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MARLEE:..
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GOOD EVENING, I'M MARLEE
GINTER.BRIAN:..I'M BRIAN
STERLING.TONIGHT AT 7 -
MARIJUANA IN MICHIGAN.
RECREATIONAL POT HAS NOW BEEN
LEGAL FOR 19 HOURS IN MICHIGAN.
BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN YOU ARE
GOING TO BE ABLE TO LIGHT UP
IN
PUBLIC.MARLEE:..YOU'VE SENT IN
YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT POT-- AND
TONIGHT WE'RE WORKING TO
ANSWER SOME OF THE BIGGEST
ONES.LET'S START WITH THE
BASICS -
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MARLEE:..JUST LIKE WITH
ALCOHOL, MARIJUANA IS ONLY
LEGAL FOR PEOPLE 21 AND OLDER.
WHEN IT COMES TO HAVING IT -
YOU CAN ONLY CARRY UP TO 2 AND
A HALF OUNCES OF IT, AND KEEP
10 OUNCES AT HOME.
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BRIAN:..DON'T EXPECT TO WALK
INTO A STORE THIS WEEKEND AND
PICK SOME UP THOUGH.THE STATE
IS STILL WORKING OUT HOW TO
LICENSE RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA
SALES.BASICALLY - THAT MEANS
YOU STILL CAN'T LEGALLY SELL
OR BUY POT.IN FACT - WE LIKELY
WON'T SEE RECREATIONAL
MARIJUANA BUSINESSES HERE IN
MICHIGAN UNTIL SOMETIME IN
2020.
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WHILE MICHIGAN IS THE FIRST
STATE IN THE áMIDWEST TO
LEGALIZE POT FOR RECREATIONAL
USE ... WE'RE ACTUALLY THE
á10TH STATE TO VOTE YES ON POT.
THE FIRST WAS COLORADO.
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LOCAL LAWMAKERS AND LAW
ENFORCEMENT HAD QUITE THE
DAUNTING TASK OF BEING THE
FIRST ONES TO TAKE ON A
MASSIVE NEW INDUSTRY.WE'RE
TALKING OPEN GROWING...
SELLING... AND NOW REGULATING.
I WAS ABLE TO TALK WITH THE
FORMER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF
COLORADO'S DEPARTMENT OF
REVENUE BARBARA BROHL... AT
THE TIME áSHE WAS PINNED WITH
REGULATING THE INDUSTRY.I WAS
ABLE TO ASK HER EVERYTHING
FROM WHAT WENT WRONG - TO WHAT
WENT RIGHT - AND WHAT MICHIGAN
SHOULD EXPECT.
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((54:09 MARLEE GINTER: WHAT
WOULD BE YOUR WARNINGS TO
MICHIGAN? ANSWER AT 13:01:05
ON KWI RAW BARBARA BROHL,
COLORADO DRUG POLICY
CONSULTANT: WELL, THE VERY
FIRST ONE WOULD BE THIS IS
GOING TO TAKE LONGER THAN YOU
TAKE TO IMPLEMENT, THIS IS
GOING TO COST MORE THAN YOU
THINK TO IMPLEMENT AND IT'S
GOING TO BE HARDER TO
IMPLEMENT. SO WHAT YOU REALLY
WANT TO DO IS MAKE SURE YOU
ARE BUILDING A GOOD
ENFORCEMENT ORGANIZATION. AND
IT IS
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ENFORCEMENT. IT'S NOT ONLY
REGULATORY COMPLIANCE, IT'S
ALSO ENFORCEMENT.))((ááNOTE
SKYPE TWO
SHOTS)) BROHL TOLD ME ONE
THING COLORADO LEADERS LEARNED
VERY QUICKLY WAS THE
IMPORTANCE OF GETTING ALL
COMMUNITY LEADERS IN ON THE
DISCUSSION - EDUCATED - AND
TRAINED.EVERYONE FROM SCHOOL
LEADERS ... LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT ... EVEN HOMEOWNER
ASSOCATIONS.
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BRIAN:..HERE IN MICHIGAN - YOU
NO LONGER NEED A MEDICAL CARD
TO SMOKE MARIJUANA BUT IF YOU
RENT YOUR HOME OR APARTMENT -
DON'T LIGHT UP JUST YET.
SMOKING WEED IN RENTAL
PROPERTIES COULD RESULT IN
FINES -- OR EVEN EVICTION.24
HOUR NEWS 8'S MARVIS HERRING
IS FINDING OUT WHAT RIGHTS
RENTERS AND LANDLORDS HAVE
WHEN IT COMES TO CANNABIS.
