Pimpernickel
Well-Known Member
They did add amendments to it, anyone know what that was about?
HB 5104 allowing MMJ infused products passed the house.
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Pimpernickel
Well-Known Member
4271 Passed as well.
RenMasters
Member
Where are all the comments????!!!! This is great news!!!
GregS
Well-Known Member
5401 is good. The people who need concentrates don't have time to waste waiting for the Supreme Court to rule in Carruthers. 4271 is in constant flux, but appears promising. All of our reps need to know that ALL patients and caregivers who testified in committee stated opposition to 660, and that the electorate is watching them in that vote.
RenMasters
Member
Damn!! Bill 660 passed as well. ugh... that bill sucks. Thank god it requires federal reclassification.
RenMasters
Member
MIRS BREAKING NEWS: Medical Marijuana Reforms Win Big In The House -- 4:28
p.m.
www.mirsnews.com/alert.php?alert_id=1665
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Some lopsided votes on medical marijuana in the House this afternoon left
Rep. Mike CALLTON (R-Nashville) talking about a "paradigm shift."
Over the years, the focus in the medical marijuana debate has become more
and more about the patients instead of recreational use, Callton said of the
shift.
"When you see a mother bring her child in that was having hundreds of
seizures a day and is now having three seizures a week," Callton explained,
"then, you've got to believe."
This afternoon House members voted 95-14 for HB 5271, Callton's bill, which
gives local governments the power to regulate marijuana "provisioning
centers" to service medical marijuana patients.
Soon after, the House voted 100-9 for HB 5104, sponsored by Rep. Eileen
KOWALL (R-White Lake), which lays out how much non-smoked medical marijuana
is acceptable for use.
And finally, House members voted 87-22 for SB 0660, sponsored by Sen. Roger
KAHN (R-Saginaw), which would allow prescription-grade marijuana to be sold
at a pharmacy if the federal government knocks it down from a Schedule 1 to
a Schedule 2 drug.
Callton's bill aims to provide a better legal framework for the distribution
of medical marijuana through provisioning centers. The state's past laws on
dispensaries have faced various legal challenges that have made it more
difficult for them operate effectively.
In an interview this afternoon, Callton, a chiropractor by trade, said his
focus is on patients who need medical care.
"This is a bill that is going to help families that are in need in
Michigan," Callton said.
Fourteen House members voted against the measure. They were Minority Leader
Tim GREIMEL (D-Auburn Hills) and Reps. Theresa ABED (D-Grand Ledge), Ray
FRANZ (R-Onekama), Tom HOOKER (R-Byron Center), Ken KURTZ (R-Coldwater),
Collene LAMONTE (D-Montague), Dan LAUWERS (R-Brockway Twp.) Matt LORI
(R-Constantine), Peter MacGREGOR (R-Rockford), Amanda PRICE (R-Holland),
Bill ROGERS (R-Brighton), Alberta TINSLEY-TALABI (D-Detroit), Roger VICTORY
(R-Hudsonville) and Dale ZORN (R-Ida).
Lori, a former sheriff, said his law enforcement background led to his "no"
vote on the bill. The entire medical marijuana system, Lori said, needs
work.
"Those who have a legitimate need I certainly have a great amount of
compassion for them," Lori said.
The National Patients Rights Association (NPRA) touted the House bills in a
press release earlier this week.
"We are very pleased to see widespread bi-partisan support for increased
patient safety coming from our leaders in the House of Representatives," the
organization said in a statement. "It is clear that our state
representatives have a genuine concern for the health and safety of medical
marijuana patients and we applaud their work to protect them."
As for HB 5104, the group said the bill would "protect patients who use
non-smoking forms of medical marijuana while setting reasonable regulations
for labeling and distribution."
Kowall added in a press release, "We have worked diligently to address the
concerns of both patients and law enforcement, and this bill strikes a
balance between them.
"Medical marijuana patients deserve clear laws, and House Bill 5104 gives
patients safe access to the effective, alternative delivery methods they
need while equipping law enforcement with specific guidelines to determine
the law is being carried out."
p.m.
www.mirsnews.com/alert.php?alert_id=1665
-----------------------
Some lopsided votes on medical marijuana in the House this afternoon left
Rep. Mike CALLTON (R-Nashville) talking about a "paradigm shift."
