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Changes to Michigan's medical marijuana law kick in Monday

The Associated Press and Lindsey Smith — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 17:53:00 +0000

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 year. A super majority in the legislature approved the changes that affect the Medical Marijuana Act voters approved in 2008.

Changes for patients

Patients will have to prove they live in Michigan. They can do that through state ID, driver’s license, or voter’s registration card. Their medical marijuana cards will be good for two years instead of one.

Medical marijuana patients say they can't wait for new rules to be written in Michigan

Steve Carmody — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 21:01:36 +0000

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, the Michigan Supreme Court ruled that medical marijuana dispensaries are illegal.

The court's decision came in a case out of Mt. Pleasant.

Confusion reigns over medical marijuana law

Mark Brush — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 15:07:16 +0000

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 "who proceed without due caution" could "lose both their property and their liberty."

Judge in marijuana case: No smoking until your hearing

Mark Brush — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:47:15 +0000

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 under the state's medical marijuana law. The Detroit News has a story about the ruling. In it they described the scene outside the courtroom: