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Medical Marijuana: CITY OF KALAMAZOO MOVES AHEAD ON MEDICAL-MARIJUANA ORDINANCENewshawk: The List to Be On http://projects.latimes.com/prop19/ Pubdate: Wed, 8 Sep 2010 Source: Kalamazoo Gazette (MI) Webpage: http://mapinc.org/url/rj07wkNK Copyright: 2010 Kalamazoo Gazette Contact: http://drugsense.org/url/vggfBDch Website: http://www.mlive.com/kalamazoo/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/588 Author: Kathy Jessup, Kalamazoo Gazette Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/find?275 (Cannabis - Michigan) CITY OF KALAMAZOO MOVES AHEAD ON MEDICAL-MARIJUANA ORDINANCE KALAMAZOO - Some Kalamazoo residents seek home-occupation permits to operate a beauty salon or give music lessons in their homes. Now city officials are proposing to add new language to Kalamazoo's zoning rules to permit state-licensed caregivers to grow and sell prescribed medical marijuana from their homes. Far from a Walgreen's with a drive-through dispensing window, Kalamazoo's proposed rules would allow the home businesses to have only five patients who have been diagnosed by physicians with "qualifying, debilitating medical conditions" that can be treated by using the otherwise illegal drug. Jill McLane Baker | Special to GazetteMarijuana grown for medicinal purposes is shown here. Under the Michigan Medical Marijuana Act, passed by state voters in 2008, qualifying patients can possess up to 2.5 ounces of "usable marijuana" or cultivate up to 12 plants in an "enclosed, locked facility." Qualifying patients who don't grow their own may designate a caregiver who is allowed to produce it for up to five different patients. While it may be a commercial relationship, state law limits designated caregivers to receiving "compensation for costs associated with assisting a registered, qualifying patient." The Kalamazoo City Commission accepted the draft zoning amendment for first reading Tuesday night and set a public hearing for Sept. 20 when citizens will have an opportunity to ask questions and react to draft language that is patterned after a similar measure already adopted by Grand Rapids. Kalamazoo's existing home occupation ordinance requires an operator to live at the location and devote no more than 25 percent of the home's floorspace to the business. In addition, these businesses could not be located within 1,000 feet of a school and any unusual lighting would have to be shielded between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. A renter would have to have the property owner's approval to conduct the business and the marijuana must be grown indoors. Also set for a Sept. 20 public hearing is a zoning ordinance amendment regulating the location and use of wind turbines. Under the plan, building-mounted units will be permitted in all zoning districts; more location restrictions are applied to freestanding units. Depending upon their location, building-mounted units could range from 10- to 20-feet in height above the roofline, while freestanding units will not exceed 60 or 200 feet, depending upon their design and location. All units will have to comply with city noise rules. Posted by MikeyZero Wednesday, September 08, 2010 (18:19:35) comments? |
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Medical Marijuana: QUESTIONABLE PATIENT-CAREGIVER RELATIONSHIPS LED TO LAPEER COUNTY RAIDNewshawk: Richard Lake Pubdate: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 Source: Flint Journal (MI) Webpage: http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2010/09/lapeer_county_sheriff_question.html Copyright: 2010 Flint Journal Contact: http://www.mlive.com/mailforms/fljournal/letters/ Website: http://www.mlive.com/flint/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/836 Author: Laura Misjak, The Flint Journal Lapeer County Sheriff: QUESTIONABLE PATIENT-CAREGIVER RELATIONSHIPS LED TO LAPEER COUNTY RAID ON MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARY DRYDEN, Michigan -- Lapeer County Sheriff Ron Kalanquin said a search warrant that was executed Tuesday on a Dryden medical marijuana dispensary was based off of three accounts of medical marijuana patients who did not have medical marijuana caregivers. The patients all went to the dispensary to receive their medical marijuana. State law does not clarify how patients can receive their medical marijuana, but does limit the number of clients a medical marijuana caregiver has to five. According to the search warrant, a police officer witnessed about 100 vehicles coming to and