Michigan medical marijuana patients who have been fired from a job for failing a drug test can still receive unemployment benefits, according to a verdict handed down last week by a state court of appeals.
New rules proposed for the Michigan medical marijuana program were sandbagged earlier this week, when the Joint Committee scoffed at plans to implement an online registration process for all patients.
A Michigan medical marijuana patient wants the state to drop the charges surrounding the bust of his 200-plant grow operation because they used the odor of his daughter’s clothing as probable cause for a search.
Michigan’s medical marijuana program will hopefully see some changes this year that will allow dispensaries and the use of edible forms of cannabis. Nevertheless, advocates are still working to educate lawmakers as to exactly how patients will benefit from the proposed amendments.
Across most of the nation, stoners still have to be very careful not to alarm any rent-a-cops while chiefing-it-up Cheech and Chong-style in their hotel rooms. However, all of the paranoia will soon be eliminated for pothead patrons of the Howard Johnson hotel in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
After a long stretch of time where the law regarding where you could and couldn't get your medical marijuana legally, the state Supreme Court has finally ruled that dispensaries are not an option.
You would think if a doctor prescribed you medication, you would have nothing to worry about regarding your job. That is not the case when it comes to medical marijuana though, check out the details on recent findings and what it means for patients.
This guy could be my new hero. Rep. Jared Polis, of Colorado, absolutely owns Michele Leonhart, DEA administrator in this meeting. She seems to be speechless and stretching for answers. Whether you are for or against medical Marijuana, you would think that the DEA administrator would have better answers. Check it out after the jump.
The plot thickens in the never ending drama that is Michigan's medical marijuana laws. Today, state law makers passed four bills regarding medical pot, see what it means to you.