By Charmie Gholson By the time Michigan voters overwhelmingly passed the Michigan Medical Marihuana Act, opponents of the law had long been working to get rid of it. They knew they would need a supermajority vote—three quarters of both the house and the senate—to amend the voter initiated law. That safeguard ensures legislators respect the [...]
Marinol, which is currently available as a Schedule III at your local pharmacy in capsule form, only contains one of 70 cannabinoids present in cannabis. Sativex, seeking FDA approval, contains only two, and interestingly – is in oral spray form – not a capsule. (Potentially damning point to the baseless argument that vaporization or smoking [...]
I’m a cancer patient. I use an experimental chemotherapy that is an extraction of the cannabis plant. I don’t use it to feel good. I use it for the purpose of killing the cancer. Right now, there are about fifty people making this experimental chemotherapy in the state of Michigan. As a result of the [...]
By Charmie Gholson, Editor This editorial, “Bill Schuette at odds with voters’ will,” from the conservative leaning Times Herold editorial board is another indication of the beginning of media support for our community. Brian Dickersons’ oped, “Schuette wages war against the people’s law,” in the Detroit Free Press kicked off what could be a shift [...]
These last few months have been interesting. Even though the Michigan Court of Appeals, Attorney General and Legislature are convinced that medical marijuana is a threat to the greater good of society, the non-partisan Rand Corporation conducted a scientific study and determined that dispensaries actually decrease crime and improve public safety. Meanwhile, the Romulus Police [...]
By Dan Riffle The Michigan Medical Marihuana Act makes no mention of dispensaries. Nevertheless, hundreds of them are operating throughout Michigan, and the question now becomes what to do about them. The criminal law section of the Michigan State Bar Association recently recommended embracing a dispensary regulatory model similar to the one that’s enjoyed so [...]
Attorney General Bill Schuette has had a very distinctive career. He’s a veteran legislator who ran a successful campaign and won the post of AG, he previously performed duties as a State Representative, State Senator, Appellate Court Judge, and head of Agriculture. His base and political party, who all are staunch, have supported Schuette’s career [...]
By Charmie Gholson, Managing Editor Friday, June 17th marks the 40th anniversary of when President Richard Nixon officially declared a “war on drugs,” two years after calling for the creation of a national drug policy. The drug war has negatively transformed the criminal justice system, eroded public health and undermined civil liberties. We are the [...]
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