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Marijuana Policy Reform Legislation Review 2019
From the Marijuana Policy Project who was founded in January 1995 and medical marijuana was illegal in every state. Favorable legislation had not been introduced in Congress in a decade. Since then, Congress has approved budget riders to protect state-legal...
Michigan Civil Forfeiture Asset Update 2019
Michigan Civil Forfeiture Asset 2019 Update from a 2017 ICLE interview on asset frofeiture with Michael Komorn and Jeff Frazier. US Supreme Court decided Tyson Timbs v. Indiana, 586 U.S. _____ (2019) on February 20, 2019. Tyson Timbs was convicted of drug charges...
Nevada to introduce first banking system for the cannabis industry.
Nevada officials to introduce the nation’s first banking system for the cannabis industry.
Social Equity (Adult-Use Marijuana)
The Social Equity Program is available as a provision under MRTMA to promote and encourage participation in the marijuana industry by people from communities that have been disproportionately impacted by marijuana prohibition and enforcement and to positively impact...
Federal data unmasks the epidemic of 76 billion opioid pills
There's a database maintained by the Drug Enforcement Administration that tracks the path of every single pain pill sold in the United States — from manufacturers and distributors to pharmacies in every town and city. The data provides an unprecedented look at...
Proposed bill would expunge records of many marijuana offenses
It was Nov 6th 2018... a date many will never forget...a date many never perceived marijuana would become legal in their lifetime... So many friends disappeared into the legal system, so many lives and families ruined...and so much potential suppressed. The legal...
Employers Can Refuse to Hire and Terminate Medical Marijuana Users
An employer can refuse to hire an applicant and terminate an employee who tests positive for marijuana.
Court Policies Still Punish the Poor with Fines-Jail-Probation-Debt
Court policies continue despite a 1983 U.S. Supreme Court decision that found it unconstitutional to incarcerate defendants too poor to pay fines.
Michigan Adult Recreational Use of Marijuana
What is MRTMA? On November 6, 2018, Michigan voters approved Proposal 1, creating the Michigan Regulation and Taxation of Marihuana Act (MRTMA). Among other things, this Act delegates responsibility for marijuana licensing, regulation and enforcement to the...
THINGS TO KNOW IF YOU WANT TO START A MARIJUANA BUSINESS IN MICHIGAN
Michigan is months away from licensing recreational marijuana businesses and opening a new chapter in the state’s cannabis industry.
Michigan cities opting out of recreational marijuana
Many Michigan cities are opting out of recreational marijuana as the time for licensing from the state grows closer.
MICHIGAN IS CLOSER TO HAVING RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA BUSINESSES.
Michigan’s Marijuana Regulatory Agency released emergency regulations for businesses planning on entering the recreational marijuana marketplace.
Michigan Released Emergency Recreational Marijuana Rules For Establishments
Recreational marijuana smoking lounges, festivals and more are soon to be allowed in Michigan. They are defined under a set of emergency rules released.
House Votes To Block Feds From Enforcing Marijuana Laws
The House of Representatives approved a measure on Thursday to prevent the DOJ from interfering with individual state marijuana laws
West Bloomfield doctor sentenced for diverting thousands of oxycodone pills
A Detroit-area doctor was sentenced to prison today for his role in a scheme to distribute more than 23,000 pills of oxycodone.
The Rise of Fentanyl: Drug Addiction On The I-95
Drug overdose is now the main cause of death for Americans under the age of 50, they are more likely to die from a drug overdose than a car accident or gun. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KsaWpeCj98 More than 70,000 people died...
Kaneh Bosm: The Hidden Story of Cannabis in the Old Testament
Kaneh Bosm Chris Bennett takes a look at the fascinating references to cannabis, under the Hebrew name 'kaneh bosm' (spelling - qoph nun he' - bet shim mem) in the Old Testament text that have been suggested by anthropologist Sula Benet and other researchers, with...
The Marijuana Regulatory Agency (MRA) holds its first public meeting
The MRA is required to hold at least four public meetings each calendar year for the purpose of hearing complaints and receiving the views of the public regarding the administration of the authorities, powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities vested in the Agency.