by Michael D. Hills | Dec 27, 2013 | Michigan Law, Michigan Medical Marijuana
I am asked more often than I can count: Can cops lie? Or, a client believes if they ask an undercover officer if they were police, they have to admit they are police officers. That is because cops can’t lie, right? Let’s put this to rest. Cops can, and do, lie...
by Michael D. Hills | Jan 10, 2014 | Michigan Law, Michigan Medical Marijuana
In PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN V RICHARD LEE HARTWICK, Defendant appealed the trial court’s decision that Defendant was not entitled to immunity under § 4 of the Michigan Medical Marijuana Act (MMMA) nor was he entitled to a § 8 defense. The Court of Appeals...
by Michael D. Hills | Feb 7, 2014 | Michigan Medical Marijuana
RECENT MICHIGAN BILL SIGNED INTO LAW: PUBLIC ACT 268 OF 2013 Public Act 268 of 2013 provides the guidelines for Michigan to regulate large-scale marihuana growers and sell their products in pharmacies. This comprehensive law contains a caveat, though: “The...
by Michael D. Hills | Jun 5, 2012 | Michigan Law, Michigan Medical Marijuana
On March 20th, 2012 the Michigan Court of Appeals decided the case of People v. Anthony Orlando II, 2012 Mich. App. LEXIS 568 and held that an individual must have physically seen a physician and received the proper physician statement prior to the commission of an...
by Michael D. Hills | May 28, 2012 | Michigan Law, Michigan Medical Marijuana
On April 17, 2012 the Michigan Court of Appeals decided the case of People v. Rodney Lee Koon, 2012 Mich. App. LEXIS 691 and held that whether an individual has obtained a Medical Marijuana Registry Card or not, he / she is still prohibited from operating a motor...
by Michael D. Hills | Jun 20, 2012 | Michigan Law, Michigan Medical Marijuana
One June 8, 2010 the Supreme Court of Michigan decided the case People v George Evan Feezel, 486 Mich. 185; 783 NW2d 67 (2010) and held that it is not illegal to have metabolized Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) – scientifically known as 11-carboxy-THC – in your...
