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Ex-Macomb County Prosecutor Eric Smith sentenced
MACOMB COUNTY, Mich. - Former Macomb County Prosecutor Eric Smith was given a maximum prison sentence of 21 months and was fined $20,000 following his involvement in a criminal enterprise scheme. Smith, who resigned from his position in 2020...
Whitmer rolls out new name for Michigan Marijuana agency
Three years after it was formed, the Michigan Marijuana Regulatory Agency is getting a new name. The agency will be renamed the Cannabis Regulatory Agency and take up the task of overseeing hemp processing, distribution and sales in addition to its current...
INTRODUCED HOUSE BILL 5321
"General sales tax act," (MCL 205.51 to 205.78) by adding section 4ii. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT: Sec. 4ii. (1) The sale of marihuana from a registered primary caregiver or licensed specialty medical grower to a registered qualifying patient as...
Funding Limits on Federal Prosecutions of State-Legal Medical Marijuana
February 4, 2022 KOMORN LAW PLLC - Cannabis Law and Business Focused (Past - Present - Future) - Find Out Why by Visiting KomornLaw.com Federal law generally prohibits the production, distribution, and possession of marijuana for both medical and recreational...
In California pot market, a hazy line between legal and not
In the five years since California voters approved a broad legal marketplace for marijuana, thousands of greenhouses have sprouted across the state. But these, under their plastic canopies, conceal a secret. “We basically subsidize our white market with our black...
Cannabis – Science vs Fiction
Written by Christian Bogner, MD The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the primary agency of the United States government responsible for biomedical and public health research. Surprisingly, for the past half-century, the NIH has paid...
RIP – Allen Peisner
DOD: 01-12-22PLANET GREEN TREES TV SPECIAL EPISODE--> RIP - Allen Peisner 01/12/22 Allen Peisner: An Attorney, Legendary Medical Marijuana and Legalization Advocate, Hemp Advocate, Record Keeper, "Tomato" Farmer, Trumpet Player, Scuba Diver, Mentor, Teacher, Uncle,...
Michigan Marijuana Ballot Proposal Talking Points
Note: Somebody sent this to us and this is not our opinion or views nor have we done any "scientific" research ourselves regarding anything below. But we thought it was interesting enough to copy and paste and post. Suggested Statement Michigan is still evaluating the...
Michigan Annual Drunk Driving Audit
Michigan Annual Drunk Driving Audits The crash program has been in existence since Public Act 300 of 1949. All law enforcement agencies in Michigan submit accident data to the MSP Criminal Justice Information Center on UD-10 Traffic Crash Reports. A crash report is...
Firearms Laws of Michigan
This publication, Firearms Laws of Michigan, has been prepared by the Legislative Service Bureau pursuant to Act 381 of2000, which requires the Bureau to “compile the firearms laws of this state, including laws that apply to carrying a concealedpistol. CONSTITUTION OF...
Weed dealers don’t put fentanyl in cannabis
This commentary is by Monica Donovan, CEO and founder of Heady Vermont. Anews story published by WCAX Nov. 21 said that Brattleboro police are warning Vermonters that “fentanyl-laced marijuana” has been found in our region, and that it caused one person...
Judge limits Michigan marijuana recall to half the product initially covered
A marijuana recall will proceed in part after a judge denied a testing company's request for a preliminary injunction for a recall of products tested by one of its labs, but allowed it for the other. The split decision from Michigan Court of Claims Judge Christopher...
Michigan poison control warns about possible cases of fentanyl-laced marijuana
The Michigan Poison & Drug Information Center (MiPDC) wants to alert those who use marijuana products of a potentially emerging public health threat Outside of Michigan, several patients have been treated in emergency rooms for opioid exposure and overdose after...
A Little History of Alcohol Prohibition
*This section is based in large part on a paper prepared for the Commission by Jane Lang McGrew, an attorney from Washington, D.C. In 1920, the national policy of Prohibition began. The 18th Amendment to the Constitution had been officially ratified: It sought, by...
Michigan lab fights back in court after marijuana recall
A marijuana lab licensed in Michigan is suing the Marijuana Regulatory Agency (MRA) over a recall that impacted nearly $230 million worth and 64,000 pounds of marijuana products in the state. Michigan Court of Claims Judge Christopher M. Murray on Monday appeared to...
President Nixon’s National Commission on Marihuana and Drug Abuse
President Nixon's National Commission on Marihuana and Drug Abuse concluded in 1972, after years of research, that, "[t]here is little proven danger of physical or psychological harm from the experimental or intermittent use of natural preparations of cannabis."...
Michigan Crime-Annual Reports
Crime in Michigan Annual Reports Michigan published their first annual report using exclusively incident based data in calendar year 2007. Prior to 2007, conversion back to the FBI Summary system was required for the publication. Note: The...
Testing Lab Sues Marijuana Regulatory Agency Over Recall
A cannabis testing lab is suing the Michigan’s Marijuana Regulatory Agency over a major recall of cannabis products. Many products tested by Viridis Laboratories were pulled from shelves The marijuana products impacted have a test date between August 10, 2021 and...