Windsor - Canada is moving to legalize recreational marijuana use next year and authorities here say it could mean an influx of Metro Detroiters craving cannabis. However, experts said that depends on how Canadian laws on the drug are set up and whether Michigan's legislators and municipal governments continue relaxing marijuana rules. "Being neighboring jurisdictions, we've always taken advantage of the other jurisdiction for one thing or another," Windsor Police Chief Al Frederick said. "Canadians have shopped in the United States, and because we had a younger drinking age, Americans took advantage of that. [continues 905 words]
Views Conflict on Whether Looser Laws Would Cause Rise, Fall Detroit - Teen consumption of marijuana appears to have leveled off, but advocates for and against legalization disagree on whether looser drug laws could reverse that trend. A survey released this month by the University of Michigan showed reported marijuana use dropped or stayed flat in 2012 among eighth-, 10th- and 12thgraders, after rising the previous three years. The Monitoring the Future Survey pegged the percentage of students who used marijuana within the past year at 11.4 percent for eighth-graders, 28 percent for 10th-graders and 36.4 percent for 12th-graders. [continues 600 words]
Mount Clemens- A medical marijuana dispensary in Chesterfield Township can stay in business after a judge delayed the trial that would decide if it has violated zoning laws. Macomb Circuit Judge John Foster also delayed a show-cause hearing to determine if the owners of Big Daddy's Management Group violated his order that lets the business stay open but limits medical marijuana sales. The zoning violation trial was set to begin today, but Foster rescheduled it for Feb. 28 to give attorneys more time to prepare. [continues 163 words]
