Pubdate: Tue, 30 Aug 2011 Source: Times Herald, The (Port Huron, MI) Copyright: 2011 The Times Herald Contact: http://www.thetimesherald.com/customerservice/contactus.html Website: http://www.thetimesherald.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/2570 Author: Jeff Reichelt MEDICAL MARIJUANA LAW RENDERED USELESS I hope state Attorney General Bill Schuette is happy. With Wednesday's Michigan Court of Appeals ruling, it now is illegal to dispense medical cannabis in compassion centers and dispensaries in Michigan. The appeals court ruled the Michigan Medical Marihuana Act of 2008 does not give clearance for the sale of marijuana -- even among medical marijuana cardholders. It is a travesty that Schuette and multiple county prosecutors and law enforcement agencies throughout the state have joined together for what they believe is a fight for our security and protection. They think the act should never have been enacted, and they are doing whatever they can to stop sick people from getting the help they need. The three-judge panel's recent decision to ban the sale and dispensing of cannabis probably has Schuette licking his chops. I hope he doesn't get too excited, though. We, the people, will not go down easily... I find it ridiculous that just when we gain some ground in the fight for liberty, public officials come and snatch our freedoms away. Whether you are a patient with a debilitating illness or just a concerned, freedom-loving citizen, please consider attending the Sept. 7 MMMA patient rally at the state Capitol in Lansing and show your support for liberty. If that is not possible, email, snail-mail or call the attorney general's office to let Bill Schuette know his employer -- the electorate -- won't stand for this act of tyranny. Attorney General Bill Schuette Address: G. Mennen Williams Building, seventh floor, 525 W. Ottawa St., P.O. Box 30212, Lansing 48909 Phone: (517) 373-1110 Fax (517) 373-3042 Email: JEFF REICHELT Fort Gratiot, Aug. 26 - --- MAP posted-by: Richard R Smith Jr.