Michael Komorn's Law blog

The 50 Year Anniversary of a defendant's constitutional right to counsel, begs the question.. has Gideon fulfilled its goals, do the indigent defendants get less justice than those who can afford to hire a lawyer?   A half-century after Gideon v. Wainwright, many lawyers say the system for providing defense attorneys for the poor is in crisis....

Last August, the state began assembling a medical marihuana review panel, with the ultimate goal of finally hearing arguments to add new conditions to the Michigan Medical Marihuana registry. Now, with the
help of that panel, more than four years after Michigan residents approved the Michigan Medical Marihuana Act (MMMA), the registry is close to adding i...

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The Oakland Press/DUSTIN BLITCHOK. Terry McIninch, left, and defense attorney Steven Reifman talk to reporters on Saturday in the Pontiac lot where McIninch says an Oakland County She...

Great Show last night- we had the world renowned leading specialist in the human cannabinoid system Dr. William Courtney. If you want to learn about the health benefits of Raw Juicing the cannabis plant, this is the show you want to listen to. (Dr. Courtney and the Medical Cannabis Communities favorite Legislature Representative Callton will be speaking t...

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THE DEA ACTED ARBITRARILY AND CAPRICIOUSLY, AND WITHOUT SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE, IN CONCLUDING THAT MARIJUANA DOES NOT HAVE A “CURRENTLY ACCEPTED MEDICA USE IN TREATMENT IN THE UNITED STATES”


QUALIFIED EXPERTS RECOGNIZE THAT MARIJUANA HAS MEDICAL USE

THE DEA ERRED IN FAILING TO FIND THAT MARIJUANA’S CHEMISTRY IS KNO...

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Marijuana Could Be Legal in Colorado and Washington After Election Day
Oct 3, 2012 4:45 AM EDT

Two lines of coke killed Carter’s plan to legalize pot. Thirty-five years later, pro-pot leader Keith Stroup reflects on how close he c...

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Hemp, Inc. (OTC: HEMP), the first all-hemp, publicly-traded company in US history forges path in the industrial hemp industry, continues its effort to blow the lid off a nest of deception and double standards many feel have been imposed by the United States government concerning the ancient s...

My thoughts on the recent charges against a medical marijuana-recommending doctor in Michigan, featured on the The Huffington Post  Detroit's page.
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Recently, the Michigan Attorney General's office filed a formal complaint with the Licensing and Regulation Division (LARA), alleging that a physician fai...

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VANCOUVER, B.C. (PRWEB) September 22, 2012
“Living happier, healthier and longer lives are ultimate rewards with consuming natural marijuana plant components,” explains Joseph W. Jacob. It is with this sentiment he pens his new book “Medical Uses of Marijuana” (published by Trafford Publishing).
Jacob describes more...

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Marijuana Notes: Is everyone 'consuming' or just a few?

Washington's marijuana legalization initiative (I-502) -
A look at what it means to regulate just like alcohol.

The details of growing and selling marijuana through new state-licensed businesses. The  definitions of these new businesses were in...