Marijuana Policy Project

Summary of House Bills 4834, 4851, 4853, and 4856

Patients Prevail in House Hearings

By Rick Thompson The legislator generated Bills currently being considered in the House of Representatives and the Senate are designed to alter our medical marijuana act or other associated laws governing patients and caregivers. The impact of this pending legislation has been blunted by the efforts of the medical marijuana community, the organizations that support [...]

Recall Language Approved For Schuette

By Charmie Gholson After two unsuccessful attempts, Richard C. Clement of Lansing has been approved by the Midland County Election Commission to circulate recall petitions for Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette. Since taking office, Schuette has declared the medical marijuana program, “hijacked by dangerous criminals,” and a threat to public health and safety. The Commission [...]

DEA Faces Federal Lawsuit for Blocking Marijuana Research

By Eric Dolen, The Raw Story Researchers hoping to study the medical benefits of marijuana are taking the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to federal court for blocking access to the plant. The Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) has received free legal representation in a lawsuit against the DEA over a license to grow marijuana [...]

ALERT: Ask Your Legislators to Oppose SB 377 and SB 418

Two bills that would undermine Michigan’s medical marijuana law were approved in June by the Michigan Senate Judiciary Committee. The first, SB 377, would require medical marijuana patients’ names and addresses to be sent to a database accessible by the Department of State Police with or without a warrant. Sponsors of the measure say the [...]

Patients’ Lawsuit Forces Federal Gov’t to Answer 9-Year-Old Medical Marijuana Rescheduling Petition

Petition’s denial maintains status quo, gives advocates chance to appeal and argue marijuana’s therapeutic value By Americans For Safe Access www.safeaccessnow.org July 8, 2011, Washington, DC – Less than two months after patient advocates filed a lawsuit compelling the federal government to answer a 9-year-old petition to reschedule medical marijuana, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) [...]

Upcoming Legislative Bills

When legislators go back into session next fall, they will face a shit load of bills that attempt to amend Michigan’s Medical Marijuana Act. In order to pass, the bills have to receive  ¾ support in both the House and Senate. The following information was compiled by Hubbard Law Firm, www.hubbardlaw.com Senate Bill No. 504 [...]

Police Encounters: What to do if law enforcement comes to your house

By Daniel Solano This is the first in a serious of articles intended to empower citizens by educating them about their rights. Police know which rights are afforded to people, oftentimes when private citizens do not. Without a warrant, unless they have strong evidence known as probable cause, police need your permission to enter your [...]

Landlords Not Required To Evict Patients

By ACLU of Michigan DETROIT – The Michigan State Housing Development Authority must adopt written guidelines for landlords and local public housing agencies to address the evictions of subsidized housing tenants who use medical marijuana in accordance with state law, the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan said in a letter March 17. Currently evictions [...]

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