from the business in a typical eight-hour day. The sheriff's department took 49 marijuana plants, $3,500 and scales from the the Compassionate Care Center of Michigan. Kalanquin said the Dryden medical marijuana caregivers will be given their property if they are exonerated. He said interpreting and following the 2-year-old medical marijuana law is an "evolving process," and the department had received a number of tips about the dispensary. "We are just fact finders," he said. "We are just looking for the truth." Kalanquin said the department does not have a stance on the medical marijuana law. He said no one was arrested during the search, and charges have not been brought against anyone related to the dispensary. Posted by MikeyZero Friday, September 03, 2010 (16:35:24) comments? |
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Medical Marijuana: JUDGE: NO MARIJUANA FOR PATIENTS ARRESTED IN OAKLAND COUNTY RAIDSNewshawk: Please Empower Activists www.drugsense.org/donate Pubdate: Wed, 1 Sep 2010 Source: Detroit Free Press (MI) Copyright: 2010 Detroit Free Press Contact: http://www.freep.com/article/99999999/opinion04/50926009 Website: http://www.freep.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/125 Author: Bill Laitner, Free Press Staff Writer Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/topic/Oakland+County Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/topic/Michigan+medical+marijuana Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/find?275 (Cannabis - Michigan) JUDGE: NO MARIJUANA FOR PATIENTS ARRESTED IN OAKLAND COUNTY RAIDS Despite impassioned pleas by several defense attorneys, Waterford District Court Judge Richard Kuhn Jr. refused today to allow medical marijuana patients to use the drug while out on bond-a decision met with low hisses in a courtroom packed with 13 defendants, their lawyers and supporters today. The 13 faced hearings following last week's raids of a medical marijuana dispensary and a compassion club for patients in Waterford. The defendants' pre-trial conferences, scheduled for today, were postponed until Oct. 7 for most of them, and until later in October for a few, because prosecutors had not yet shared all of their information with defense attorneys. Another four people arrested in the raid have not yet been arraigned, and weren't present today in court, officials said. Before the hearings today, about 60 people defendants, their lawyers, and supporters of medical marijuana gathered in front of the courthouse to complain that their arrests were politically motivated by county authorities hostile to the Michigan Medical Marijuana Act. About two dozen people in the crowd wore shirts that bore the wording, "This is Michigan, not a Cheech and Chong movie!" That referred to the statement last week by Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard, who in the course of criticizing medical marijuana establishments his officers raided in Waterford and Ferndale, said, "This is Michigan, this is not a Cheech and Chong movie." He meant the classic stoner movie duo. Bouchard said his comment was meant to indicate that notwithstanding the state law allowing medical marijuana, his officers found widespread drug dealing and abuses at the locations a contention vigorously disputed today by a dozen defense attorneys, including former Oakland County prosecutor and vehement drug foe David Gorcyca. In Waterford, the restaurant where medical marijuana patients had been gathering each day at 4 p.m. no longer can host the gathering as a condition of the owners' bond, attorneys Jeff Perlman and Michael Komorn said. However, the eatery, Everbody's Cafe on Airport Road in Waterford, is open for food from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. daily, said co-owner Candi Teichman. She and her husband, William Teichman, also owned a dispensary nearby that sold medical marijuana to patients, and also has been shut down by authorities. Posted by MikeyZero Friday, September 03, 2010 (16:33:33) comments? |
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Medical Marijuana: Protest Sept. 8Th 11:00Am Oakland County CourthouseMon, August 30, 2010 11:24:58 PM Subject: Protest Sept. 8Th 11:00Am Oakland County Courthouse All, There will be a protest at the Oakland County Courthouse on Sept 8th at 11 am, and it is being organized in part by the Michigan Medical Marijuana Association. The protest is being organized to call attention to the Physical abuse and imprisonment of patients, the seizing of Patient protected Information to be used for intelligence gathering, the illegal seizure of patients medications, the questioning of the quality of our Medical Marijuana Physicians, and the Mocking of the sick that participate in our program. Under no circumstances is it OK for an officer to draw a weapon or use physical violence against a sick person. This is nothing more than abusing the weak for some sort of sick gratification. NOTE: this email was mainly borrowed from an email by Joe Cain. Thanks, Neil SAL AGRO's VIDEO REPORT: Posted by MikeyZero Tuesday, August 31, 2010 (19:13:33) comments? |
