by David Rudoi | Jul 8, 2012 | Medical Marijuana
The Case of People v. Nicholson was decided by the Michigan Court of Appeals on June 26, 2012. The case dealt with a situation where the Defendant was a passenger in a parked car while in possession of one ounce of marijuana. Defendant had not been issued his registry...
by David Rudoi | Jun 3, 2012 | Medical Marijuana
May 31st 2012 David Rudoi Esq. In a Unanimous decision, the Michigan Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the Michigan Court of Appeals in People v. King. This is a huge win for the medical marihuana community across Michigan. In People v. King the Michigan Court of...
by David Rudoi | May 16, 2012 | Medical Marijuana
On Thursday May 03, 2012 The Michigan House of Representatives approved four bills with the intent of clarifying and reforming the Michigan Medical Marihuana Act. The bills will now head to the state’s Senate before being made into law. The bills passed with...
by David Rudoi | Feb 11, 2012
Affirmative Defense The affirmative defense is set out in MCL 333.26428 which states: A. Except as provided in section 7, a patient and a patient’s primary care giver, if any, may assert the medical purpose for using marihuana, and this defense shall be presumed valid...
by David Rudoi | Feb 11, 2012
Statutory Presumption: Protects You From Police Searches! For local law enforcement there is a statutory presumption a person is engaged in the medical use of marihuana if they have a valid registry identification card, and they are in possession of an amount of...