Legalize Medical Marijuana Use - Michigan

Michigan:
allow people to grow marijuana for medical uses
Robyn Beck / AFP / Getty
  • Print
  • Reprints

A recent poll showed supporters of this proposal outnumbering opponents 2 to 1. The measure would allow patients with qualifying medical conditions and a doctor's prescription to escape prosecution for possessing and using the drug. If made into law, it would be similar to a law in California that allows cultivation of marijuana for medical purposes. Marijuana possession remains illegal under federal law, however, and DEA officers routinely raid marijuana dispensaries in California — which would likely happen in Michigan as well. More than 10 other states have also legalized medical marijuana use.

  • Print
  • Reprints

Quotes of the Day »

Get & Share
RON WYDEN, Democratic Senator of Oregon and a member of the Senate Finance Committee, on health care reform; experts say it's impossible to know if the bill will meet cost-cutting goals
For use in rail of Articles page or Section Fronts pages. Duplicate and change name as necesssary to distinguish.

Time.com on Digg

POWERED BY digg

Quotes of the Day »

Get & Share
RON WYDEN, Democratic Senator of Oregon and a member of the Senate Finance Committee, on health care reform; experts say it's impossible to know if the bill will meet cost-cutting goals

Stay Connected with TIME.com