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 Group: Medical marijuana draft rules unfair [MI] 
#9551131 - 01/05/09 12:32 PM (3 years, 4 months ago) |
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Group: Medical marijuana draft rules unfair
January 5, 2009 - Detroit Free Press
A spokesman for the Michigan State Police said the department does not want the responsibility of destroying excess medical marijuana, as written in the draft rules being discussed today in Lansing.
Greg Zorotney of the State Police executive division said a better solution would be for users or caregivers to destroy excess supply or for the Michigan Department of Community Health to write rules allowing for the transfer of medical marijuana from a retired user to a new user.
"It's burdensome for law enforcement to have someone come in, asking to destroy 12 plants. Plants can grow quite big," he said to a panel of state health officials taking comments. The draft rules can be viewed at www.michigan.gov/mmp.
About 100 people gathered at state offices to voice their concerns about the rules and regulations written by the Michigan Department of Community Health, which will oversee the medical marijuana program starting April 4. The law went into effect in December, but without identification cards, said Zorotney, a person could still be cited or arrested for possession.
Voters approved Proposal 1, the medical marijuana initiative, by 63% on Nov. 4, with every county in Michigan voting in favor of the new law. The law would allow users with terminal or chronic illnesses such as HIV, glaucoma and neurological diseases, and their caregivers, to grow up to 12 marijuana plants and use marijuana to treat symptoms of pain and nausea. The law would prohibit users from using marijuana in public places, or to operate a vehicle under the influence.
Zorotney also suggested that the ID card system be entered into the same law enforcement database as driver's licenses, to allow officers to be sure a registrant is legal. The draft rules make users renew their registration yearly.
Zorotney said the state has no position on federal law enforcement being able to access medical marijuana users through their databases. Marijuana use of any sort is still illegal under federal law, giving federal law enforcement the ability to prosecute users in spite of the state law.
Other concerns in the draft rules concern face-to-face interviews, what defines a public place and the need to store all marijuana, not just plants, as written in the proposal, under lock and key. Advocates are concerned that face-to-face requirement would be a burden on those with disabilities and in advanced stages of illness.
They also fear a user would not be able to partake of medical marijuana in their homes with the shades open or on their porches, as both are visible to the public, even if neither are used by the public.
"We need to change the law enforcement paradigm to a public health paradigm," said Melody Carr, on behalf of the Michigan Medical Marijuana Association.
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Re: Group: Medical marijuana draft rules unfair [MI] [Re: veggie]
#9551228 - 01/05/09 12:49 PM (3 years, 4 months ago) |
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such a long battle for some freakin medicine
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Re: Group: Medical marijuana draft rules unfair [MI] [Re: Coaster]
#9551338 - 01/05/09 01:10 PM (3 years, 4 months ago) |
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Ya, some homeopathic medicine at that.
Ohio has something going on like that, I swear that the first bill had a 1000 gram limit and specifically stated not stems that are large or roots.......now it's down to 200 so I barely even care if there will be a medical bill.......plus they are limiting what ailments it can be used for........I do know that it works wonders for certain mental problems like depression or mania....but they don't really like mental people on this planet.
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Drug chemicals are going to be more abundant and survive longer than any anti-drug agendas. Some of us are just ahead of the game, we already know what the future will understand. Drugs weren't bad but how some people used them were and some people just were bad because they had to be.
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Re: Group: Medical marijuana draft rules unfair [MI] [Re: TreeMoss]
#9553587 - 01/05/09 06:58 PM (3 years, 4 months ago) |
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Yeah...cannabis is a good medicine to treat depression. Unfortunately, I only get prescribed legal anti-depressants for my depression which is rather severe...and it really only makes it worse. When I'm on it, I either feel like I'm on TONS of uppers (I even experience bruxism, the grinding of teeth and am unable to sleep for DAYS on end), or I feel like I have a terrible flu, or I get really bad aches and pains, or I experience hallucinations...like, really weird hallucinations. More trippy than anything I've experienced off weed...I'm talking about seeing random flashes of colors over my vision that aren't even there. WHICH IS GREAT....Not.
I'd rather take a milder anti-depressant that has minimal side effects, such as cannabis, but it's currently illegal for everyone except those who have an imminant death. Kind of ridiculous if you ask me. Shouldn't I be allowed to treat my body with a substance that works the best in my favor? Or do I have to keep putting up with shitty anti-depressants that have a whole host of terrible unpleasant side-effects, just because they're legal?
I swear, the "citalopram" I'm on right now is a mix of methamphetamine and some heavy dose of Dimenhydrinate and/or Diphenhydramine. It's messed up...I wish I didn't have to take it, but then I'd be sluggish and unmotivated all the time, and I wouldn't want to eat much at all. At least it stimulates my appetite SOMEWHAT...though not as much as I'd like it to, since I am kind of skinny.
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Re: Group: Medical marijuana draft rules unfair [MI] [Re: tyler_0_durden]
#9554539 - 01/05/09 09:16 PM (3 years, 4 months ago) |
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They seem to have come to a conclusion, an unwritten law about drugs.
If it is tolerable but sucks fucking dick it's legal (except painkillers and some benzi's....well, just kolonipin)
But if it FUCKING ROCKS MY FUCKING COCK it is strait up illegal
fuck those bitches, I think we need shamanic terrorist
the yippies didn't quite get that vision from GOD
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Drug chemicals are going to be more abundant and survive longer than any anti-drug agendas. Some of us are just ahead of the game, we already know what the future will understand. Drugs weren't bad but how some people used them were and some people just were bad because they had to be.
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