Michigan Law Enforcement Agencies Start Using Roadside Drug Testing Equipment
Oct 15, 2019
More than 50 law enforcement agencies across the state are testing roadside drug detection equipment.
This tool is currently being used by Cadillac City Police.
It can detect marijuana, cocaine, methamphetamine, amphetamine, opiates and some drugs considered “tranquilizers”.
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Rules murky on Opportunity Zones for cannabis businesses
Oct 13, 2019
Generally speaking, legal experts agree that Opportunity Zone funding cannot directly fund a marijuana operation because cannabis is still an illegal Schedule I narcotic.
That has left the legal community to date trying to determine how precisely the new federal tax incentive program can be deployed now that both recreational and medical marijuana are legal in Michigan.
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A beginner’s guide to legal marijuana in Michigan
Aug 12, 2019
Consuming marijuana is limited to private places -- like your home or a friend’s home. It’s not legal to consume marijuana in your car -- even if you are a passenger -- or in public.
When sales do launch at retail stores, there will be a large variety of products to choose from. From the marijuana flower that you smoke to pre-rolled joints to vape cartridges, there are a number of ways to consume marijuana.
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AG Dana Nessel eyes tweaks to recreational marijuana law
Aug 5, 2019
Some of the infractions have no clear penalties in the current law
Any changes the workgroup comes up with are going to face a hurdle. To change a citizen-initiated law requires a three-fourths vote of the legislature, instead of the normal majority vote. On some pieces, Nessel said, that three-fourths vote is going to be unavoidable, and it’s hard to do..
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235K people could have their records expunged of marijuana charges
Jul 16, 2019
The "proposed law also directs courts to grant expungements in cases where a person was convicted for possessing an amount of marijuana that is now legally allowed. It also expands the types of crimes that people could seek expungement for, including convictions for growing or possessing with the intent to distribute."
More than 235,000 people could have their criminal records automatically cleared of low-level marijuana crimes under a bill set to be introduced in the Michigan Senate.
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