Commission Supports Medical Marijuana House Bills

Commissioners passed a resolution in support of four bills that have been introduced in the Michigan House of Representatives that address medical marijuana.

The laws would:

• Prohibit convicted felons of becoming the primary caregivers of qualifying patients
• Prohibit qualifying patients from cultivating marijuana 500 feet from a house of worship, school or daycare center
• Regulate the location of cultivation facilities
• Require a “bona-fide” physician-patient relationship.

Rasor said he found it “completely amazing that we are loading our attorneys” with the marijuana issue when “72 percent of our residents voted in favor of the Medical Marihuana Law.”

Rasor indicated residents voted six times more in favor of the Medical Marihuana Law than any single candidate.

“We have worse problems to fight,” he said.

The mayor supported the resolution, saying he was in favor of encouraging state lawmakers to address holes in the current law saying while he supports patients rights, “the laws need to be better.”