This article was originally published on the Marijuana Patients Organization site on May 11, 2013.
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette says parents who use medical marijuana aren’t disqualified from having custody of children or visiting them. But Schuette says the immunity isn’t absolute. He says it’s appropriate for a judge to determine whether there are unreasonable dangers for children, similar to a parent’s approved use of other controlled substances.
The attorney general says a judge can’t independently determine if a parent should qualify to use marijuana.
Schuette’s opinion was released Friday in response to a question by state Sen. Rick Jones, R-Grand Ledge. The opinion refers to people who are approved by the state to use marijuana to alleviate illnesses or grow it for others.
What an evil man!!
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i HAVE NEVER HEARD OF ANYONE HAVING THEIR CHILDREN REMOVED SIMPLY FOR RX USE- THIS IS NOT SIMILAR TO OTHER CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES!! THEY ARE SINGLING US OUT! NO ONE HAS EVER LOST THEIR KIDS FOR PRESCRIBED USE OF RX MEDS- THE JUDGE IN THE CASE OF BREE GREEN, SIMPLY ARTICULATED A RISK OF ROBBERY AS THE REASON THE CHILDREN WERE REMOVED -ABSOLUTELY ABSURD
I’ve heard of SO many raids in Michigan of honest citizens who have Medical Marijuana cards. Some have gone to jail, some lost their meds. And dispensaries have been raided many times. Not everyone can grow their own, and sometimes finding a caregiver is not all that easy either. Dispensaries need to be part of the equation. Most we have seen have good standards, test the cannabis, etc. Some people really need this, including children. Give Steve back his child. It’s where she belongs. And how can a judge (with no medical training, or training in cannabis use) decide that it’s not the right treatment for him?? That’s judicial abuse. He should lose his job.