Unemployment Drug Test Bill Moving in Michigan
LANSING, MI – A bill that would deny unemployment benefits to people who refuse to take drug tests required by employers passed the Republican-dominated Michigan Senate last week and also advanced in...
View ArticleMichigan: Lansing Voters to Decide Tuesday on Marijuana Legalization
LANSING, MI — Lansing voters will decide Tuesday on a municipal initiative to amend the city charter to repeal criminal and civil penalties involving the adult possession of cannabis by adults on...
View ArticleState & Local Marijuana Policy on the Ballot Tuesday
State and local elections Tuesday will see voters in Colorado, three Michigan cities, and Portland, Maine, deciding on marijuana policy reform questions. In Colorado, voters will decide whether to...
View ArticleMarijuana in the 2013 Elections
Today, voters across the nation head to the polls to cast their ballots in a number of state and local elections. While there are no statewide marijuana initiatives this year, that doesn’t mean some...
View ArticleState and Local Marijuana Policy to be Decided Tonight
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Ballot measures to reform state and local marijuana laws will be decided tonight by voters across the nation. In Maine, voters in Portland are considering a citywide ballot measure,...
View ArticleThree Michigan Cities Approve Marijuana Legalization By Large Margins
LANSING, MI – Three localities in Michigan — Ferndale, Jackson, and Lansing – all voted in support of marijuana legalization today by huge margins. All three cities had similar proposals to remove...
View ArticleMichigan Bill Would Allow “Pharmaceutical Grade” Medical Marijuana
LANSING, MI — A committee in the Michigan Senate voted to advance a bill that would create “pharmaceutical grade” medical marijuana, and offer it by prescription in licensed pharmacies state-wide....
View ArticleUp to an Ounce of Marijuana Now Legal in Jackson, Michigan
JACKSON, MI — Voters last week approved a local initiative to legalize the possession of up to an ounce, and on Tuesday, the city council unanimously amended city ordinances to comply. The change goes...
View ArticleMichigan “Pharmaceutical” Medical Marijuana Bill Passes Senate
LANSING, MI — A bill that would allow pharmacies in Michigan to stock “pharmaceutical grade” medical marijuana passed the Senate Wednesday by a 22-16 vote. Introduced by Republican state Senator Roger...
View ArticleMI: Jackson Police Will Follow Voter-Approved Marijuana Ordinance
LANSING, MI — Law enforcement and city officials in Jackson plan to follow a new marijuana ordinance in a way that they say falls within the spirit of the law. Voters in three Michigan cities including...
View ArticleMichigan Senate Republicans Vote to Scapegoat Poor With Welfare Drug Test Bill
LANSING, MI — In one of its last acts of the legislative session, the Michigan Senate passed a bill mandating drug testing for selected welfare applicants and recipients. It was a straight party-line...
View ArticleMichigan Governor Signs “Pharmaceutical Grade” Medical Marijuana Law
LANSING, MI — Michigan Governor Rick Snyder signed into law Senate Bill 660 on Monday, which creates a new “pharmaceutical grade” marijuana program to run in conjunction with the state’s existing...
View ArticleMichigan Medical Marijuana Patients Argue Their Federal Appeal Thursday
CINCINNATI, OH — Michigan medical marijuana patient Jerry Duval and his son Jeremy, who are serving 10 and 5 years in prison, respectively, after being convicted in April 2012 without a defense in...
View ArticleMichigan High Court Rules in Favor of Medical Marijuana
LANSING, MI – In a bellwether case, the Michigan Supreme Court has ruled that cities and counties cannot pass ordinances that violate the state’s five-year-old Medical Marihuana Act. The ruling came in...
View ArticleMichigan Medical Marijuana Review Recommends Adding PTSD
LANSING, MI – Residents in Michigan suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may soon be allowed to treat their symptoms with medical marijuana if their doctors recommend it. The Michigan...
View ArticleMichigan Medical Marijuana Law Expands to Include Patients with PTSD
LANSING, MI – Michigan physicians may now authorize medical marijuana for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Earlier this month, members of the Medical Marihuana Review Panel voted...
View ArticleSignatures Being Gathered Across Michigan for Local Initiatives
LANSING, MI — Advocates across the state of Michigan are hitting the streets in a major push to gather signatures that would decriminalize possession of small amounts marijuana in up to 18 cities....
View ArticleMichigan Marijuana Legalization Victories in Hazel Park and Oak Park
HAZEL PARK, MI — If yesterday’s elections in Hazel Park and Oak Park are any indication, voters in cities and towns across Michigan will be standing up for sensible marijuana policies in November....
View ArticleAn Updated Look at Medical Marijuana in the United States
WASHINGTON, DC — NORML has updated its homepage’s medical cannabis section, including a newly designed national map of medical marijuana states to reflect the recent surge in states that have passed...
View ArticleMichigan Marijuana Dispensaries Illegal, Appeals Court Rules
Medical marijuana cannot be sold in dispensaries, the Michigan Court of Appeals held in an opinion released Wednesday. The ruling held that the state’s 2008 voter-approved medical marijuana law does...
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