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 …
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CRMLA petition moves forward
On Friday, January 26, 2018, the Secretary of State issued the statement below with regard to the Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol. This statement indicates that an initial review of our petition forms and signatures has passed muster and will be permitted to continue. This statement also provides that, “the deadline to submit challenges to this petition will elapse …
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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 …
Website upgrades continue
You may have noticed that our website is undergoing some changes. Over the next 30 day, our website will be transformed into one of the most powerful and useful advocacy tools we have! Stay tuned! EDIT 1/26/18 added image below.