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CITIES WATCHING OUTCOME OF RAIDS ON POT CLINICSNewshawk: Richard Lake Pubdate: Sat, 28 Aug 2010 Source: Daily Tribune, The (Royal Oak, MI) Copyright: 2010 The Daily Tribune Contact: editor@dailytribune.com Website: http://www.dailytribune.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1579 Author: Michael P. McConnell, Daily Tribune Staff Writer Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/topic/Michigan+medical+marijuana Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/find?275 (Cannabis - Michigan) CITIES WATCHING OUTCOME OF RAIDS ON POT CLINICS Officials in cities that have yet to decide whether to allow medical marijuana shops in their communities say they hope recent county raids on homes and pot dispensaries in Ferndale and Waterford help clarify the law. Hazel Park's City Council this month enacted a 60-day moratorium on marijuana businesses as they work to come to grips with the issue. Hazel Park City Manager Ed Klobucher said the state's medical marijuana law is vague. "That's why this has been tough for cities to grapple with," he said. "The law addresses caregivers, who can have 12 plants each for up to five patients, and patients can have up to 12 plants. It doesn't say anything about dispensaries." Oakland County Prosecutor Jessica Cooper made the same point Thursday when she joined Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard for a news conference on the 15 arrests made following raids at homes and the Clinical Relief clinic in Ferndale, Everybody's Cafe in Waterford, and a Macomb County warehouse. "No dispensaries are authorized," Cooper said. "No co-ops are authorized." Authorities said an undercover investigation revealed the suspects violated the state medical marijuana law by either selling or buying marijuana illegally. Posted by MikeyZero Sunday, August 29, 2010 (03:01:16) Read More... | 2430 bytes more | comments? |
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Medical Marijuana: SHERIFF EXPLAINS ACTION AGAINST MEDICAL MARIJUANA SELLERS, GROWERSNewshawk: Richard Lake Pubdate: Fri, 27 Aug 2010 Source: Daily Tribune, The (Royal Oak, MI) Copyright: 2010 The Daily Tribune Contact: editor@dailytribune.com Website: http://www.dailytribune.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1579 Author: Dave Phillips, For the Daily Tribune Cited: Sheriff Michael Bouchard http://www.oakgov.com/sheriff/ Cited: Prosecutor Jessica Cooper http://www.oakgov.com/prosatty/ Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/topic/Michigan+medical+marijuana Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/find?275 (Cannabis - Michigan) SHERIFF EXPLAINS ACTION AGAINST MEDICAL MARIJUANA SELLERS, GROWERS PONTIAC - One day after an investigation that resulted in 15 arrests, the closure of two medical marijuana dispensaries and the seizure of approximately $750,000 worth of marijuana products, Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard spoke about what he sees as a growing problem. "This is Michigan. This is not a Cheech and Chong movie," Bouchard said during a Thursday afternoon press conference. Ferndale's Clinical Relief medical marijuana dispensary, 362 Hilton, was among the establishments that were raided Wednesday by undercover officers with Oakland County's Narcotics Enforcement Team. Police action may not have come as a surprise to employees there. Bouchard said the Sheriff's Office recently warned those at the facility that police believed they were participating in illegal activity. Undercover officers allegedly bought marijuana at the facility without a medical marijuana card, which is required for a legal purchase of the drug. Marijuana also was being sold in the parking lot, and undercover officers witnessed hand-to-hand drug deals, Bouchard said. Other drugs were also confiscated, and the owner had solicited others to buy high-end marijuana to sell in the establishment, he said. "There were many commonalties with what we regularly see in drug houses," Bouchard said. "One place had live alligators walking around protecting the product." Posted by MikeyZero Friday, August 27, 2010 (19:19:30) Read More... | 3154 bytes more | comments? |
