Jim Luck sells bat guano, lady bugs, Kushie Kush and Happy Frog fertilizer, Perlite, black pails, grow lights and aeration systems ? all foreign to common gardeners. Some of it is used to produce vegetables, although customers at Mighty Grow on Monday were overwhelmingly budding pot farmers. "We are here to help people grow plants," said Jim Luck, who works at the store on W. Michigan Avenue. "They grow everything from tomatoes to orchids, citrus and marijuana." Mighty Grow features dozens of brands of organic fertilizer for hydroponic operations and all of the equipment required for growing plants indoors without soil, including a large tent that can be outfitted with pumps, pots, lights, tanks and aeration for $1,600. [continues 329 words]
Marijuana users can be arrested for drugged driving weeks after they toast a joint, the Michigan Supreme Court ruled Wednesday in a Jackson County appeal. A veteran prosecutor hailed the ruling as a correct interpretation of the zero-tolerance law that will make enforcement easier. A longtime defense attorney said the high court has opened the floodgates on overreaching government. "This goes to show the Supreme Court does not seem to care about individual rights," Jackson attorney Jerry Engle said. At issue were cases from Jackson and Grand Traverse counties. The local case involved the prosecution of Dennis Kurts for driving under the influence of marijuana. [continues 324 words]