Over the years, the focus in the medical marijuana debate has become more
and more about the patients instead of recreational use, Callton said of the
shift.
"When you see a mother bring her child in that was having hundreds of
seizures a day and is now having three seizures a week," Callton explained,
"then, you've got to believe."
This afternoon House members voted 95-14 for HB 5271, Callton's bill, which
gives local governments the power to regulate marijuana "provisioning
centers" to service medical marijuana patients.
Soon after, the House voted 100-9 for HB 5104, sponsored by Rep. Eileen
KOWALL (R-White Lake), which lays out how much non-smoked medical marijuana
is acceptable for use.
And finally, House members voted 87-22 for SB 0660, sponsored by Sen. Roger
KAHN (R-Saginaw), which would allow prescription-grade marijuana to be sold
at a pharmacy if the federal government knocks it down from a Schedule 1 to
a Schedule 2 drug.
Callton's bill aims to provide a better legal framework for the distribution
of medical marijuana through provisioning centers. The state's past laws on
dispensaries have faced various legal challenges that have made it more
difficult for them operate effectively.
In an interview this afternoon, Callton, a chiropractor by trade, said his
focus is on patients who need medical care.
"This is a bill that is going to help families that are in need in
Michigan," Callton said.
Fourteen House members voted against the measure. They were Minority Leader
Tim GREIMEL (D-Auburn Hills) and Reps. Theresa ABED (D-Grand Ledge), Ray
FRANZ (R-Onekama), Tom HOOKER (R-Byron Center), Ken KURTZ (R-Coldwater),
Collene LAMONTE (D-Montague), Dan LAUWERS (R-Brockway Twp.) Matt LORI
(R-Constantine), Peter MacGREGOR (R-Rockford), Amanda PRICE (R-Holland),
Bill ROGERS (R-Brighton), Alberta TINSLEY-TALABI (D-Detroit), Roger VICTORY
(R-Hudsonville) and Dale ZORN (R-Ida).
Lori, a former sheriff, said his law enforcement background led to his "no"
vote on the bill. The entire medical marijuana system, Lori said, needs
work.
"Those who have a legitimate need I certainly have a great amount of
compassion for them," Lori said.
The National Patients Rights Association (NPRA) touted the House bills in a
press release earlier this week.
"We are very pleased to see widespread bi-partisan support for increased
patient safety coming from our leaders in the House of Representatives," the
organization said in a statement. "It is clear that our state
representatives have a genuine concern for the health and safety of medical
marijuana patients and we applaud their work to protect them."
As for HB 5104, the group said the bill would "protect patients who use
non-smoking forms of medical marijuana while setting reasonable regulations
for labeling and distribution."
Kowall added in a press release, "We have worked diligently to address the
concerns of both patients and law enforcement, and this bill strikes a
balance between them.
"Medical marijuana patients deserve clear laws, and House Bill 5104 gives
patients safe access to the effective, alternative delivery methods they
need while equipping law enforcement with specific guidelines to determine
the law is being carried out."
RenMasters
Member
Michigan House approves return of medical marijuana dispensaries, edibles
By Jonathan Oosting | [email protected]
<http://connect.mlive.com/user/joosting/posts.html>
on December 12, 2013 at 5:00 PM
LANSING, MI -- The Michigan House on Thursday approved legislation to update
the state's voter-approved medical marijuana law by allowing for
dispensaries and a variety of edible products.
Medical marijuana storefronts had operated in several Michigan communities
until a February ruling by the state Supreme Court that empowered county
prosecutors to shut them down as a "public nuisance."
Bipartisan legislation introduced by Republican Rep. Mike Callton of
Nashville and approved Thursday in a 95-14 vote, would pave the way for the
return of dispensaries -- or "provisioning centers" -- but allow local
communities to prohibit them if desired.
