GregS
Well-Known Member
Read the unanimous SC Summary and Opinion here. http://courts.mi.gov/Courts/MichiganSupremeCourt/Clerks/Recent Opinions/145816 Opinion.pdf
Local hayseeds cannot enforce moratoria or ordinances that conflict with the MMMA.
From: Karen O'Keefe ([email protected]) Sent: Thu 2/06/14 9:52 PM To: Safer Michigan Coalition ([email protected]); Michigan NORML Talk ([email protected])
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Kudos to the ACLU and everyone else involved in this case!
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> Thursday, February 6, 2014, 04:32 PM
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> Supreme Court: Local Ordinance Cannot Bar Medical Marijuana
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> A local ordinance cannot prohibit the usage of medical marijuana in Michigan by claiming cover under the federal Controlled Substances Act, a unanimous Supreme Court ruled on Thursday.
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> In Ter Beek v. Wyoming, Justice Bridget McCormack said Michigan’s Medical Marihuana Act itself is not barred by the federal law.
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> But a local ordinance seeking to prevent the usage of medical marijuana within the community’s boundaries violates the specific statutory authority in the state act that pre-empts such local laws, Ms. McCormack said.
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> Gongwer News Service will have more on this story in Thursday’s Michigan Report.
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> Please send all correspondence to [email protected] This mailbox is not regularly monitored.
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> Copyright, 2014, Gongwer News Service, Inc. All Rights Reserved. This message and any attachments may not be forwarded or reproduced without express permission from Gongwer News Service.
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Sincerely,
Karen O'Keefe, Director of State Policies
Marijuana Policy Project
West Hollywood, California
Phone: 323-568-1078
Virtual fax: 202-552-0982
[email protected]
http://www.mpp.org
fwiw my wife is hospitalized and may not make it home. It's been difficult to find the time and energy to spend any real time here.
Local hayseeds cannot enforce moratoria or ordinances that conflict with the MMMA.
From: Karen O'Keefe ([email protected]) Sent: Thu 2/06/14 9:52 PM To: Safer Michigan Coalition ([email protected]); Michigan NORML Talk ([email protected])
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Kudos to the ACLU and everyone else involved in this case!
>
> Thursday, February 6, 2014, 04:32 PM
>
>
> Supreme Court: Local Ordinance Cannot Bar Medical Marijuana
>
>
> A local ordinance cannot prohibit the usage of medical marijuana in Michigan by claiming cover under the federal Controlled Substances Act, a unanimous Supreme Court ruled on Thursday.
>
>
> In Ter Beek v. Wyoming, Justice Bridget McCormack said Michigan’s Medical Marihuana Act itself is not barred by the federal law.
>
>
> But a local ordinance seeking to prevent the usage of medical marijuana within the community’s boundaries violates the specific statutory authority in the state act that pre-empts such local laws, Ms. McCormack said.
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>
> Gongwer News Service will have more on this story in Thursday’s Michigan Report.
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>
>
> Please send all correspondence to [email protected] This mailbox is not regularly monitored.
>
> Copyright, 2014, Gongwer News Service, Inc. All Rights Reserved. This message and any attachments may not be forwarded or reproduced without express permission from Gongwer News Service.
>
Sincerely,
Karen O'Keefe, Director of State Policies
Marijuana Policy Project
West Hollywood, California
Phone: 323-568-1078
Virtual fax: 202-552-0982
[email protected]
http://www.mpp.org
fwiw my wife is hospitalized and may not make it home. It's been difficult to find the time and energy to spend any real time here.