Ann Arbor Democratic State Representative Hopes To Ease Medical Marijuana Restrictions

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WEMU's Andrew Cluley reports Ann Arbor Democrat, Jeff Irwin, hopes to ease restrictions on non-smokeable forms of marijuana.

 

 

When state lawmakers return to the capitol in January, State Representative Jeff Irwin hopes efforts to ease medical marijuana restrictions will be a priority.

The Ann Arbor Democrat thinks it is especially important to pass legislation allowing the use of non-smokeable forms of the drug. Irwin says the House overwhelmingly passed the measure, and it appeared to have support in the Senate, until Attorney General Bill Schuette raised new concerns about the proposal. Irwin stated "because it was the last minute, it was hard to refute these points." Irwin thinks many of the Republican Senators changed their positions because "they didn't want to get crosswise with Attorney General Schuette."

Irwin is of the opinion that it will be a challenge to educate new lawmakers about the issue, in order to reach the three-quarters majority needed to amend the state's medical marijuana act.

 

 

http://wemu.org/post/ann-arbor-democratic-state-representative-hopes-ease-medical-marijuana-restrictions

Edited December 23, 2014 by bobandtorey