Medical Marijuana

Lawmakers Make First Changes To Michigan Marijuana Law

Legislators on Friday sent Gov. Rick Snyder the first changes in Michigan’s medical-marijuana law in four years, stretching the one-year patient cards to two years and restricting who can grow pot and how it can be transported.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/12/15

Dems Relent On Vote To Change Michigan Medical Marijuana Law

Democrats in the Michigan Senate first declined, then decided to give majority Republicans enough votes to make changes sought to the voter-approved medical marijuana law.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/12/14

Police Plan Marijuana Arrests Despite Vote Decriminalizing Possession

Flint police and Michigan State Police troopers that patrol the city plan to arrest people for marijuana possession despite a vote on a city ballot proposal to decriminalize marijuana in some cases.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/11/08

Voters In Michigan Cities Back Marijuana Issues

Voters in several Michigan cities backed local ballot issues to decriminalize marijuana in some cases.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/11/07

Masked Men Rob Gaylord Medical Marijuana Site

Police in northern Michigan say several masked men brandishing handguns attacked and robbed operators of the Compassionate Caregivers medical marijuana dispensary.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/10/15

Mich. Supreme Court Hears Arguments In Major Medical Marijuana Case

One of the most significant legal issues since voters approved medical marijuana is on the docket at the Michigan Supreme Court.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/10/11

Long Prison Term For Monroe County Man In Pot Case

A Monroe County man convicted of growing marijuana in greenhouses with his son has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/10/02

Appeals Court Victory For Medical Marijuana Law

The Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled that cities cannot ban medical marijuana.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/08/01

Man Arrested For Stealing $40K In Medical Pot

Police in Washtenaw County say they’ve arrested a man who was trying to steal $40,000 worth of marijuana from a facility licensed to grow it for medical use.

WWJ Newsradio 950–2012/07/05