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Medical Marijuana: Cops raid Ferndale medical pot shophttp://www.freep.com/article/20100826/NEWS03/100826046/Cops-raid-Ferndale-medical-pot-shop Cops raid Ferndale medical pot shop By ELISHA ANDERSON, BILL LAITNER AND CECIL ANGEL FREE PRESS STAFF WRITERS A Ferndale business that opened in June to sell marijuana for medical use was raided Wednesday evening by the Oakland County Sheriff's Office Narcotics Enforcement Team, though authorities wouldn't say why. Three people in the clinic were arrested including two men and one woman, said Ryan Richmond, co-owner of Clinical Relief in Ferndale. The store is is located at 362 Hilton. Marijuana, patients’ documents, computers, files and security cameras were taken from the business, he said. “We can’t get a reason why,” he said. Richmond said his home was also raided around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. He said a laptop, hunting rifles in the basement and patient files were taken. His other Clinical Relief business in Lansing was not raided, he said. The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office hasn’t released much information this morning. Maj. Bob Smith said they executed arrests and search warrants in a major narcotics investigation and will release more information today at 3:30 p.m. during a news conference with the Oakland County Prosecutor. The raid came two days after the Ferndale City Council voted to end the city's three-month moratorium on such businesses and allow them to open in three districts. All are commercial areas and none is near the downtown, City Manager Bob Bruner said Wednesday. Mayor Pro Tem Kate Baker said she expected the city "to broaden the areas somewhat" in the next few months. Clinical Relief is outside the newly zoned areas but was to be grandfathered in as an approved site, city officials said. Ferndale has a stack of applications from people hoping to start medical-marijuana businesses, Bruner said. The applicants can expect to hear soon about whether they're approved to open. Posted by MikeyZero Thursday, August 26, 2010 (17:10:40) comments? |
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Medical Marijuana: ANN ARBOR CITY COUNCIL PUTS 120-DAY MORATORIUM ON MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARIESDetails: http://www.mapinc.org/media/582 Author: Suzanne Jacobs, Daily Staff Reporter Video: City Council Meeting http://mapinc.org/url/Nzm4buTD ANN ARBOR CITY COUNCIL PUTS 120-DAY MORATORIUM ON MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES In their bi-weekly meeting last Thursday, Ann Arbor City Council passed a 120-day moratorium on new medical marijuana dispensaries in the city as a last-minute addition to the meeting's agenda. The Michigan Medical Marijuana Act passed in 2008 does not mention dispensaries, leaving municipalities across the state to grapple with zoning and regulation issues. Ann Arbor is one of several cities, including Holland and Ypsilanti, to place a moratorium on new dispensaries in order to give the council time to fill the gap in the state law. City Attorney Stephen Postema opened the council's discussion by explaining why the resolution was put forth. "The dispensary issue that has come up is nowhere contemplated in the state law," he said. "It's a problem for municipalities. That's what they have to deal with. Whether it came as a moratorium or as a directive of the council, it's entirely proper for the public health, safety and welfare for the council to consider the issue. "One of the concerns that ... the council will deal with is really the aggregation and the consolidation of many, many shops or dispensaries together," he added. "This really caused a big problem in California." Postema directed his comments at the meeting attendees, who were visibly frustrated by the timing of the resolution, which had been added to the agenda at 5 p.m. the previous night, leaving little time for the public to review the item. Dennis Hayes, a local lawyer who now deals almost exclusively with medical marijuana issues, was the first of ten citizens to address the council in opposition to the resolution. He also made clear his suspicion of a hidden agenda. "You all should know better than to do this stuff in secret," he said. Some members of the council, including Sabra Briere (D Ward 1), Margie Teall (D Ward 3) and Carsten Hohnke (D Ward 5), said they were surprised by the last minute addition. "Bringing this forward tonight, well actually last night, was a surprise to many of us because by rights we should've seen it last Friday. Our council rules say that as council members we should try very hard to bring forward our resolutions by Friday of the week before the council meeting occurs," Briere said. Posted by MikeyZero Monday, August 09, 2010 (16:36:35) Read More... | 3189 bytes more | comments? |
