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posted on November 29, 2012 by
US MI: Column: Jim Crow’s Drug War
Metro Times, 28 Nov 2012 – Why the War on Drugs Is a War Against Black People Attorney Michelle Alexander has been shaking things up across the nation over the past two years, yet you may not have heard of her. Her book, The New Jim Crow, Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness, takes on race and the War on Drugs in ways few people would dare to approach.
posted on November 26, 2012 by
US MI: Voters Have Spoken, But Police Have Final Say
Michigan Citizen, 22 Nov 2012 – LANSING — Supporters of marijuana decriminalization proposals passed in five Michigan cities say the move is a symbolic step toward better regulation, but residents still might want to wait before lighting up, according to law enforcement officials. Ballot proposals expanding legal marijuana use beyond current state and federal laws earned voter approval by wide margins Nov. 6 in Detroit, Flint, Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo and Ypsilanti.
posted on November 25, 2012 by
US MI: Algonac Works To Establish Local Marijuana Ban
The Voice, 24 Nov 2012 – At the Nov. 20 Algonac City Council meeting, City Manager Doug Alexander proposed a first reading of a proposed ordinance amendment to the marijuana ordinance. City Attorney James Downey, Jr., in a letter to Alexander, stated his office had prepared a proposed ordinance in response to St. Clair County Sheriff Tim Donnellon for the city council’s approval: "It was triggered by a review of the city code performed in connection with the transition of police services to the St. Clair County Sheriff’s Department."
posted on November 21, 2012 by
US MI: New Baltimore Acts On Medical Marijuana Ordinance
The Voice, 21 Nov 2012 – The city of New Baltimore has said no to medical marijuana, for now. At the Nov. 14 meeting the council finally took action on a proposed ordinance, after about two years of having a medical marijuana moratorium. The ordinance, which was turned down by a 4-3 vote, would have allowed the growth of up to 12 marijuana plants per cardholder in the industrial center and the growth of up to six plants in a residence.
posted on November 16, 2012 by
US MI: Column: Pot Is A Winner
Metro Times, 14 Nov 2012 – Last Week’s Votes Give Massive Momentum to the Anti-Prohibition Movement Can you get a contact high from election results? It does seem possible with the euphoria among activists over last week’s votes on cannabis issues.
