The Daily Tribune, 04 Oct 2010 – People anxious to open a medical marijuana compassion club or dispensary won’t have much luck around Oakland County right now. A brief check indicates that most communities have established moratoriums for such operations. Oakland County Sheriff’s Office officials said they are unaware of any dispensaries in operation.

Livingston County Daily Press & Argus, 03 Oct 2010 – How did we get from legalizing marijuana for medical purposes — to help out those poor souls who are in constant pain and nothing else works — to marijuana bars, pot social clubs and ads in the paper about how to get your pot card? Was the law that poorly crafted or were we just hoodwinked into legalizing another reason for a person to jump into a car, go get loaded, and attempt to drive home? Seems like an explanation is in order.

Press and Guide, 01 Oct 2010 – DEARBORN HEIGHTS – There will be a public study session Tuesday evening on a zoning ordinance amendment that would allow medical marijuana manufacturing facilities in the city. Council Chair Ken Baron said the study session will be at 7 p.m. in the City Hall council chambers.

Jackson Citizen Patriot, 03 Oct 2010 – A medicinal marijuana dispensary – one of the first in Jackson County – – opened without much fanfare in Vandercook Lake a few weeks ago. D & N Strains quietly sold small portions of the drug, marijuana-laced snacks and plant clones to nearly 50 patients during its first week.

Metro Times, 29 Sep 2010 – New Column to Cover the Latest in Marijuana Highest greetings from Amsterdam. My name is John Sinclair and I’ve been a marijuana legalization activist ever since I founded Detroit LEMAR (LEgalize MARijuana) in January 1965, following the receipt of a LEMAR flyer sent from New York City by poets Allen Ginsberg and Edward Sanders, the progenitors of this movement.

Grand Haven Tribune, 30 Sep 2010 – SPRING LAKE – Village Planning Commissioners Tuesday unanimously recommended that Village Council amend home occupation ordinance regulations to include registered primary caregivers. The recommendation falls in line with the Michigan Medical Marijuana Act, which voters approved in November of 2008.

The Voice, 30 Sep 2010 – The Michigan Medical Marijuana Act may have been approved by voters two years ago, but that was just the first step in a long process for many patients with debilitating illnesses. Men and women suffering from conditions like cancer, hepatitis C and AIDS are still waiting on Michigan legislatures to take the guesswork out of the law so they can get the relief they need. The Michigan Medical Marijuana Program is a state registry program administered by the Michigan Department of Community Health. The act provides for the afflicted person or a "designated caregiver" to grow up to 12 marijuana plants. A registered caregiver can provide the potent plant to up to five qualifying patients.

Grand Rapids Press, 30 Sep 2010 – WYOMING — Despite concerns about inviting a lawsuit, six of nine city planning commissioners agree that a ban on medical marijuana would be best. That’s the result of a straw poll taken in advance of a formal vote expected next month. Michigan voters in 2008 authorized use of the drug for medicinal purposes and communities around the state now are drafting local regulations. Wyoming staff have proposed guidelines, but the city’s Planning Commission now appears to be leaning toward a ban.

Detroit Free Press, 26 Sep 2010 – Unlike Michigan, Some States Have Allowed Clinics to Take Hold, Prosper With nearly 28,000 Michigan residents now registered as patient users, the state is proving a hot spot in the national debate on medical marijuana use.

Detroit Free Press, 26 Sep 2010 – Michigan voters overwhelmingly approved a 2008 law to allow doctors to prescribe marijuana to patients suffering from chronic pain and nausea, as well as serious illnesses like cancer and HIV. The law contains restrictions about how much marijuana a patient can have, and where he or she can get it.