Tag: Michigan

(135 posts)
December 31, 2012
12/31/2012
Michigan Employers Exempted from Medical Marijuana Expenses for Workplace Injuries

Michigan Employers Exempted from Medical Marijuana Expenses for Workplace Injuries

Michigan employers will not have to reimburse employees for medical marijuana expenses for work-related injuries under a local lawmaker’s bill that Governor Snyder has signed into law.
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December 26, 2012
12/26/2012
Michigan Court Strikes Marijuana Blood Test

Michigan Court Strikes Marijuana Blood Test

A Mason district judge has ruled blood tests on a motorist to determine marijuana presence cannot be used in a case because the head of the Michigan...
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December 21, 2012
12/21/2012
Michigan Court Rules Collective Marijuana Growing Illegal

Michigan Court Rules Collective Marijuana Growing Illegal

Michigan’s medical marijuana law does not allow a collective grow operation, the state Supreme Court said Wednesday in the case of Ryan Bylsma, a Grand Rapids man who...
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December 20, 2012
12/20/2012
Medical Marijuana Update (2012.12.19)

Medical Marijuana Update (2012.12.19)

08:38pm Dispensary wars continue in California, a package of restrictive bills passes in Michigan, and DC’s long-awaited dispensaries are a step closer to opening. California Last...
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December 14, 2012
12/14/2012
Michigan Cops Ponder Detroit Marijuana Legalization Vote

Michigan Cops Ponder Detroit Marijuana Legalization Vote

05:17pm Voters in Detroit overwhelmingly approved legalizing the possession of small amounts of marijuana by adults on private property in last month’s elections, but according to Michigan...
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November 29, 2012
11/29/2012
Medical Marijuana Update (2012.11.28)

Medical Marijuana Update (2012.11.28)

04:16pm Arizona marks a medical marijuana first, there’s an ominous move by the feds in Northern California, Illinois is considering a medical marijuana bill, and that’s...
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November 29, 2012
11/29/2012
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2012.11.28)

This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2012.11.28)

03:12pm There seem to be some problems with drug task force leadership in Mississippi, and a Michigan cop gets in trouble for treating the forfeiture shed...
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November 22, 2012
11/22/2012
Weedist is Thankful For…

Weedist is Thankful For…

Happy Thanksgiving Have a smoke, snack on some edibles, or hit the vaporizer and reflect with us on the meaning of the Thanksgiving holiday. Many of us...
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November 9, 2012
11/09/2012
Flint, Michigan Police Plan Marijuana Arrests Despite Vote

Flint, Michigan Police Plan Marijuana Arrests Despite Vote

Flint police and Michigan State Police troopers that patrol the city plan to arrest people for marijuana possession despite a vote on a city ballot proposal to...
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November 8, 2012
11/08/2012
Local Depenalization Measures Win Big On Election Day

Local Depenalization Measures Win Big On Election Day

In addition to the historic Election Day votes in Colorado and Washington, voters in several cities in Massachusetts and Michigan also decided overwhelmingly in favor of ending marijuana prohibition....
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November 8, 2012
11/08/2012
More Drug-Related Election Results, Good and Bad

More Drug-Related Election Results, Good and Bad

04:23pm We’ve covered the two-out-three victories for the statewide marijuana legalization initiatives and we’ve covered the medical marijuana initiative victory in Massachusetts, but there was more...
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November 2, 2012
11/02/2012
November 6: An Election to Stop the Drug War

November 6: An Election to Stop the Drug War

09:27pm We are now only five days away from Election Day, and it’s starting to look very much like at least one state will vote to legalize...
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October 31, 2012
10/31/2012
Smoke the Vote: Final Week Election Update

Smoke the Vote: Final Week Election Update

With just one week left until the election, there have been some recent news to report on, including two new campaign ads and several new polls. WASHINGTON...
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October 31, 2012
10/31/2012
Michigan Cities to Vote on Cannabis Depenalization Measures Next Week

Michigan Cities to Vote on Cannabis Depenalization Measures Next Week

Voters in Arkansas, Colorado, Massachusetts, Montana, Oregon, and Washington will not be the only ones deciding on marijuana policy on Election Day. Voters in four Michigan cities...
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October 30, 2012
10/30/2012
Marijuana Measure Divides Detroiters

Marijuana Measure Divides Detroiters

A proposal to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana in Detroit has residents deeply divided over how it would affect a city struggling with high crime and shrinking...
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October 26, 2012
10/26/2012
World Series Highlights Importance of Medical Marijuana Reciprocity

World Series Highlights Importance of Medical Marijuana Reciprocity

When the San Francisco Giants and Detroit Tigers face off in Game One of the World Series tonight, it will be the first time two teams from...
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October 25, 2012
10/25/2012
Medical Marijuana Update (2012.10.24)

Medical Marijuana Update (2012.10.24)

05:08pm It’s been relatively quiet week on the medical marijuana front, with the big news being the DC Circuit Court’s interest in determining whether Air Force...
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October 18, 2012
10/18/2012
Medical Marijuana Update (2012.10.17)

Medical Marijuana Update (2012.10.17)

04:14pm The federal rescheduling petition got a day in court, the feds keep up the pressure in California, a dispensary may actually open in New Jersey,...
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October 10, 2012
10/10/2012
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2012.10.09)

This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2012.10.09)

05:34pm Some Michigan narcs were up to no good, a New Mexico probation officer gets caught carrying pounds of weed, a New York City prison guard...
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October 9, 2012
10/09/2012
MI Supreme Court to Hear Arguments in Two Medical Marijuana Cases on Oct. 11

MI Supreme Court to Hear Arguments in Two Medical Marijuana Cases on Oct. 11

The MI Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments on October 11 regarding two controversial medical marijuana cases, People v. McQueen and People v. Bylsma.  
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