Contact your State Senator in Lansing Michigan Today at www.senate.Michigan.gov
Patients deserve protection from the State's top Law Enforcement Official.
Michigan Medical Marijuana participants deserve protection from
Federal law regarding the dreaded 100 plant rule. With Marijuana being accepted
by the will of the people, this artificial barrier must be removed or raised to
accommodate patients. Currently, if you are in possession of 100 or more
plants, you will be charged with Manufacturing and distribution of between
100-999 plants or 100-999 kilograms and a penalty
between 5 - 40 years in prison. These charges may include forfeiture of property
and assets. Patients in Michigan are in need of protection and support from the
top law enforcement official in the State to enforce 10th amendment
of the US Constitution regarding State’s Rights.
Patients deserve protection from the State's top Law Enforcement Official.
Michigan Medical Marijuana participants deserve protection from
Federal law regarding the dreaded 100 plant rule. With Marijuana being accepted
by the will of the people, this artificial barrier must be removed or raised to
accommodate patients. Currently, if you are in possession of 100 or more
plants, you will be charged with Manufacturing and distribution of between
100-999 plants or 100-999 kilograms and a penalty
between 5 - 40 years in prison. These charges may include forfeiture of property
and assets. Patients in Michigan are in need of protection and support from the
top law enforcement official in the State to enforce 10th amendment
of the US Constitution regarding State’s Rights.
This artificial rule has been used by law enforcement to arrest
people and seize property with reckless abandon. The 100 plant rule is a tax or
extortion fee used by county prosecutors to force people to plead guilty to
something they were doing legally under State law. In some cases, driving
privileges are suspended for up to 1 year and the additional cost of being
monitored by a probation officer is costly to the citizen/taxpayers of the
State.
It is legally impossible to be guilty of a Federal crime when the
State of Michigan legally allows caregivers to have 5 patients at 12 plants
each. This is a disadvantage to two or more caregivers who share utility
expenses to drive down the cost of growing and maintaining a plant. The vote in
Colorado, Washington State, and 5 cities in Michigan is causing the Mexican
Government to rethink their opposition to Marijuana. Officials there are asking
their government “why are we stopping something that is legal in the USA”?
In addition to that, recent yes votes in Detroit, Ypsilanti,
Kalamazoo, Grand Rapids, and Kalamazoo to allow for possession and use of
Marijuana has changed the legal landscape so much as to force government
officials in United States to rethink their Marijuana policies. In the State of
Washington, judges have been dismissed 220 misdemeanor cases of Marijuana
possession at a cost savings to their government and taxpayers.
We need sound and competent leadership from the Office of Attorney
General regarding Marijuana reform. All Marijuana manufacturing cases in the
State of Michigan should be dismissed immediately on the basis of Legal
Impossibility saving the Michigan Taxpayers at least 2 million dollars on a
two billion dollar budget in the Department of Corrections. Purging these people
from the department’s oversight is necessary to keep the State of Michigan from
going off the fiscal cliff. Resources dedicated to killing jobs and
disregarding the intent of your constituents can be re-directed so that no one
has to suffer from poor quality cannabis, K2 synthetic Marijuana, or any other
imitations to the plant from GOD.
If you can take 15 minutes of your time, please make clear to Attorney General Bill Schuette that State Resources must be stopped being used
to dismantle and sabotage the Michigan Medical Marijuana Program. This would
greatly aid in discontinuing costly recall efforts against the current occupant
in the Office of Attorney General. There have been seven attempts to recall Mr.
Schuette to make him aware of his conduct regarding Medical Marijuana. The
states of Washington and Colorado went to full legalization this November. It is
also coincidental that President Barack Obama won these states on November
6th in a margin so big that he can show Donald Trump his Electoral
College transcripts.
Therefore we want you to perform the following actions for Medical
Marijuana Program participants:
Amend House Bill 4834 to allow for photographs to be
placed on Michigan Medical Marijuana participant cards including online
registration, card verification, renewal, and change. If it is good enough for the
Secretary of State’s office then it is good for Department of LARA.
Vote no on HB 4856 regarding the lock and sealed container
requirement for Medical Marijuana transportation within a car. This mean
spirited legislation designed to be a cash cow job stimulus for Defense
Attorneys and County Prosecutors on the backs of program participants. There is
no requirement for mainstream corporate drugs to be treated like a Concealed
Weapon therefore; this bill discriminates against the cannabis plant. Cannabis
deserves equal treatment under the civil rights law of the land.
Finally, we want the Office of Attorney General to represent the patients
and caregivers against the 100 plant rule from the Federal Government as being
legally impossible.
Contact your Senator Today www.senate.Michigan.gov
Richard C. Clement - Michigan Medical Marijuana
Patient Advocate
Past Director of Minority Affairs and Outreach Programs
Michigan Chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws
Past Director of Minority Affairs and Outreach Programs
Michigan Chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws
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