Medical Marijuana Gains And Losses In Lansing

[bobandtorey]

Last week was an interesting one from a medical marijuana perspective here in Michigan.  First, the Michigan Supreme Court ruled that townships and municipalities could not ban medical marijuana with local ordinances.  Across town at the capitol, however, the bill proposing medical marijuana dispensaries is stuck in committee.

 

The Michigan Supreme Court held that the Michigan Medical Marijuana Act was not preempted by the federal Controlled Substances Act to the extent that a person could comply with the MMA and not violate the federal law.  The Court held, however, that the City of Wyoming's ordinance directly conflicted with the state law thus, it was invalid.

The ruling has immediate implications for Southeast Michigan where several local municipalities -Livonia, Bloomfield Hills, and Birmingham- have similar ordinances banning medical marijuana within their boarders; those ordinances are invalid.

In another development from early last week, a pair of bills pending in Lansing to allow communities to regulate medical marijuana dispensaries were assigned to the Government Operations Committee in the state senate under the chairmanship of Senator Randy Richardville [R Monroe] who is not a fan and who has vowed to put the brakes on the legislation. 

This was a disappointing development for the medical pot lobby, encouraged last year by the bills swift passage in the state house.  On the other hand, Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette has actively opposed the legislation and does not want to see a return of multiple dispensaries; Lansing had nearly 40 pot dispensaries at one time.

So, for the immediate future, dispensaries are disallowed in Michigan in favor of continuing the "grown-your-own" model expressly contemplated by the MMA.  We will monitor further developments.

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[free420country]

Grow your own....the way it should be

[bobandtorey]

I agree lets keep what we have but it's going to take fighting the good fight for us to keep it

[Restorium2]

Summary;
The Michigan Supreme Court tells us that municipalities have no power to regulate Medical Marijuana in Michigan, and at the same time the legislature is trying to make a law that puts municipalities right back in the drivers seat with Michigan Medical Marijuana. I smell a rat in the legislature.

"By not voting for the dispensary bill, you’re saying it’s OK to have people growing their own in communities,” said state Rep. Mike Callton, R-Nashville, who sponsored the dispensary bill.

[Restorium2]

So this article should say,

 

Medical Marijuana Gains in Lansing, Home Growers Get a Stay of Execution and an Eye Opening Statement From The Sponsor of the Dispensary Bill.

[beourbud]

Continue to contact your reps ......it IS working

 

Remind them who they work for and who Votes them OUT

 

They NEED US we Dont Need them

 

The POWER is in WE the People.....Lets flex our collective muscle.

 

This Is a Home Grow State...Get OFF Our Grass