Legislation introduced this summer has some Michigan residents worried that lawmakers' attempt to clear up confusion would limit medical marijuana patients' access to treatment Michigan law allows. State lawmakers have realized a need to clarify the Michigan Medical Marihuana Act and are taking legislative action. In June, a package of eight bills was introduced in the state House to address issues including zoning and the transfer of medical marijuana from patient to patient. State Sen. Roger Kahn, R-Saginaw Township, also introduced a bill in June that would require a physician prescribing medical marijuana to a patient to have previously treated that patient for his or her ailment as well as require follow-ups with the patient to determine the marijuana's effectiveness. [continues 410 words]
Friday marked the 40th anniversary of the U.S. "war on drugs," a policy of zero tolerance first declared by then-President Richard Nixon in 1971, but members of the MSU branch of Students for Sensible Drug Policy hope that this anniversary will be the country's last. MSU Students for Sensible Drug Policy, or MSU SSDP, held a candlelight vigil at 8:30 p.m. Friday outside the Capitol to protest what they consider to be failed prohibitionist drug policies and to remember the people who have died because of them. [continues 559 words]
