Traverse City Record-Eagle

Opinion

March 19, 2010

Other View: Clarify the state's pot law

When voters approved the Michigan Medical Marijuana Act in November 2008, they sent a strong message in favor of the drug's compassionate use. ...

Few would argue against the right of people to obtain relief from the symptoms and conditions of medical problems through state-authorized use of marijuana.

The fear, though, is how and under what circumstances the drug would be available.

Kimball Township officials are coping with the relatively new state law.

Township residents Debra and Jim Amsdill hope to open two businesses ... One is a gardening supply store ... The other is a place where people could smoke marijuana to treat their illnesses.

... (C)ritics ... point to California, where pot dispensaries proliferated after medical marijuana use became legal. ...

Gray areas in the Michigan Marijuana law have prompted communities to enact ordinances to fill in the gaps. ...

Absent adequate clarification of some of the law's aspects, they should ensure business(es) (don't) undermine public safety standards.

The (Port Huron)

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