Category: Marijuana Patients Organization

Archived articles from The Marijuana Patients Organization (marijuanapatients.org), an advocacy site that was widely popular in the United States from 2010- 2017.

January 28, 2012 Marijuana Patients Organization

Former Attorney General Cox and Medical Marijuana

Today a few members of the MPO had the opportunity to sit proudly among several of our medical marijuana peers and listen to a room full of attorneys discuss and debate marijuana. Most notably, keynote speaker, former Attorney General Mike Cox whose words brought hope and encouragement to a very exhausted group of patient advocates. General Cox’s open and honest dialogue was refreshing and very entertaining, in fact all speakers presented extremely well.

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January 25, 2012 Marijuana Patients Organization

VeriPatient Introduces First Model for Medical Marijuana Patient Verification

A lot of news has been surrounding the medical marijuana industry in Michigan as of late but possibly the most game-changing of these developments is the entry of a new company, VeriPatient, into the Michigan market. VeriPatient hopes to change the landscape by introducing the first patient verification system for dispensaries and caregivers based on a model approved by government officials, the medical community and law enforcement.

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January 22, 2012 Marijuana Patients Organization

Is Legalization the Answer?

This is what they warned us would happen, isn’t it?

With the latest news that a group of individuals are trying to get a marijuana legalization question on the ballot in November, the familiar critics have come out to deride the current medical marijuana law as a trojan horse for legalization. While many may think this is exactly what all patients and caregivers want, it is actually the actions of our own state government, specifically Attorney General Bill Schuette that have forced the hand of proponents of safe access to marijuana for medical uses in the State of Michigan.

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January 19, 2012 Marijuana Patients Organization

Record Keeping, Public Health Code and Your Dispensary

The Michigan Court of Appeals has determined that patient to patient transfers of medical marijuana creates a public nuisance and that only Caregivers may dispense the medicine to qualified patients. The courts looked to the Public Health Code for this determination, let us do the same and examine other aspects of the Public Health Code in order for your dispensary to remain compliant.

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January 12, 2012 Marijuana Patients Organization

Clinical Relief medical marijuana cases dismissed

The case against a Ferndale medical marijuana dispensary was dismissed Wednesday by Oakland County Circuit Judge Daniel O’Brien.

Clinical Relief was raided Aug. 26, 2010, resulting in charges being filed against Ryan Richmond, Barbara Johnson, Ryan Fleissner, Matthew Curtis, Angelina Veseli, Anthony Agro, Barbara Agro and Nicholas Agro.

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January 11, 2012 Marijuana Patients Organization

Marijuana doesn’t harm lung function, study found

CHICAGO (AP) — Smoking a joint once a week or a bit more apparently doesn’t harm the lungs, suggests a 20-year study that bolsters evidence that marijuana doesn’t do the kind of damage tobacco does.

The results, from one of the largest and longest studies on the health effects of marijuana, are hazier for heavy users — those who smoke two or more joints daily for several years. The data suggest that using marijuana that often might cause a decline in lung function, but there weren’t enough heavy users among the 5,000 young adults in the study to draw firm conclusions.

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January 10, 2012 Marijuana Patients Organization

Our 10,000th Member

Our little organization that began with a couple patients, caregivers and professionals, all active in the Michigan medical marijuana industry has now just become a little larger. We are proud to announce the registration of our 10,000th member today, January 9, 2012.

Our work is far from done but with so many members ready to protect the rights of medical marijuana patients we feel confident in our mission.

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January 7, 2012 Marijuana Patients Organization

Editorial: Supporters should not rush to put marijuana legalization on ballot

Little more than three years ago, this newspaper’s editorial board supported the ballot proposal that allowed sick Michigan residents to obtain marijuana. It was clear the initiative was too vague, but we — and a large majority of voters — thought the principle outweighed concerns over the details. It easily passed.

Now, the politics of medical marijuana has overwhelmed any real effort to clear up confusion in the 2008 law. It might just get worse if supporters of a new initiative get their cause on this fall’s ballot.

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