I am writing today to announce the closure of the Michigan Messenger. After four years of operation in Michigan, the board of the American Independent News Network, has decided to shift publication of its news into a single site, The American Independent at Americanindependent.com. This is part of a shift in strategy, towards new forms [...]
An abstinence-only presentation provided to numerous school districts in Calhoun and Eaton Counties in October of this year provided false and misleading information to students about HIV, experts allege.
Two county registers of deeds filed a class action lawsuit Monday on behalf of Michigan’s 83 counties alleging that the Mortgage Electronic Registration Services owes millions of dollars in property title transfer taxes.
Despite evidence of the impact of mercury on children and public health, Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette last month joined with 24 other state attorneys general in filing a lawsuit to scuttle new EPA regulations that would reduce mercury emissions from power plants.
A traffic stop for speeding led to an arrest of a man for possession of marijuana. Not really news, is it?
But now 37-year-old Aaron Katz is challenging the charges under the state’s medical marijuana law. He says he legally had the right to have and use the drug. But Ingham County Prosecutor Stuart Dunnings III says differently, reports the Lansing State Journal.
Katz was stopped for speeding by Meridian Township Police in March. During the traffic stop, officers noticed the marijuana and arrested him on possession charges.
Dunnings says Katz got the necessary approval for medical marijuana from a physician who specializes in obstetrics and gynecology. That, Dunnings says, means Katz could not have had a “bona fide” relationship with that physician, what with Katz being a man and all. As a result, Dunnings is challenging Katz’ patient card, and continuing to pursue the criminal charges.
Katz received his card from the state after the arrest. But the state law approved in 2008 by voters allows a person to claim medical purposes as a defense in possession cases. This will be the first major test of that provision of the law.
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