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posted on November 3, 2012 by
US MI: Medical Marijuana Rules Come Before Douglas City Council
Holland Sentinel, 02 Nov 2012 – Douglas – The Douglas city council will take another look at proposed regulations of medical marijuana — two years after the process to draft the guidelines began. A special workshop meeting is set for 6 p.m. Monday at city hall, 86 W. Center St., to talk about the ordinance and licensing of medical marijuana activities. The council could take the first step to approving the proposals at its 7 p.m. meeting.
posted on November 2, 2012 by
US MI: PUB LTE: Medical Marijuana In Escanaba
The Daily Press, 31 Oct 2012 – EDITOR: Now, I don’t know who the mayor pro tem of the city of Escanaba is, but I can truly say that this man sounds like a political "sound bite". In the Oct. 19 edition of the Daily Press, the front page headline read: "Council: Change medical pot law." Mayor Pro-Tem Brady Nelson has been spearheading changes to the Medical Marijuana Act because he is concerned about "marijuana use in Escanaba and its’ contribution to the local drug problem"; he’s concerned about "public safety and the affects of drug abuse such as violence, damage and break-ins." This all sounds a little like the 1930’s film: "Reefer Madness!" He went on to say that "local marijuana concerns include break-ins at legal growers and pot smoke going into other’s airspace including a day care" (according to Public Safety).
posted on November 2, 2012 by
US MI: Column: Pot At The Polls
Metro Times, 31 Oct 2012 – Marijuana Law Reformers Aim for Long-Term Change on Election Day The stakes are high for marijuana laws in next Tuesday’s elections. Three states are voting on some form of a tax-and-regulate law, and two states are voting on medical marijuana. In Michigan, where voters said yes to medical marijuana in 2008, there are proposals in five cities that would further mitigate legal penalties for marijuana possession and use.
posted on October 28, 2012 by
US MI: Edu: Column: Pot’s No Different From Alcohol, Legalize
Eastern Echo, 24 Oct 2012 – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency has denounced marijuana legalization initiatives that will appear on ballots this November in Colorado, Oregon and Washington on the grounds that marijuana is a dangerous drug. If the DEA wants to continue their war on marijuana because they consider it dangerous, it should also urge the prohibition of alcohol for the same reason. To fully protect free adults from themselves, the government must look at the harm caused to society by alcohol. It won’t take long to see overwhelming evidence that alcohol is not only dangerous, but much more dangerous than marijuana.
