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Police To Wait and See with New Marijuana Rules
Posted by CN Staff on April 08, 2009 at 17:22:15 PT
By Noah Fowle, News-Review Staff Writer
Source: Petoskey News-Review
Michigan -- Local law enforcement officials are taking a wait-and-see approach now that the state’s new regulations on medicinal marijuana are in place.Other than the possibility of more marijuana being available on the street, Straits Area Narcotics Enforcement director Ken Mills said he was unsure how his unit would be impacted by the laws. “We’ll have to wait and see,” said Mills. “But we’re interested in people who are selling it. We won’t be going after people with cards buying it from caregivers.”
Although police still intend to target those who sell the drug illegally, both sheriffs Pete Wallin and Don Schneider said their officers would need to be better educated on the nuances of the state’s policy.“We’re going into uncharted waters,” said Schneider.“Any law that changes, we have to get training in it,” said Wallin. “There are a lot of unanswered questions.”Wallin said one of his chief concerns is the continued enforcement of safe driving. Prior to states adopting rules on medicinal marijuana, testing with the drug was illegal and Wallin said that further confounds how to address rules of the road.“Driving is one of the catch 22s,” he said. “It’s against the law to drive under influence of drugs. If someone smoked 15 days ago and haven’t had anything since, are they really under the influence? It would show up on a blood test, but is it affecting their ability to drive? That’s a tough one.”Michigan’s policy now allows for caregivers and patients with certain medical conditions and a doctor’s note, to possess up to two and half ounces of marijuana and to grow as many as 12 plants in a secure location. Federal law still prohibits doctors from prescribing marijuana.The state began taking applications for the identification cards this week.“I’m interested to know what one of the cards looks like,” said Mills.Source: Petoskey News-Review (MI)Author: Noah Fowle, News-Review Staff WriterPublished: Wednesday, April 8, 2009Copyright: 2009 Petoskey News-ReviewWebsite: http://www.petoskeynews.com/URL: http://drugsense.org/url/26MhkgGqContact: http://drugsense.org/url/SiXqHKpORelated Articles:101 Sign Up for Medical Marijuanahttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread24691.shtmlDozens Register for Medical Marijuanahttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread24688.shtml
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Comment #2 posted by HempWorld on April 08, 2009 at 18:20:52 PT
We are the police ... 
we are a force unto ourselves ...although we are paid by the taxpayers, we the people, we will do whatever suits US best ...!Very scary indeed ...
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Comment #1 posted by MikeC on April 08, 2009 at 17:51:01 PT
Interesting...
“Driving is one of the catch 22s,” he said. “It’s against the law to drive under influence of drugs. If someone smoked 15 days ago and haven’t had anything since, are they really under the influence? It would show up on a blood test, but is it affecting their ability to drive? That’s a tough one.”I am glad to see that they are at least being rational regarding THC in the system. That's a good sign that they are becoming educated.
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