Title:
Michigan bill would recognize, regulate dispensaries
Message:
Ask your legislators to support HB 5580.
While some patients in Michigan are able to obtain marijuana through caregivers or by growing it themselves, others struggle to find a reliable caregiver or are unable to grow it themselves. Several cities issued licenses to dispensaries to provide patients with another safe option. Unfortunately, a court decision indicated dispensaries’ sales to patients aren’t legal. A new bill introduced today in the Michigan Legislature would change that, recognizing dispensaries and providing clear legal guidelines.
Please email your state legislators now and ask them to support this improvement to Michigan’s medical marijuana law.
Sponsored by Republican Rep. Mike Callton, a practicing chiropractor, House Bill 5580 would give local municipalities the option of allowing medical marijuana dispensaries — known as “provisioning centers” under the bill — where patients could purchase up to 2.5 ounces of marijuana every 10 days. The bill sets certain minimum safety and security requirements and allows cities and townships to enact further regulations in line with local needs.
Unlike other bills introduced in 2012, HB 5580 is clearly a pro-patients bill that would dramatically improve Michigan’s medical marijuana law. Please ask your elected officials to support it. If you are a patient who could benefit from this law personally, please let us know.
Thanks for all you do!