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Medical Marijuana: CITY COUNCIL WILL DISCUSS MEDICAL POTNewshawk: Medical Marijuana Facts: www.drugwarfacts.org/cms/node/54 Pubdate: Fri, 6 Aug 2010 Source: Livingston County Daily Press & Argus (MI) Webpage: http://www.livingstondaily.com/article/20100806/NEWS01/8060304 Copyright: 2010 Livingston Daily Press & Argus Contact: http://drugsense.org/url/Kk1qVKJf Website: http://www.livingstondaily.com Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/4265 Cited: Brighton City Council http://www.brightoncity.org/OurGovernment/CityCouncil.htm Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/find?253 (Cannabis - Medicinal - U.S.) CITY COUNCIL WILL DISCUSS MEDICAL POT The Brighton City Council on Thursday voted to discuss medical marijuana dispensaries at its Aug. 19 meeting, which will be open to the public. Township Attorney Paul Burns stated that the township was looking at the matter under the request of Brighton City Police. "We want something in place," Burns said. The Brighton City Council would become the fourth in Livingston County to bring the matter to public attention, joining Howell, Green Oak Township and Brighton Township. Posted by MikeyZero Saturday, August 07, 2010 (18:43:19) comments? |
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Medical Marijuana: DEBATE INTENSIFIES ABOUT THE USE OF MEDICAL MARIJUANAFired up: DEBATE INTENSIFIES ABOUT THE USE OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA Joe started taking prescription drugs in the 1970s after he hurt his back in the military. As the pain got worse, his prescriptions got stronger. Before he knew it, he was addicted. Joe, 58, of Dryden battled the addiction into the 1980s. Eventually, he kicked the habit, which left him with shooting pain and no way to manage it. Today, he has a remedy -- medical marijuana. "I think my wife likes me a little better," he said, laughing. "When you're in pain, you don't expect to be that nasty, but it comes out as a bite instead of a bark." Michigan voters legalized marijuana for medicinal use in November 2008. A local debate about the law has heated up in the past few months as municipalities wrangle with what the state law means and how far it allows people to go. For many, it remains a touchy subject. Several local people who have received state approval to use marijuana declined to speak with the Times Herald, even on the condition of anonymity. Several doctors also opted out of discussing the issue. Joe, speaking on condition of anonymity, understands the reluctance. There is a negative stigma attached to pot, he said, and the way the state law is written is partially to blame. " ... You have to be an attorney just to read the law," he said. Plus, "I think (there's) a lack of understanding of what you can do with marijuana medicinally. (People) just think it's a recreational drug." Something to Agree On People on both sides of the medical marijuana debate are passionate. Many proponents consider smoking pot a lifeline. Some opponents consider it a gateway to problems and a public safety risk. St. Clair County Sheriff Tim Donnellon is among those concerned about the implications. "My job is to enforce (laws about) the use of illegal drugs; this has opened up Pandora's box," Donnellon said. Both sides agree on one thing -- the state's law is vague. That presents challenges to everyone. People who receive a medical marijuana card from the state can possess up to 21/2 ounces of pot and can grow up to 12 plants at a time. Registered caregivers, who must be licensed through the state, can have up to five patients and can grow up to 12 plants per patient. The caregivers can be paid for helping patients, but the payment cannot include the cost of the marijuana. Growing it themselves or getting it through licensed caregivers are the only ways patients legally can get marijuana. Posted by MikeyZero Monday, May 10, 2010 (18:46:37) Read More... | 9934 bytes more | comments? |
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