December 7th, 20180DETROIT— Recreational marijuana became legal at midnight Thursday in Michigan, making it the first state in the Midwest to end the substance's prohibition.
Ten years after voters approved medical marijuana, Michigan is the 10th state to legalize recreational cannabis use, ending its criminalization and creating the potential for...
September 29th, 20180LANSING — The Green Party of Michigan announced its formal endorsement of Proposal 18-1 to legalize and regulate marijuana at its recent statewide membership meeting.
The Green Party stated in a press release that it discussed concerns about Proposal 18-1 before taking a vote to endorse it.
The press release also included Green...
January 5th, 20180WASHINGTON — On Thursday, the Justice Department rescinded an Obama administration policy that had eased enforcement of federal marijuana laws in states that legalized the drug, instead giving federal prosecutors wide latitude to pursue criminal charges.
The action by Attorney General Jeff Sessions could have damaging consequences...
November 23rd, 20170LANSING — Next year Dearborn residents will vote, with the rest of the state, over the legalization of recreational marijuana. On Monday the group Mi Legalize turned in more than 360,000 signatures of voters who approved its proposal for the "Michigan Regulation and Taxation of Marihuana Act."
"We are the first state in the Midwest...
