"fast intro bill" advocates taking to capitol steps today!

Find and track the bill as it proceeds through the process. The text is very long.

http://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(bc0kvv55nwqg2qj1bbp2ku45))/mileg.aspx?page=GetObject&objectname=2013-SB-0660

From the press:

Sen. Rick Jones, R-Grand Ledge, said the bill will begin the process of getting marijuana sales out of homes and into pharmacies.

^^ So the full intent is to replace the MMMA of 2008 with this.

Resinxtractor said:

^^ So the full intent is to replace the MMMA of 2008 with this.

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It is the next step in a series of next steps to do that. Yes. It is no secret these people want it gone from our gardens.

any word on hb5104?

Resinxtractor said:

any word on hb5104?

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I got nothing. This is the higher priority.

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You can track both bills here.

You might want to ask that they strike sec. 4 (d)(2) while you're at it. I will if and when it comes to committee.

They might have the money, but we have the electorate. They need to be reminded.

They are indeed looking for ways to take our grow rights. Kathleen Gray Gannett Michigan

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• Lansing voters pass marijuana proposal A bill that would allow for the growing and sale of pharmaceutical grade marijuana at pharmacies in Michigan passed the state Senate Wednesday on a 22-16 vote.
  
  
  
  

The bill was lauded by supporters as a way to guarantee a safe, tested product for medical marijuana users. But opponents said it did nothing to address shortfalls in Michigan’s current medical marijuana law and would outsource production from home growers to out-of-state corporations.
“Why are we spending taxpayer time and resources for an out-of-state corporate constituent who may or may not come to the state,” said Senate Minority Leader Gretchen Whitmer, D-East Lansing. “ And we’re not doing squat for anything to help current constituents who can not access medical marijuana.”
The bill was supported in committee last week by Chuck Perricone, who represents Prarie Plant Systems, a Canadian company that grows and sells pharmaceutical cannabis. It was opposed by many who support the original medical marijuana law.
But Sen. Roger Kahn, R-Saginaw Township, said the bill provides another, safer alternative for medical marijuana users.
“It’s a straightforward bill that seeks to treat medical marijuana like other drugs,” he said.
And Sen. Rick Jones, R-Grand Ledge, said the bill will begin the process of getting marijuana sales out of homes and into pharmacies.
“It’s time to get marijuana out of houses and put it somewhere else,” he said. “Let the pharmaceutical companies grow it and sell it in pharmacies.”
The bill doesn’t do anything, however, to stop home growers or care givers from continuing to grow marijuana for people who hold doctor-approved medical marijuana certificates.
The bill would: amend the public health code and classify marijuana as a schedule 2 controlled substance; provide for the licensure and regulation of facilities to grow and test pharmaceutical grade pot and allow those facilities to sell the drug to pharmacies to dispense.
Medical marijuana users would have to get an additional, enhanced certificate from a doctor in order to be able to buy the drug from a pharmacy. The bill also would restrict the sale of pharmaceutical-grade cannabis to 2 ounces per month, per customer, who is at least 18 years old.
The legislation is contingent upon the federal government reclassifying marijuana as a Schedule 2 controlled substance, which would give it medical legitimacy and would allow pharmacies to dispense it. Marijuana is now a schedule 1 controlled substance, which the federal government still considers an illegal substance with no medical benefit.
Whitmer tried to add an amendment that would decriminalize recreational use of marijuana, but that amendment failed on a 10-22 vote.
The bill now moves to the House for consideration.



Kathy Gray is a reporter for the Detroit Free Press.

The text you posted says:

The bill doesn’t do anything, however, to stop home growers or care givers from continuing to grow marijuana for people who hold doctor-approved medical marijuana certificates.

what he bolded was a quote of someone speaking. what you posted was part of the reporters written statement.

IMO when some one says "Its time to get marijuana out of houses and put it somewhere else" they are revealing pieces of their agenda.

Anyone interested in speculating how long it will take to be rescheduled to sched.2?

Gamma radiation...... destroy essential terpenes..... produce carcinogens......

Sounds legit.

I don't think they will decrim federally till they have a good plan on how to better fill their own pockets.

Huel Perkins said:

Gamma radiation...... destroy essential terpenes..... produce carcinogens......

Sounds legit.

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I have college credits in general and inorganic and organic chemistry, biology, and zoology. Then there is wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia....iki/Irradiation) and google. Radiation affects short and long chain hydrocarbons, which are entirely the molecular form of the medicinal chemicals in cannabis. It is when those organic chemicals are altered by irradiation that they become toxic poison. Irradiation does little in the way of altering inorganic chemicals (which by definition are not short or long chain hydrocarbons) which do not have a carbon or carbon/hydrogen base. Among those are nutrients and chemical grow additives and heavy metals, which remain afterward. Inasmuch as radiation kills microorganisms and pests, so does heat. Decarboxylyzation does the same damn thing. So does chemical extraction. The most perfunctory look at just about any cannabis website reveals an almost obsessive compulsive attention to detail.

We have total control of purity, not to mention quality. I will put my homegrown up against any commercial product. There is no argument that homegrown cannabis is unsafe, but it is rather safer, because we control impurities closely and have more than adequate means, even for the end user, to sterilize the stuff. I mean c'mon. Think AHO and vaping. Even smoking purifies.

The politicos need to know this. Please get word out to them.

http://www.cannabisc...a-Monopoly-Back

There is the following about radiating cannabis to kill bacteria.


In order to kill hazardous bacteria, the PPS marijuana is bombarded with Gamma radiation. According to Health Canada's website, "The product has been irradiated by gamma irradiation to reduce to undetectable levels, potentially harmful bacteria and microbial load which may cause spoilage of product. The lowest dose required is utilized for the irradiation process (i.e. 10 kilogray - standard level for herbs and spices), ensuring that the chemical characteristics of the marihuana product are not altered." "Gamma irradiation is a controversial decontamination technique that has never been studied for safety in smoked or inhaled products anywhere in the world," CSA wrote in its letter. "Although it effectively destroys most bacteria, it does not destroy viruses or mycotoxins, and is often used to cover up biological contamination resulting from poor production, processing or handling practices. One of the bi-products of gamma irradiation is the production of Unique Radiolytic Products, which are a new class of chemicals resulting from irradiations that are not otherwise found in nature. Of significance in the gamma irradiation of whole plant cannabis is the potential production of cyclobutanones, which are toxic, carcinogenic chemicals that form when fats are subjected to gamma irradiation, and which have been directly linked to the development of colon cancer in rats. In addition, gamma irradiation has been shown to destroy terpenes like myrcene and linalool, which have known therapeutic properties and are found in high concentrations in some strains of whole-plant cannabis."

They might have money, but we have the electorate. They need to be reminded.

Another Rob Ford skit...[video=youtube;BoFddPKlbk0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoFddPKlbk0&feature=youtube_gdata_player[/video]
Now we have Trey Radel, Florida Rep. busted buying an 8-ball from a UC.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoFddPKlbk0&feature=youtube_gdata_player