Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette is supporting appeals by prosecutors in Isabella and Oakland counties seeking clarification of the Medical Marihuana Act.

In the Isabella County case, Prosecutor Larry Burdick filed an appeal against Compassionate Apothecary challenging the legality of caregiver and patient transfers. Schuette filed papers supporting that case last week.

"We welcome the attorney general's input into the case," Burdick said. "I think he's taking the correct position on this issue."

Burdick's appeal stems from the case State of Michigan v. McQueen, in which Isabella County Judge Paul Chamberlain ruled in favor of Brandon McQueen, owner of the dispensary that now operates as C.A. of Mount Pleasant, 311 W. Michigan St.

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