. Have you ever argued with a cop about how unfair a law is or that the cop was wrong for pulling you over? Maybe it was a seatbelt violation, a burned-out blinker or a failure to make a complete stop. You complained and the cop said, “look, I don’t make the laws, I just enforce them”. On Wednesday, not …
Category: State Laws
Legislative deceit and anti-cannabis fabrications mark the beginning of campaign season
For 40 days and 40 nights, cannabis reformers in Michigan waited and worried about what our state legislature might do with the Coalition to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol [CRMLA] ballot initiative that was approved by the Board of State Canvassers [BOC] in April. By law, after the proposal is approved by the BOC, the legislature has 40 days to approve …
Board member Thompson testifies on SB 969
Testimony was provided in the Michigan Senate by NORML of Michigan Board member Rick Thompson on 5/9/2018. The bill is SB 969 and would ban the production possession or sale of beverages infused with cannabis. View the video of the hearing at the link below: Thank you to the team at Komorn Law for the recording and …
Bills in the Michigan legislature
May 5, 2018 Below is a list of all the bills that are active in the Michigan legislature. Please reach out to your state Representatives and Senators and talk to them about these bills. Jessica Finch SENATE BILLS SB 0433 of 2017 (PA 0105 of 2017) Marihuana; facilities; background check requirements for prospective licensees; modify. Amends sec. 402 of 2016 …
Michigan’s Marijuana Power Base Influences State Politics
April 29, 2018 When the Michigan Board of State Canvassers certified on Thursday that the petitions submitted by the Committee to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol (CRMLA) contained enough signatures to qualify for the November general election, advocates cheered and cameras rolled. The legalization proposal is just the latest issue keeping marijuana in the hearts of citizens, in the minds of …
Exciting Times
by Rick Thompson, Board Member, Michigan NORML We live in exciting times. Change is happening all around us, and progress is taking place in areas where marijuana law reform advocates have worked for decades. Despite federal rumblings of a return to prohibitionist dogma, states continue to charge forward with their own efforts. Vermont legalized the adult use of cannabis …
Asset forfeiture victims needed for House testimony
On Tuesday, February 6, the House Judiciary Committee will hold a public hearing on HB 4158, a bill that would require a criminal conviction before members of law enforcement could seize, keep and/or liquidate property siezed in connection with an alleged crime. I’ve been in contact with the sponsor of this bill, Rep. Peter Lucido, and he is seeking people …
Michigan NORML responds to Treasury Bulletin
Today, Michigan NORML sent a letter to all 110 members of the Michigan House of Representatives, and all 38 members of the Michigan Senate, expressing our concerns with the policy change outlined in the Department of Treasury Revenue Administrative Bulletin 2018-2. This new policy is a 180 degree turn from the policy issued 10 years ago by then Director of …
Michigan Department of Treasury Issues New Tax Policy
As some of you may be aware by now, last Thursday, January 18, 2018, the Michigan Department of Treasury quietly issued a new policy directive stating that all transactions between a patient and the caregiver he or she is connected to through the MMMP registry, are subject to 6% Use Tax to be paid by the patient! That report is …