Police Weigh In on Updated Medical Marijuana Proposal

Michigan law enforcement, while not completely opposed to the state's updated medical marijuana proposal, is making some demands that they believe will make it better.

"While law enforcement cannot support any legislation that by definition is illegal under federal law due to the classification of marijuana, what we can do is find a position not to oppose having a tough and tight regulatory framework," Police Chief George Basar, legislative chairman for the Michigan Association of Chiefs of Police, said earlier this week.

Testifying before a Senate Judiciary Committee, law enforcement officials voiced their concerns over a new proposal aimed at regulating the state’s medical marijuana industry.

Of those concerns, police say they want the state to stop registering caregivers. They believe that once the new system is in place, there will be no reason to have tens of thousands of people certified to grow up to 12 plants per patient.

They also want to ban delivery methods that are not licensed with the state, as well as give local cops the authority to inspect dispensaries. And to top it off, cops want to put into place a better drugged driving standard that will allow them to conduct more roadside shakedowns in order to busted people for driving high.

More recommendations are expected to be submitted through December.