Category Archives: Marijuana
STEP FORWARD MICHIGAN KEEPS MARCHING ON
By: Melissa D. Francis, Esq. In 2010, the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) received funding of $499 million dollars from the Federal Hardest Hit Program to provide financial assistance to homeowners left struggling after the recession and mortgage crisis. … Continue reading
MICHIGAN SUPREME COURT RULES THAT MUNICIPALITY MAY ENACT REASONABLE RESTRICTIONS ON PRODUCTION OF MEDICAL MARIJUANA
By: Mark B. Davis, Esq. On April 27, 2020, the Michigan Supreme Court decided the case of DeRuiter v Byron Township, Supreme Court No. 158311. Ms. DeRuiter was a registered caregiver under the Michigan Medical Marijuana Act (“MMMA”), MCL §333.26421 … Continue reading
MARIJUANA LAW UPDATE: ZONING OUT – MICHIGAN COURT OF APPEALS HOLDS THAT ZONING ORDINANCE AGAINST MEDICAL MARIJUANA IS PREEMPTED BY THE MICHIGAN MEDICAL MARIJUANA ACT
In Deruiter v. Township of Byron, on July 17, 2018 (Docket No. 338972) the Michigan Court of Appeals affirmed a grant of a Motion for Summary Disposition in favor of a “caregiver” as defined in MCL § 333.26423. The Court … Continue reading
Marijuana Law Update: Recreational Use in Michigan on the Ballot for November
Just to provide an update on recent happenings in the marijuana field (pun intended): Ballot Measure The language and signatures have been certified, and have gone without challenge. The citizens of Michigan will get the opportunity to decide if marijuana … Continue reading
Marijuana Law Update: Washington Extends Legislation that Prohibits the Spending of U.S. Tax Dollars on Enforcement against Medical Marijuana Use, and Vermont Legalizes Recreational Use
The recent budget negotiations to reopen the government included an extension of the Rohrabacher-Blumenauer Amendment, which prohibits federal tax dollars from being spent to enforce federal prohibition in states where medical marijuana is legal. While this extension only lasts until … Continue reading
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions Repeals the “Cole Memo” – The Feds Take Aim at Marijuana Use
In early January 2018, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced that he had repealed the 2013 “Cole memo”, thus removing the primary barrier that had restrained federal prosecutors from pursuing marijuana cases in states that have legalized the drug. This … Continue reading
Medical Marijuana and Condominiums: A Growing Problem in Michigan?
There is hardly any area of the law that is evolving and changing as quickly as the law surrounding marijuana, especially medical marijuana. Almost everyone is aware that in 2008 the voters in the State of Michigan legalized marijuana for … Continue reading
