of these caregiver centers are really bringing up the standards in the community," says Matt Abel of the Cannabis Council.
Nearly two dozen medical marijuana dispensaries in Detroit have been shut down since new licensing and zoning regulations took effect in March.
Legislators hope to define a limit similarly to how there's a bodily alcohol content of 0.08.
Virg Bernero wants to stop further openings of shops that sell medical marijuana in Lansing until new regulations governing them are approved by the city council.
The lawsuit was filed last week by dispensaries whose owners say the city turned down their applications.
"Everyone that is operating now is operating at their own risk and unlawfully," Melvin Butch Hollowell said.
It's been a long, troubled and well-documented road for the former Detroit Red Wing.
The city's 211 medical marijuana shops have to meet the requirements and timetable to apply for a license or be shut down.
Authorities are trying to figure out what caused a fire at a medical marijuana dispensary on Detroit's west side.
Both the new rezoning rules and licensing regulations passed by the council in October will take effect March 1.
State police say an explosion at a rural storage unit in western Michigan was probably linked to an appliance that enhanced the growth of medical marijuana.
The explosion was felt at the state police post, about six miles away.
The decision involves a man with a medical marijuana card who was smoking outside a casino.
People fired in Michigan for using medical marijuana can collect unemployment benefits after the state Supreme Court turned down appeals in two cases.
Detroit's Planning Commission got an earful Thursday night during a public hearing to regulate the growing number of medical marijuana dispensaries in the city.
Mayor Jim Fouts says his proposal is prompted by concerns about medical marijuana in residential areas.
Janeé Ayers called it "the Gremlin effect": They're multiplying quickly and seem to be everywhere.
The chamber voted 95-11to let licensed "provisioning centers" sell marijuana to patients or caregivers
A lawsuit against the city of Warren seeks up to $5 million in damages on behalf of 23 state-approved medical-marijuana users.
"We need to get an ordinance passed because right now, we have no ability to enforce anything," said Mayor Mike Duggan.
The ordinance would require licensing for the dispensaries and say where they can be located in relation to parks, schools, churches and adult entertainment.
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