One of the very few bright spots in the Elections.
On Nov 6, 7:47 am, "You Can't Buy MI Water" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
