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THE EMERGENCY POWERS OF GOVERNOR Act 302 of 1945
State of Emergency or Disaster Declaration...Pursuant to Michigan Emergency Management Act, the Governor may declare a “state of emergency” or “state of disaster” and activate applicable relief forces if an emergency or disaster or imminent threat thereof exists....
The Governor’s Power Under The Emergency Management Act
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACT (EXCERPT) Act 390 of 1976 AN ACT to provide for planning, mitigation, response, and recovery from natural and human-made disaster within and outside this state; to create the Michigan emergency management advisory council and prescribe its...
MICHIGAN HOUSE BILL NO. 5709
MICHIGAN HOUSE BILL NO. 5709 2020-04-30HousePassed; Given Immediate Effect Roll Call # 192 Yeas 62 Nays 38 Excused 0 Not Voting 9 To revise the penalties in one of the two laws that authorize a governor to assume extraordinary powers during an emergency, including the...
Executive Order 2020-70 (COVID-19)
Michigan Executive Order 2020-70 (COVID-19) EXECUTIVE ORDER No. 2020-70 Temporary requirement to suspend activities thatare not necessary to sustain or protect life Rescission of Executive Order 2020-59 The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is a respiratory disease that...
US Supreme Court votes remotely to deny voters right to vote remotely
According to Politifact... Politifact Summary The U.S. Supreme Court did indeed meet and vote remotely to rule on the Wisconsin election.But it’s a stretch to say they denied a “right to vote remotely”The traditional remote voting right is to cast an absentee ballot...
Active Marijuana Facilities Licensing Map
Active Facility Licenses In Michigan View a Map of the Active Facilities Licenses in Michigan, Including Provisioning Centers Licensed for Home Delivery. This map is filterable by type using the filter key (click the filter icon top right). Use the slider bar at...
GOVERNORS’ POWERS & AUTHORITY
From the National Governors' Association Website Overview Governors, all of whom are popularly elected, serve as the chief executive officers of the fifty states and five commonwealths and territories. As state managers, governors are responsible for implementing...
Listen Live to the US Supreme Court
Listen live to arguments in the Supreme Court. On Monday, the Supreme Court is set to hear arguments over the phone for the first time ever due to the coronavirus pandemic; they'll hear 10 cases remotely from now until May 13. But that's not the only history being...
US Supreme Court Press Releases Regarding the Justices and counsel will all participate remotely.
The US Supreme Court will hear oral arguments by telephone conference on May 4, 5, 6, 11, 12 and 13 in a limited number of previously postponed cases. The following cases will be assigned argument dates after the Clerk’s Office has confirmed the availability of...
Michigan Supreme Court Opinion regarding MMMA caregivers and local ordinances
DeRUITER v TOWNSHIP OF BYRON Chief Justice: Bridget M. McCormackChief Justice Pro Tem: David F. VivianoJustices: Stephen J. Markman, Brian K. Zahra, Richard H. Bernstein, Elizabeth T. Clement, Megan K. CavanaghReporter of Decisions: Kathryn L. Loomis Docket No....
EPIDIOLEX® (cannabidiol) Oral Solution Has Been Descheduled And Is No Longer A Controlled Substance
April 06, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GW Pharmaceuticals announced today that it had received notification from the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) confirming that EPIDIOLEX® (cannabidiol) is no longer subject to the Controlled Substances Act...
The FDA recognizes the opportunities that cannabis and CBD
There is a significant interest in the development of therapies and other consumer products derived from cannabis and its components, including cannabidiol (CBD). FDA recognizes the potential opportunities that cannabis or cannabis-derived compounds may offer and...
Charlotte Figi, the Colorado girl who inspired the CBD movement, dies following illness suspected to be coronavirus
Charlotte Figi, (13 years old) the Colorado Springs girl who launched a movement that led to sweeping changes in marijuana laws across the globe, has died from complications possibly related to coronavirus. She was 13. Charlotte’s death was announced by a family...
Prosecutor Eric Smith Charged With Conducting Criminal Enterprise
Macomb County Prosecutor Eric Smith has been charged with embezzling $600,000 in county forfeiture funds. Attorney General Dana Nessel charged Smith and three others in his office. Nessel called it "an elaborate scheme of profiteering motivated by what appears to be...
IRS report predicts national rise in cannabis industry tax audits.
A recently released report from a branch of the U.S. Treasury Department states the Internal Revenue Service is preparing to launch an increase in marijuana industry audits nationwide, However, it also offers a possible way for marijuana companies to skirt federal...
HASH BASH GOES DIGITAL AMID CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK
The picture tells it all. We will miss this moment in 2020 due to a worldwide pandemic. ANN ARBOR, MI — The Hash Bash marijuana rally that was supposed to happen this Saturday in Ann Arbor is postponed until fall, but organizers are still planning a digital...
Executive Order 2020-21 – Don’t Come Around Here No More
I DECREE - DON"T COME AROUND HERE NO MORE Listen While You Read https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0JvF9vpqx8 RIP TP Executive Order 2020-21 (COVID-19) EXECUTIVE ORDER No. 2020-21 Temporary requirement to suspend activities that are not necessary to sustain or protect...
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer orders everyone to stay at home
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer orders everyone to stay at home today March 23, 2020 to limit the spread of corona virus. through April 13, 2020. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has issued a "stay at home" order for Michigan, effective at midnight tonight, in response...