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LANSING — With a little less than 48 hours remaining in the legislative session, Michigan law enforcement and public health officials expressed concern about two medical marijuana bills they say are being rushed through the Legislature

 

Jungel, a retired sheriff from Ionia County, said the bills haven’t been vetted enough and complained lawmakers are trying to rush them through the Legislature in the lame-duck session.

 

“It’s the equivalent of Obamacare in that it’s not being betted adequately before implementation,” he said.

 

Swain said she was concerned with the lack of regulation regarding the edibles portions of the legislation. Edibles are foods baked with butter that’s been infused with THC, the active intoxicating chemical in marijuana.

 

She said it’s not clear how edibles will be regulated or who will regulate the bakeries where the edibles are made. Swain hoped the bills would be pushed into the next legislative session for more discussion and more input from local health departments.

 

“There are a lot of moving pieces and parts of this that have not been addressed in this legislation,” she said.

 

The law enforcement officials seemed mostly concerned with the provision in the bill that would allow people with medical marijuana cards to sell their excess supply.

 

Stevenson compared the provision with a person who is prescribed Oxycontinin being allowed to take three pills and sell the rest of the bottle to someone else. He said he’s also concerned about the bills not providing a way for law enforcement to track those sales.

 

“There’s no way we can track where the medical marijuana is going to, who it’s coming from and where it’s ultimately going,” he said.

[Hayduke]

that is a bunch of bs to move the goal posts....

 

all is still fluid....

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LMAO 2 years isn't enough time, with no legal dispensaries since 08.

[AmishRnot4ganja]

There they go again. Comparing Oxycontint to cannabis. There is no comparison and they need to put their thinking caps on. They are still relying on emotional knee jerk reaction to combat a substance that, if legalized, will destroy their power base and decimate their income.

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There they go again. Comparing Oxycontint to cannabis. There is no comparison and they need to put their thinking caps on. They are still relying on emotional knee jerk reaction to combat a substance that, if legalized, will destroy their power base and decimate their income.

Not to mention the Obamacare comparison.

[+Malamute]

Remember, your taxpayer money is going to fund these police lobbyists who misinform, lie and obfuscate what is really happening;  and they are constantly and incessantly requesting language to hurt patients.

 

Something just doesn't seem right with that concept.... 

[grateful411]

Obama care, OxyContin come on!