Michigan law legalizing medical marijuana doesn’t stop private businesses from firing people for drug use, a federal judge said Friday in dismissing a lawsuit against Wal-Mart. U.S. District Judge Robert Jonker said the law, approved by voters in 2008, bars authorities from prosecuting people for marijuana use but doesn’t tell private employers what to do. …
DEA Hypocrisy — Read This!
Reporter Mike Riggs at The Daily Caller has an important story online today revealing how U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration officials are making plans to reschedule natural THC under federal law. Under the plan, THC derived from the marijuana plant would be classified as a Schedule III controlled substance, while the plant itself would remain classified as a …
Casias v Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. — Say It Ain't So, Joe
Much was written about Joseph Casias and his shortened tenure at Wal-Mart, Inc. Casias, an employee of the year winner and an honored and respected member of the Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. corporate family was diagnosed with cancer and was forced to take some time off of work. When he was scheduled to return to work, …
Neil Rockind's Debate with Sheriff Bouchard | Given a Page on Marijuana Policy Project Website
Neil Rockind: The medical marijuana debate Robin Schwartz November 11, 2010 WJBK/myFOXDetroit.com Neil Rockind, who has provided excellent representation to MPP in Michigan, debates Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard and vigilantly defends patients and the law against unfair accusations from opponents. Excerpt: “The law is written broadly for a reason. It is written broadly so that patients are …
Neil Rockind in the News | Taking It To Royal Oak
This Article appeared in the Royal Oak Patch – Royal Oak faces 2 Medical Marijuana LawsuitsCity says smoking is fine, but growing is not allowed. Not all agree with this rule. By Victoria Mitchell Royal Oak officials predicted the city would be sued after approving a controversial marijuana ordinance Jan. 24, and they were right. …
Neil Rockind & Colin Daniels In The News | Protecting Medical Marijuana Patients
This article appears in the Oakland Press today: Attorney Neil Rockind announced Monday that he, along with attorneys Colin Daniels and Paul Tylenda, have filed a lawsuit against the City of Royal Oak over an ordinance that prohibits patients from cultivating and growing their own medicinal marijuana. Rockind and Tylenda represent a 46-year-old man named …
Neil Rockind PC in the News | Another medical marijuana user sues Royal Oak – dailytribune.com
ROYAL OAK – Another resident is suing the city because of its new zoning ordinance that allows patients to use but not grow medical marijuana. Christopher Frizzo, 47, a qualifying patient who has multiple sclerosis, filed a lawsuit Monday in Oakland County Circuit Court. He isn’t seeking monetary damages. “He wants Royal Oak to repeal …
Montana House Panel Endorses Repeal of Medical Marijuana Law | Pigs Get Fat, Hogs Get Slaughtered
House panel endorses repeal of medical marijuana law HELENA — The House Human Services Committee voted 10-5 Friday to repeal Montana’s 2004 voter-passed bill legalizing the use of medical marijuana. All of the committee’s 10 Republicans voted for House Bill 161, by House Speaker Mike Milburn, R-Cascade. All five Democrats opposed it. The bill now …
Courts Taketh Away, People Giveth . . . A Lesson About Juries
I count Michael Komorn amongst my good friends. He is the same Michael Komorn who is a board member of the Michigan Medical Marijuana Association. We share several things in common: we both grew up in metro Detroit, grew up in the small Jewish community, married local girls, have young children and live locally. We …
Medical Marijuana: Court of Appeals releases another damaging opinion
Charges reinstated after court finds marijuana enclosure lacking A 6-foot-tall, chain-link fence dog kennel secured by padlock is not an “enclosed, locked facility” under the Michigan medical marijuana act, a divided Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled, reinstating felony drug manufacture charges against a medical marijuana patient in Shiawassee County. The court, in a 2-1 …
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