The Oakland Press, 14 Apr 2013 – We’re reasonably sure that many Michigan residents who voted to legalize medical marijuana in 2008 hoped it was the start of a rapid path toward legalizing its use for all. And indeed, the way the law was implemented, in what was included and left out in the rules that followed, pointed in that direction.

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Detroit Free Press, 10 Apr 2013 – An explosion and fire at a Macomb County apartment building two weeks ago could be a precursor of things to come as the use of hash oil extracted from marijuana gains in popularity in Michigan. The March 24 explosion, which knocked the Harrison Township apartment building off its foundation and injured four people, erupted when a propane torch was introduced in the process to extract THC from marijuana plants in one of the apartments, igniting flammable gases.

Metro Times, 10 Apr 2013 – How Bill Kicked the Pills Bill had six back surgeries by the time he was 31 years old. The first was during the ninth grade after he injured his back getting tackled on the football field, rupturing a disc in his lower back. The surgery followed a few months later, resulting in his missing most of that academic year.

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Morning Sun, 01 Apr 2013 – LANSING, Mich. (AP) – Some of the first significant changes to Michigan’s medical-marijuana law kick in Monday, including extending the one-year registry cards to two years and setting rules for the doctor patient relationship for medical-marijuana users. Voters endorsed the use of medical marijuana in 2008 to alleviate side effects of certain illnesses, such as cancer or chronic pain. But lawmakers said the law left too much open to interpretation and pushed through bipartisan measures at the end of last session designed to clarify the act. One of the biggest changes defines the type of doctor-patient relationship needed before medical marijuana use can be certified.

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