I'll say it is a great step to legalization. This happened about 10 years ago here in New York. The agenda was voted on and passed. When the first Doctor inquired to the state when he could start prescribing MMJ. The Governor then Pataki said anyone prescribing cannabis would be prosecuted to the fullest. He said it was never put into law and as long as he was governor it never would be. That was all we heard of that. Hope it turns our better for you. Hell, if it does I may move there I have kids living there in Detroit.

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No law initiated or adopted by the people shall be subject to the veto power of the governor, and no law adopted by the people at the polls under the initiative provisions of this section shall be amended or repealed, except by a vote of the electors unless otherwise provided in the initiative measure or by three-fourths of the members elected to and serving in each house of the legislature. [1963 Michigan Constitution Article 2, Section 9]

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QUOTE: The Governor then Pataki said anyone prescribing cannabis would be prosecuted to the fullest.

The above quote is true, doctors can't, under federal law, prescribe marijuana. What they can do is state that the patient has a qualifying medical condition that cannibis would help alleviate.


Physician Protections Under Federal Caselaw
Conant v. Walters, 309 F.3d 629 (2002)
On October 14, 2003, the US Supreme Court announced that it would not review a Ninth Circuit Appeals Court ruling that enjoined the federal government from punishing doctors who recommend medical use of marijuana to their patients. The case, appended to this publication, and the US Supreme Court’s tacit approval of it, provide protections far beyond anything a Michigan doctor will need to do to provide a patient with access under Michigan law.
The case established that doctors my:
Discuss the risks and benefits of medical marijuana fully and candidly with patients.
Recommend (or Approve, Endorse, Suggest, or Advise, etc.), in accordance with their own medical judgment the medical use of marijuana.
Make a Record in their patients’ charts, to verify discussions about and recommendations of medical use of marijuana.
Make and sign a state law certification or statement that they have recommended medical marijuana for particular patients, or made any other statement required under state law.
Testify in court or through written declaration about recommending medical marijuana for a certain patient.
Educate themselves about the medical benefits of marijuana, its various clinical applications, and different routes of ingestion.
Doctors are not protected if they do the following:
§ Prescribe medical marijuana, or even write a recommendation on an Rx form.
Assist any patient in obtaining marijuana.
Cultivate or possess marijuana for patient use.
Physically assist patients in using marijuana.
Recommend marijuana without a justifiable medical cause.

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