Michigan Medical Marijuana Law
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The full text of the
Michigan Medical Marijuana Law and Rules may be read here.
On Tuesday, November 4, 2008, by a 63% to 37% margin, the Michigan Medical Marijuana Act was passed with the full support of voters in all 83 counties. The initiative called Prop 1 was sponsored by the
Michigan Coalition for Compassionate Care who gathered the required signatures to place the initiative on the ballot. Additional support from the
Marijuana Policy Project,
NORML,
MINORML,
StoptheDrugWar.com and a number of medical associations educated and motivated Michigan voters to stand up for patients rights and individual liberty by rejecting the factitious rhetoric offered by self interested members from the law enforcement community.
While the passage of this initiative protects Michigan's medical marijuana patients and caregivers from prosecution under state law, federal law still considers cannabis a schedule 1 narcotic and will continue to arrest and prosecute those who use or cultivate it. A good resource that dissects the Michigan law is
QualifyingPatient.com, it's the companion web site of attorney's
Schmid & Schmid Law Offices in Saginaw. The site discusses aspects of the law from a lawyers perspective.
The Medical Marijuana Program will be administered by the
Bureau of Health Professions within the
Michigan Department of Community Health. The MDCH's
Proposal 1 Q & A answers some basic questions about Proposal 1.
On Monday, December 8, 2008, MDCH rolled out their
Michigan Medical Marijuana Program. Currently, their site describes the Michigan Medical Marijuana Program, and provides general information and a FAQ about the program. The MDCH's website now also contains application forms for the Michigan Medical Marijuana Program.
If your medical condition is not on the list of legally qualifying conditions, please fill out a
petition form and submit it to the MDCH.
