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.
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.
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.
This article was originally published on the Marijuana Patients Organization site on January 9, 2012. Over the past 2 years I slowly went from…
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.
This article was originally published on the Marijuana Patients Organization site on January 3, 2012. Any advice for curing? I am not getting the…
This article was originally published on the Marijuana Patients Organization site on December 30, 2011. i planted 4 plants at same time from seed…
This week we heard an announcement from the Ann Arbor-based group, Repeal Today For A Safer Michigan 2012, which hopes to get the “full legalization of marijuana” question in front of voters this election year. While our organization is not behind their initiative, we do applaud their efforts and see this as much needed, additional protection that medical marijuana patients desperately need.
The year of 2011 can be summarized as interesting, and a year of definite and swift change throughout the State. Governor Snyder has kept to his campaign promises while keeping his head down and mouth quiet, his highlights include:
In recent decisions and actions, Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette has supported a for-profit medical marijuana system as written in the plain text of the Michigan medical marijuana voter approved ballot initiative. Many States that are more organized and structured in dispensing the medicine like Colorado, have a for-profit system in place. However, California, a State that has a medical marijuana law described by Federal prosecutors as “lax and unstructured”, relies on a not-for-profit model to dispense marijuana to it’s residents.
In a motion hearing today at Oakland County’s 52nd District Court, Judge Dan O’Brien heard from defense attorneys and the prosecution before ruling on motions that would dismiss charges against all 8 defendants linked to the Ferndale, MI medical marijuana dispensary, Clinical Relief. The judge was prepared to dismiss charges based on the fact defendants were not given due process as protected by the 14th amendment of the Constitution.
Washington,DC —The U.S. Supreme Court refused to review a landmark decision today in which California state courts found that its medical marijuana law was not preempted by federal law. The state appellate court decision from November 28,2007,ruled that “it is not the job of the local police to enforce the federal drug laws.”The case,involving Felix Kha,a medical marijuana patient from Garden Grove,was the result of a wrongful seizure of medical marijuana by local police in June 2005. Medical marijuana advocates hailed today’s decision as a huge victory in clarifying law enforcement’s obligation to uphold state law. Advocates assert that better adherence to state medical marijuana laws by local police will result in fewer needless arrests and seizures. In turn,this will allow for better implementation of medical marijuana laws not only in California,but in all states that have adopted such laws.
