The Suttons Bay Township Planning Commission is recommending an approach to the regulation of medical marijuana that may be unique in Leelanau County so far. "Primary caregivers" would be able dispense medical marijuana as a "home occupation" in Suttons Bay Township, but would need to deliver the marijuana to patients' homes rather than operating a storefront "dispensary" or "collective" or otherwise using their property as a commercial marijuana outlet. "This is in keeping with a recent Michigan Attorney General's opinion on the medical marijuana law that seems to discourage marijuana cooperatives, dispensaries and other commercial enterprises," said Steve Patmore, township zoning administrator. [continues 490 words]
Finding someone in Leelanau County who will admit publicly that they plan to vote "yes" on Proposal 1 in November is not an easy task. The proposal calls for a legislative initiative to permit the use and cultivation of marijuana for specified medical conditions. The ballot proposal was put forward by a group called the Michigan Coalition for Compassionate Care, which asserts that a new law will strictly limit legal marijuana use to "registered patients" whose doctors have prescribed the drug for conditions approved by the state Department of Community Health. [continues 649 words]
