Pubdate: Wed, 07 Sep 2011
Source: Bay City Times, The (MI)
Copyright: 2011 The Bay City Times
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Author: Bob Wood

VOTERS DID NOT INTEND CAMPAIGN OF TERROR AGAINST MEDICAL MARIJUANA

When 63 percent of Michigan voters passed the Michigan Medical 
Marijuana Act they did not intend for the state to carry out a 
campaign of terror that is currently being carried out against 
patients, caregivers and doctors that recommend medical marijuana.

Now, our courts have ruled it unlawful for patients to purchase their 
medicine in a safe manner at dispensaries, and have ruled it illegal 
to transfer it from patient to patient.

Instead of regulating dispensaries, our state legislators are 
proposing numerous bills making felony crimes directed toward 
patients, caregivers and doctors.

We need to ask ourselves if we would rather have the cartels control 
the market, or should the state control the sales in a legally 
regulated and taxed market.

Contact your state reps and senators and tell them to regulate and 
tax patient sales instead of passing more draconian laws in an 
attempt to overrule the voters.

Bob Wood, Sanford
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