Dispensaries would have to provide municipalities with test results ensuring
that the medical marijuana they sell is free of contaminants. Edible
products would have to be clearly labelled. House Bill 4271
<http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2013-HB-4271> also would prohibit
on-premises cultivation or use of the drug and generally prohibit new
dispensaries from opening within 1,000 feet of a school.
Callton fine-tuned the bipartisan bill with input from municipalities and
law enforcement officials. Those groups still have some concerns about
definitions but no longer oppose the legislation, which Callton has
championed as a way to improve patient access and care.
"If you get your recommendation from a doctor, instead of waiting four to
six months for someone to grow plants for you -- and you may be dead by then
-- you'll be able to go right away to a provisioning center and get the
medicine you need," Callton told MLive on Tuesday.
Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette, who joined the lawsuit to shut down
medical marijuana dispensaries and has celebrated their closure, remains
concerned about any legislation that would allow similar facilities to
re-open.
"As the state's top law enforcement officer, Attorney General Schuette
opposes any effort to legalize drugs," said spokesperson Joy Yearout.
"Communities across Michigan have already struggled with dispensaries
selling drugs near schools and churches. Marijuana remains a Schedule 1
drug, and expanding sales will undermine public safety and endanger our
children."
Yearout called the 1,000-foot radius around schools a "cold comfort" that
does not assuage the attorney general's fears.
House Bill 5104, sponsored by Republican Rep. Eileen Kowall of White Lake
and approved Thursday in a 100-9 vote, would update the medical marijuana
law to clarify that multiple parts of the plant -- including dried leaves,
resin and extracts -- can be eaten or otherwise used as medicine.
The Michigan Court of appeals ruled in July that "pot brownies" are not a
usable form of marijuana under the medical law. The plaintiff is appealing,
but the decision has clouded the legal status of various "medibles," which
many patients prefer as a healthier alternative to smoking.
Kowall, speaking on the House floor before the vote, said her bill will give
patients the ability to "choose the delivery method that works best for
their afflictions," referencing vaporization, tinctures, topical creams and
edibles. "It also provides much needed legal clarity that patients need and
deserve."
The dispensary and edibles bills, approved on the last session day of the
year, now head to the Senate. Under the Legislature's five-day rule, they
cannot be taken up until 2014.
The House also approved a separate proposal to create a
"pharmaceutical-grade cannabis" registry if the federal government ever
reclassifies marijuana as a Schedule II drug fit for medical use.
Senate Bill 660 <http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2013-SB-0660> could
eventually allow the state to license large-scale growers to produce
marijuana for sale in pharmacies. Creation of the registry would be
dependent on federal approval, and the system would not replace the current
patient-caregiver model.
Patients who wanted access to the pharmaceutical registry would have to give
up their medical marijuana cards, however, meaning they could no longer grow
their own plants.
Sponsoring Sen. Roger Kahn, R-Saginaw Township, is a medical doctor who has
stressed the importance of offering patients carefully grown and
consistently dosed marijuana.
Former state House Speaker Chuck Perricone, who worked on the legislation
with Kahn, now works for Prairie Plant Systems. The bio-pharmaceutical
company is a medical marijuana provider in Canada and would like to grow the
plant in a former copper mine in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
A House amendment adopted Thursday would allow minors to access the
pharmaceutical registry upon recommendation of two physicians. Because of
that change, the bill returns to the Senate for additional consideration and
possible concurrence.
By Jonathan Oosting | [email protected]
<http://connect.mlive.com/user/joosting/posts.html>
on December 12, 2013 at 5:00 PM
LANSING, MI -- The Michigan House on Thursday approved legislation to update
the state's voter-approved medical marijuana law by allowing for
dispensaries and a variety of edible products.
Medical marijuana storefronts had operated in several Michigan communities
until a February ruling by the state Supreme Court that empowered county
prosecutors to shut them down as a "public nuisance."
Bipartisan legislation introduced by Republican Rep. Mike Callton of
Nashville and approved Thursday in a 95-14 vote, would pave the way for the
return of dispensaries -- or "provisioning centers" -- but allow local
communities to prohibit them if desired.
