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posted on October 26, 2012 by
US MI: Criminal Injustice
Metro Times, 24 Oct 2012 – U.S. Prison System Dwarfs Other Nations’, but What Does It Really Cost Us? Among other highlights of the labor history conference at WSU last week was a keynote presentation given by Heather Ann Thompson, an associate professor of history at Philadelphia’s Temple University.
posted on October 18, 2012 by
US MI: Column: The Non-campaign For Proposal M
Metro Times, 17 Oct 2012 – Push to Decriminalize Small Amounts of Weed in Detroit Finds Little Opposition Maybe anti-Proposal M forces were out this past weekend campaigning. Maybe they’re crashing the phones on radio talk shows this week. Maybe, with less than three weeks before the election, they got loudspeakers and made their voices heard. Well, that’s what Lawrence Kenyatta, co-chair of the advocacy committee at the Partnership for a Drug Free Detroit, hoped would happen.
posted on October 14, 2012 by
US MI: Medical Marijuana Moratorium Could Be Extended In Cadillac
Cadillac News, 13 Oct 2012 – CADILLAC – Since the medical marijuana law was passed in Michigan in 2008, patients and municipalities have been buzzing with questions. Michigan voters approved a medical marijuana ballot proposal meant to protect qualifying patients with specific debilitating medical conditions and certain caregivers from arrest, prosecution and penalty for the medical use of a limited amount of marijuana. It does not, however, address compassion clubs or dispensaries. There also are multiple court proceedings and appeals regarding the law.
posted on October 13, 2012 by
US MI: Moratorium Placed On Medical Marijuana Facilities
The News-Herald, 12 Oct 2012 – WYANDOTTE – Medical marijuana facilities won’t be opening anytime soon in the city, at least not until further clarification from the state court system. The City Council recently placed a moratorium on them because officials say there are too many questions surrounding their regulation. The council began exploring the issue in August when City Engineer Mark Kowalewski submitted a letter asking officials to consider the matter.
posted on October 11, 2012 by
US MI: Edu: Column: Obama Chuckles At Weed
Eastern Echo, 08 Oct 2012 – President quick to dismiss issue Often before more youthful crowds when the question of marijuana legalization arises, President Barack Obama displays an annoying habit: He chuckles. At an online town hall event sponsored by YouTube the president acknowledged the most submitted question was about marijuana legalization. He chuckled before he dismissed the issue. Once more at a similar forum sponsored by Reddit.com, of the top 100 questions asked, all of them were about marijuana legalization.
