Voters make Michigan the 13th medical marijuana state! Last update: November 4, 2008
On November 4, 2008, 63% of Michigan voters (with 99% reporting) made their state the first in the Midwest to enact a modern medical marijuana law. The initiative, Proposal 1, will go into effect by December 4, and the Department of Community Health will have an additional 120 days to issue regulations for a medical marijuana registry. Michigan's new law allows patients with debilitating medical conditions to register to use marijuana according to their doctors' recommendations. Patients will be allowed to possess up to 2 1/2 ounces of usable marijuana without facing arrest. They will also be allowed to grow up to 12 plants in an indoor, locked facility, or to designate a caregiver to cultivate their medicine for them. Michigan is home to some 10 million people and, with the enactment of this law, nearly 25% of all Americans now live in a medical marijuana state. MPP's campaign committee, the Michigan Coalition for Compassionate Care (MCCC), drafted the measure, coordinated the signature drive, and ran the campaign to enact this compassionate measure. Congratulations to the MCCC staffers, generous donors, and the many volunteers and voters who made this possible. MPP would like to send a special thank-you to the brave patients and loved ones who spoke out about the urgent need for a compassionate medical marijuana law. Thank you to Dr. George Wagoner, M.D.; Deb Brink, RN; Charles Snyder III; Stephanie Annis; Lynn Allen; Lyle Imel; Jane Stewart; Ken Shapiro; Rochelle Lampkin; Robin O'Grady; Jon Dunbar; and many others. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