Dispensaries would have to provide municipalities with test results ensuring
that the medical marijuana they sell is free of contaminants. Edible
products would have to be clearly labelled. House Bill 4271
<http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2013-HB-4271> also would prohibit
on-premises cultivation or use of the drug and generally prohibit new
dispensaries from opening within 1,000 feet of a school.
Callton fine-tuned the bipartisan bill with input from municipalities and
law enforcement officials. Those groups still have some concerns about
definitions but no longer oppose the legislation, which Callton has
championed as a way to improve patient access and care.
"If you get your recommendation from a doctor, instead of waiting four to
six months for someone to grow plants for you -- and you may be dead by then
-- you'll be able to go right away to a provisioning center and get the
medicine you need," Callton told MLive on Tuesday.
Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette, who joined the lawsuit to shut down
medical marijuana dispensaries and has celebrated their closure, remains
concerned about any legislation that would allow similar facilities to
re-open.
"As the state's top law enforcement officer, Attorney General Schuette
opposes any effort to legalize drugs," said spokesperson Joy Yearout.
"Communities across Michigan have already struggled with dispensaries
selling drugs near schools and churches. Marijuana remains a Schedule 1
drug, and expanding sales will undermine public safety and endanger our
children."
Yearout called the 1,000-foot radius around schools a "cold comfort" that
does not assuage the attorney general's fears.
House Bill 5104, sponsored by Republican Rep. Eileen Kowall of White Lake
and approved Thursday in a 100-9 vote, would update the medical marijuana
law to clarify that multiple parts of the plant -- including dried leaves,
resin and extracts -- can be eaten or otherwise used as medicine.
The Michigan Court of appeals ruled in July that "pot brownies" are not a
usable form of marijuana under the medical law. The plaintiff is appealing,
but the decision has clouded the legal status of various "medibles," which
many patients prefer as a healthier alternative to smoking.
Kowall, speaking on the House floor before the vote, said her bill will give
patients the ability to "choose the delivery method that works best for
their afflictions," referencing vaporization, tinctures, topical creams and
edibles. "It also provides much needed legal clarity that patients need and
deserve."
The dispensary and edibles bills, approved on the last session day of the
year, now head to the Senate. Under the Legislature's five-day rule, they
cannot be taken up until 2014.
The House also approved a separate proposal to create a
"pharmaceutical-grade cannabis" registry if the federal government ever
reclassifies marijuana as a Schedule II drug fit for medical use.
Senate Bill 660 <http://legislature.mi.gov/doc.aspx?2013-SB-0660> could
eventually allow the state to license large-scale growers to produce
marijuana for sale in pharmacies. Creation of the registry would be
dependent on federal approval, and the system would not replace the current
patient-caregiver model.
Patients who wanted access to the pharmaceutical registry would have to give
up their medical marijuana cards, however, meaning they could no longer grow
their own plants.
Sponsoring Sen. Roger Kahn, R-Saginaw Township, is a medical doctor who has
stressed the importance of offering patients carefully grown and
consistently dosed marijuana.
Former state House Speaker Chuck Perricone, who worked on the legislation
with Kahn, now works for Prairie Plant Systems. The bio-pharmaceutical
company is a medical marijuana provider in Canada and would like to grow the
plant in a former copper mine in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
A House amendment adopted Thursday would allow minors to access the
pharmaceutical registry upon recommendation of two physicians. Because of
that change, the bill returns to the Senate for additional consideration and
possible concurrence.
Pimpernickel
Well-Known Member
I heard the amendments to 5104 had to do with levels, weights, and labeling. Unconfirmed.
GregS
Well-Known Member
Last I heard those were pretty liberal. What they intend is to come up with equivalent measures, e.g., one pound of baked goods=1 oz usable marijuana. and labeling was bandied about. Not sure that those numbers are entirely accurate, but illustrate the point. Will have to see ehat the Senate will do to change the bill further.
hockey4848
Well-Known Member
wax is now legal?
Pimpernickel
Well-Known Member
No, it has to pass the senate. I think it would require a 3/4 vote to take immediate effect but I'm unsure of that.
GregS
Well-Known Member
Not till the bill is signed by the Governor.