Bipartisan medical marijuana bill introduced in Michigan House
Published: December 7, 2005
Building on the strong voter support for local medical marijuana initiatives across Michigan over the last 16 months, Rep. LaMar Lemmons III (D-Wayne County) and a bipartisan group of cosponsors have introduced a bill—H.B. 5470—to protect medical marijuana patients from arrest statewide, by allowing seriously ill patients to use and possess a limited amount of medical marijuana if their doctor recommends it.
Rep. Lemmons is joined by a coalition of eight cosponsors who have taken a stand to protect Michigans most vulnerable citizens. Now we need you to encourage your legislators to do the same.
Please click here to send a letter to your legislators, urging them to support Rep. Lemmons' medical marijuana bill. Our automated system will allow you to easily send pre-written letters to your legislators, or you can compose the letters yourself. It is also possible for senators to introduce a companion bill in the Senate, so be sure to contact your legislators in both houses of the Michigan Legislature and on both sides of the aisle.
Please take action today.
If your representative has already signed on to the bill, please tailor your letter to thank him or her for taking a compassionate stand. In addition to Rep. Lemmons, current sponsors include:
Rep. LaMar Lemmons Jr. (D-Wayne County)
Rep. Marsha Cheeks (D-Wayne County)
Rep. George Cushingberry Jr. (D-Wayne County)
Rep. Gabe Leland (D-Wayne County)
Rep. Steve Tobocman (D-Wayne County)
Rep. Leon Drolet (R-Macomb County)
Rep. Paula Zelenko (D-Genesee County)
Rep. Chris Kolb (D-Washtenaw County)
H.B. 5470 follows in the wake of overwhelming support by Michigan voters for a series of local laws to protect medical marijuana patients over the past two years. In 2004, Detroit's voters passed Proposal M by a 60 percent to 40 percent margin in August, followed by an even larger victory in Ann Arbor that November. Just this November, two additional medical marijuana initiatives passed in Ferndale and Traverse City—both garnering over 60% of the vote.
So please contact your legislators and ask them to keep this substantial grassroots momentum going in the legislature.
Thank you for supporting the Marijuana Policy Project, and please pass this message along to friends and family throughout the state, so that others can stand up for Michigans most vulnerable residents.
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