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MARVIS:..WE TALKED TO WEST
MICHIGAN LEASING COMPANIES AND
LEGAL EXPERTS WHO MADE IT
CLEAR THAT WHILE YOU MAY BE
ABLE TO STORE 10 OUNCES OF
MARIJUANA IN YOUR
HOME...LANDLORDS HOLD THE
RIGHT TO BAN YOU FROM SMOKING
IT OR GROWING PLANTS.ROCKFORD
CONTRUCTION AND LAND AND
COMPANY OWN SEVERAL RENTAL
PROPERTIES IN WEST MICHIGAN...
BOTH SAY YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO
SMOKE MARIJUANA IF YOU SIGN
ONE OF THEIR LEASING
AGREEMENTS.((RONALD
REDICK/MIKA MEYERS IF YOU'RE
LEASING PROPERTY [OR] RENTING
PROPERTY YOU'RE AT THE WHIM
AND CONTROL OF WHATEVER THE
TERMS OF YOUR LEASE ARE THAT
MAY VERY WELL PROHIBIT SOME OF
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THESE ACTIVITIES ))RONALD
REDICK IS AN EXPERIENCED
ATTORNEY AT MIKA MEYERS IN
GRAND RAPIDS.THOUGH PROPOSAL
ONE PASSED - HE EXPLAINED THAT
LANDLORDS CAN BAN MARIJUANA
RELATED ACTIVITIES...LIKE
SMOKING
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((((RONALD REDICK/MIKA MEYERS
THERE'S NO REASON TO TREAT
MARIJUANA SMOKE ANY DIFFERENT
THAN TOBACCO SMOKE WITH
REGARDS TO THE DAMAGE IT CAN
POTENTIALLY CREATE TO A LEASE
PREMISES OR THE FIRE RISK OF
IT
))
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IT'S AN ACTIVITY THAT CAN
DETRIMENTALLY AFFECT THE VALUE
OF THE PROPERTY ))WE ALSO SAT
DOWN WITH MICHELLE MCLEAN - A
PARTNER AT A LAW FIRM IN
GRANDVILLE WHO ECHOED REDICK'S
ASSESSMENT OF THE NEW POT
LAW.
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SMOKING LEAVES BEHIND A SMELL
AN ODOR AND DISCOLORATION AND
IT TRAVELS THROUGH THE AIR AND
CAN AFFECT OTHER PEOPLE WHO
MAY BE IN THE APARTMENT NEXT
DOOR ))DAMAGE TO PROPERTY IS A
KEY FACTOR IS WHAT THINGS
LANDLORDS CAN RESTRICT.MCLEAN
BELIEVES YOU COULD SEE GROWING
RESTRICTIONS.SHE RECALLED
HOMES DEEMED INHABITABLE AFTER
ILLEGAL GROW OPERATIONS LEFT
BEHIND BLACK MOLD AND DAMAGE.
NAT?BUT YOUR RIGHT TO HAVE
WEED OR
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CONSUME IT BY MEANS OTHER THAN
SMOKING IS SOMETHING LANDLORDS
CAN'T TAKE
AWAY.
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IT WOULD BE A LITTLE BIT
DISINGENOUS TO SAY YOU CAN'T
CONSUME EDIBLES THAT HAVE
MARIJUANA IN IT BECAUSE
THERE'S NO NEXUS IN EATING
MARIJUANA AND PROPERTY VALUE.
))((MARVIS SAYS YOU'RE TELLING
ME, NO MATTER WHERE I LIVE I
CAN HAVE THE LEGAL AMOUNT OF
MARJUANA. I CAN TAKE EDIBLES
AND I KNOW THERE'S SOME OILS
BUT THAT SHOULDN'T BE A
PROBLEM? THAT'S CORRECT))BUT
WHAT IF YOU WANT TO COOK WITH
MARIJUANA OR MAYBE ITS SMELL
IS STILL NOTICEABLE IN YOUR
RENTAL UNIT WITHOUT SMOKING IT?
I'M TOLD THERE COULD BE
BROADER TERMS USED IN LEASES
BANNING ANY "NUISANCE"
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LANDLORDS - IF THEY'RE TRYING
TO
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PROHIBIT PEOPLE FROM ENGAGING
FROM OTHERWISE LAWFUL BEHAVIOR
IN THEIR HOMES THAT A REAL
SLIPPERY SLOPE ))FOR NOW --
ATTORNEYS URGE POTENTIAL POT
RENTERS TO READ LEASES
CLOSELY...AND DON'T BE SCARED
TO ASK YOUR LANDLORD
DIRECTLY... SPARKING THE FLAME
TOO SOON COULD LEAVE YOU
HOMELESS.
