Top U.S. doctor says medical marijuana may help some conditions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States’ top doctor said that medical marijuana can help some patients in comments on Wednesday that may boost pressure on the Justice Department to redesignate the...
View ArticleU.S.: Pot use doesn’t increase crash risk
Washington — A government study released late Friday found no evidence that marijuana use leads to a higher risk of getting into a traffic crash. But safety advocates believe it is still dangerous to...
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Top Fed Cites ‘Barriers’ to Marijuana Research, Says No to Incarceration
The head of the National Institute on Drug Abuse on Thursday acknowledged that there are “barriers to research” that make it difficult for academics to study the medical benefits of marijuana. She also...
View ArticleGOP operatives form Michigan marijuana advocacy group
Lansing — Two prominent Oakland County Republican political operatives are behind a new advocacy group that is exploring a 2016 ballot initiative legalizing marijuana use if the Legislature won’t...
View ArticlePolice seize property and cash in questionable raids
Police seized more than $24 million in assets from Michiganders in 2013, under asset forfeiture laws. In many cases the citizens were never charged with a crime but lost their property anyway. Thomas...
View ArticleSame Struggles, New Approach: Marijuana Reform Bills Enter Congress
Friday marked a monumental day for the House as Rep. Jared Polis (D-Colo.) and Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) filed bills that aim to change the legal nature of marijuana in the both on the domestic...
View ArticleThe Impact of Big Money in the Marijuana Legalization Movement
One indisputable fact is that big-money interests have now surfaced in a number of states, seeking to influence the type of legalization adopted in specific states, and to profit from the legal...
View ArticleInsurer wins suit over fire, pot in Bay City basement
Detroit — An insurance company can recover more than $130,000 from a Bay City woman whose home burned down when her then-husband smoked marijuana oil in the basement, an appeals court said Tuesday....
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Southfield approves zoning for medical marijuana facilities
SOUTHFIELD — The City Council approved a zoning ordinance that will allow the creation of medical marijuana facilities within the city. The ordinance was approved 5-0 at the council’s regular meeting...
View ArticleStudy: Marijuana Allergies are a Real Thing
Have you ever taken a bong rip or hit a joint and soon after gone into a sneezing fit? If so, you’re not alone. In fact, you may be allergic to marijuana pollen. While this rarely happens to me, many...
View ArticleKeego Harbor legalizes marijuana use, possession
November 4, 2015: Legal marijuana? It made its way to another Michigan community in Tuesday’s election. Voters in Keego Harbor made marijuana legal for adults. It was among many key proposals that...
View ArticleRuling in Mexico Sets Into Motion Legal Marijuana
November 5, 2015: The Mexican Supreme Court opened the door to legalizing marijuana on Wednesday, delivering a pointed challenge to the nation’s strict substance abuse laws and adding its weight to the...
View ArticleDETROIT Pot jobless case appeals declined
November 6, 2015: People fired in Michigan for using medical marijuana can collect unemployment benefits after the state Supreme Court turned down appeals in two cases. The court declined to hear...
View ArticleMichigan police propose changes to medical pot dispensary bill, end of...
November 11, 2015: LANSING, MI — Michigan law enforcement officials are not fully backing plans to overhaul the state’s medical marijuana system, but unlike last year, they aren’t standing in the way...
View ArticleMichigan Prosecutors Pressured Lab on Medical Marijuana Results
Nov. 14 2015: THE MICHIGAN STATE POLICE Forensic Science Division finds itself embroiled in scandal as newly released emails paint a picture of a crime lab in turmoil over how to classify marijuana....
View ArticleClosing in on legalization
November 18, 2015 Undeterred by Ohio vote, marijuana backers here are optimistic Organizers for one of two full-fledged ballot initiatives to legalize recreational marijuana statewide hope to have the...
View ArticleSenate Approves Funding Bill That Allows Veterans to Access Medical Marijuana
November 10, 2015: Amendment Would Allow VA Doctors to Recommend Medical Marijuana to Their Patients in States Where It’s Legal The Senate today passed the FY2016 Military Construction and Veterans...
View ArticleAppeals court: Medical pot users can get unemployment
October 24, 2014: In a breakthrough decision for those who say marijuana is medicine and not a dangerous drug, the Michigan Court of Appeals ruled Friday that workers who are state-approved users of...
View ArticleMichigan medical marijuana patients can’t smoke in parked cars at public...
November 25, 2015: LANSING, MI — Registered medical marijuana patients cannot smoke the drug in their own car while parked outside a private business that is open to the general public, the Michigan...
View ArticleState lawmakers turn grass into campaign cash
November 24 2015: Michigan’s medical marijuana law is a mess and dispensaries are popping up like, well, weeds and patients, police and politicians say something needs to change. For the second year...
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