Detroit News, 12 Feb 2013 – On Feb. 8, the Michigan Supreme Court issued its opinion in People v. McQueen, commonly otherwise known as the "Compassionate Apothecary" or "CA" case. The CA was a medical marijuana dispensary in Mt. Pleasant that was cited as a public nuisance because it facilitated the transfer of medical marijuana to patients. The Michigan Court of Appeals found that while the registered caregiver-patient transfer of marijuana for medical purposes was a protected act under the Michigan Medical Marijuana Act of 2008, compensated transfers of marijuana from patients to other patients, or from caregivers to patients who were not registered to them through the state registry program, were not protected acts. The CA appealed to the Michigan Supreme Court, which granted leave on the question of whether patient-to-patient sales are permitted under the MMMA.
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