Lawmakers continue assault on Michigan’s medical marijuana law

In the latest assault on Michigan’s medical marijuana law, landlords can prohibit tenants from smoking or growing pot in apartments under a bill passed Tuesday by the state Senate.

The bill, which passed 31-7 and also would permit hotels and motels to ban the use of pot, would make it nearly impossible for many medical marijuana patients to legally use their medicine.

That sets up a potentially costly legal battle over the constitutional rights of medical marijuana users.

The bill now needs the approval of the House.

Behind the effort is Sen. Rick Jones, R-Grand Lodge, an outspoke critic of medical marijuana. Another of his bills, which was introduced to the Senate on Jan.
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15, would allow judges to revoke medical pot licenses of parents whose relationship with their children is impacted by marijuana.

Medical pot advocates worry that anti-marijuana judges would abuse the law and deny legitimate patients their right to use legal medicine. The bill also allows judges to scrutinize medical records and patients’ relationships with their doctors.

The state’s pot law was approved by voters in 2008.

Not all is doom-and-gloom for advocates of medical marijuana.

In December, the House approved a bill that would legalize dispensaries and edibles, allowing patients better access to a wider varieties of medicines.

The bill needs Senate approval.

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Steve Neavling

Steve Neavling lives and works in Detroit as an investigative journalist. His stories have uncovered corruption, led to arrests and reforms and prompted FBI investigations.

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