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THERE IS A PROVISION IN
MICHIGAN THAT A LANDLORD CAN
TERMINATE WITH 30 DAYS NOTICE
OF TENANCY - OF RESIDENTIAL
TENANCY- AND THEY DON'T REALLY
HAVE TO GIVE YOU A
REASON.52MARVIS:..I'M TOLD
MOST MARVIS:..I'M TOLD MOST
LEASES HAVE A SECTION ABOUT
ADDING AMENDMENTS... SO EVEN
IF YOU DON'T SEE ANYTHING
ABOUT MARIJUANA BANS...
LANDLORDS CAN USUALLY ADD IT
IN MID-LEASE.OF COURSE NONE OF
THESE RESTRICTIONS APPLY IF
YOU OWN YOUR HOME.YOU SHOULD
CHECK OUT WOODTV.COM TO SEE
WHAT THE PRESIDENT OF THE
RENTAL PROPERTY OWNERS
ASSOCIATION HAD TO SAY ABOUT
THIS TOPIC.
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BRIAN:..
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A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE BEEN
ASKING US-- WHAT DOES
LEGALIZED MARIJUANA MEAN FOR
MY WORKPLACE?IN OTHER WORDS,
WILL YOUR JOB RETHINK HOW THEY
OPERATE IN THE ERA OF
DECRIMINALIZED
MARIJUANA?MARLEE:..24 HOUR
NEWS 8'S BARTON DEITERS IS
TAKING A LOOK AT WHAT HAS
HAPPENED IN OTHER STATES, AND
WHAT TO EXPECT HERE.
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THE SHORT ANSWER IS PROPOSAL 1
DOES NOT REGULATE THE DRUG
POLICIES OF EMPLOYERS. IT
STILL ALLOWS EMPLOYERS TO
PROHIBIT POSSESSION OR USE OF
MARIJUANA BY EMPLOYEES AND
DOES NOT STOP EMPLOYERS FROM
PUNISHING EMPLOYEES WHO TEST
POSITIVE IN DRUG TESTS. BUT
THE REAL ANSWER IS MUCH MORE
COMPLICATED. ((13:05:49-55))
((06)) ((LUIS AVILA, LABOR AND
EMPLOYMENT ATTORNEY PARTNER AT
VARNUM LAW )) "IT WILL
ABSOLUTELY FORCE, I THINK,
MOST EMPLOYERS TO GO BACK AND
LOOK AT THEIR POLICES AND AT
LEAST DECIDE WHAT TO DO ABOUT
IT." LOU-ESE AH-VEE-LA IS A
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT PARTNER
AT VARNUM LAW SPECIALIZING IN
MARIJUANA LAW. HE SAID
EMPLOYERS WILL HAVE TO DECIDE
HOW TO CONDUCT THEMSELVES IN
AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE POT IS
LEGAL AND LABOR IS IN SHORT
SUPPLY.
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((15:30:43-54)) ((11))
((ROBERTA KING, CO-OWNER OF
MARIJUANA PR FIRM CANNA
COMMUNICATION)) "ARE THOSE
POLICIES SOMETHING YOU WOULD
NEVER GIVE UP FOR ANYTHING OR
DO YOU WANT TO BE A COMPANY
THAT CAN ATTRACT ANY KIND OF
TALENT REGARDLESS OF WHAT
PEOPLE DO ON THE WEEKEND?" BUT
SOME EMPLOYERS WILL HAVE NO
CHOICE BECAUSE MARIJUANA IS
STILL ILLEGAL AT THE FEDERAL
LEVEL -- FOR EXAMPLE TRUCK
DRIVERS ARE SUBJECT TO FEDERAL
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
RULES AS ARE MANY COMPANIES
THAT RECEIVE FEDERAL FUNDING.
