Organization led by a Who’s-Who of Michigan’s prominent marijuana activists and advocates; petition will repair medical marijuana laws, establish legalization, advance industrial hemp and direct
Advocates are beginning to explore and weigh the merits of several proposed plans to legalize marijuana in Michigan via petition drive and ballot initiative. Like
Montrose, Michigan, with a population of 1,615 (2013 census) voted in February to reject legalized marijuana by a margin of 88 yes to 120 no.
Voters in the tiny city of Montrose, Michigan go to the polls today with only one issue on their ballot: to eliminate criminal penalties for
Lawmakers have not been in session more than two months but already a slate of marijuana-related bills are filed for the 2015-16 Michigan legislature. Each
When it comes to lobbyists hawking Canadian companies and their interests in Michigan’s potential pot market, Rep. Michael Callton’s not mincing words. “There are a
Last year’s legislative session ended without passage of a pair of medical marijuana bills supported by patients and caregivers statewide. The two bills will be
Law enforcement officers say the marijuana butter they used gave “excellent” results and cannabis “gave me my life back” during testimony in a twisted case that has already driven one officer
Thirty activists gathered at Think Live Music in Lansing to celebrate the Michigan NORML Lobby Lansing Day event on Tuesday, January 20. More than half
It’s fairly rare to see a state medical marijuana program decrease in enrollment. It happened once in my home state of Oregon. That dip in
Michigan has a very active marijuana reform movement, and has for awhile. The medical marijuana industry in Michigan, despite clear regulations, is growing. I just
Michigan’s medical marijuana industry lacks regulations. However, that hasn’t stopped a growing number of people from opening up a medical marijuana dispensary there, especially in
For a state department that does nothing but print and issue marijuana registry cards, you’d think the expenses would go down when fewer cards are
In a follow-up to a story previously published on The Compassion Chronicles: Community action helps Michigan’s Tamara Hudson avoid jail time in a criminal case
Michigan’s Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) has announced a start date of January 15 for new Medical Marihuana Program (MMP) administrative rules and
New Michigan Senate committee chair assignments were made public this week, and two strong opponents to marijuana law reform hold key positions of power. Replacing
A new graphic from the Marijuana Business Daily illustrates the nation’s top five medical marijuana states, as measured by public participation. Created by Jennifer Mann,
In the last few days of the 2014 legislative session, hemp was on the minds of some Michigan lawmakers. The Senate Agriculture Committee today passed
Prosecutors are people, too, but when the concept of not-in-my-back-yard is taken to the extreme these elected officials can overstep their bounds. Grand Rapids is
One of the corrections officers snared in a case involving the medicinal use of marijuana-infused butter has committed suicide. On October 20, Officer Timmothy Bernhardt plead
Lawyers argued the legality of liberalizing marijuana laws on a local level in the Michigan Court of Appeals. At issue is a 2012 Grand Rapids
At a meeting in Mt. Pleasant, the Michigan chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (MiNORML) appointed new board members, assigned
During the 2014 election season, eight Michigan cities have voted to eliminate all local penalties for the possession, use, transfer and transportation of small amounts
2014 has been a particularly nasty election cycle. New sources of seemingly unrestricted advertising have hammered away at candidates in election races from local contests
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