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((13:06:42-53)) ((11)) ((LUIS
AVILA, LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT
ATTORNEY PARTNER AT VARNUM LAW
)) "NON-PROFITS, UNIVERSITIES,
THE HEALTH SYSTEMS HERE,
BANKS, A LOT OF ORGANIZATIONS
THAT ARE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE
TO CHANGE THEIR POLICIES
BECAUSE THEY ARE STILL SUBJECT
TO FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS." BUT
OTHERS MAY FIND THEY NEED TO
RETHINK ZERO TOLERANCE
POLICIES IF THEY WANT TO KEEP
JOBS FILLED. A LOOK AT OTHER
STATES THAT DECRIMINALIZED
MARIJUANA SHOWED THAT SOME
EMPLOYERS DID RELAX THEIR
POLICIES WHILE OTHERS FOUND
THEMSELVES HIRING WORKERS FROM
OUT OF STATE BECAUSE THEY
COULD NOT FILL POSITIONS WITH
THE LOCAL WORKFORCE AND KEEP
THEIR DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE.
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((13:07:51-08:02)) ((11))
((LUIS AVILA, LABOR AND
EMPLOYMENT ATTORNEY PARTNER AT
VARNUM LAW )) "YOU WILL TAKE
AN APPROACH WHERE IT'LL BE A
CASE-BY-CASE BASIS, IF YOU
TEST POSITIVE, WHY DID YOU
TEST POSITIVE? WAS IT BECAUSE
YOU RECEIVED IT SECOND-HAND AT
A CONCERT A FEW DAYS AGO OR
WAS IT BECAUSE YOU WERE
SMOKING IT THIS MORNING?"
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((15:34:06-14)) ((08))
((ROBERTA KING, CO-OWNER OF
MARIJUANA PR FIRM CANNA
COMMUNICATION)) "DOES YOUR
PIZZA MAKER NEED TO PASS A
SCREENING TEST OR CAN YOU TEST
WHEN THEY CUT PEPPERONI AND
THEIR FINGER."
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((13:08:34-47)) ((13)) ((LUIS
AVILA, LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT
ATTORNEY PARTNER AT VARNUM LAW
)) "EMPLOYERS ARE MOVING TO A
REASONABLE SUSPICION STANDARD
WHERE IF THEY OBSERVE YOU, IF
THEY SMELL YOU, IF THERE'S
REASON FOR THEM TO BELIEVE YOU
MIGHT BE UNDER THE INFLUENCE
AT WORK, THEY'LL PROBABLY TEST
YOU AND I THINK IT'S A FOOD
STANDARD TO FOLLOW."
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((15:33:29-39)) ((10))
((ROBERTA KING, CO-OWNER OF
MARIJUANA PR FIRM CANNA
COMMUNICATION)) "DRUG TESTING
IS A CULTURAL THING, WE DO IT
BECAUSE WE'VE ALWAYS DONE IT,
WE NEVER GAVE SAME SEX
BENEFITS TO ANYBODY BUT NOW WE
DO."WE REACHED OUT TO MORE
THAN TWO DOZEN OF WEST
MICHIGAN'S LARGEST EMPLOYERS
AND THOSE THAT CHOSE TO
RESPOND SAID THEY HAVE NO
PLANS TO CHANGE WHETHER OR NOT
THEY CURRENTLY TEST EMPLOYEES.
IN STUDIO, BDE
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MARLEE:..
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IT MAY NOW BE LEGAL FOR YOU TO
SMOKE POT IN MICHIGAN - BUT
DRIVING IMPAIRED BECAUSE OF
IT, IS
NOT.BRIAN:..JUST LIKE YOU
CAN'T HAVE OPEN ALCOHOL IN A
MOVING CAR, YOU CAN'T SMOKE
POT IN YOUR VEHICLE.
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ONE OF THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN
MARIJUANA AND ALCOHOL, THOUGH,
IS - WITH POT - THERE'S NO
SPECIFIC BLOOD LEVEL WHERE
YOU'RE LEGALLY IMPAIRED...
MICHIGAN ALSO HAS NO APPROVED
METHOD TO MEASURE POT IN YOUR
SYSTEM ON THE SIDE OF THE
ROAD. THAT HAPPENS THROUGH A
BLOOD TEST ONCE YOU'RE
ARRESTED AND TAKEN TO JAIL. IF
POLICE CAN PROVE IMPAIRMENT,
AND YOUR BLOOD HAS ANY THC IN
IT, YOU'RE CHARGED WITH
OPERATING UNDER THE INFLUENCE
OF DRUGS.
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(( "IF YOU'RE GOING TO USE
MARIJUANA, PLAN ACCORDINGLY,
JUST LIKE YOU WOULD IF YOU
WERE GOING OUT TO THE BAR AND
DRINKING." ))
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MARLEE:..MICHIGAN STATE POLICE
HAVE FINISHED A PILOT TEST OF
A ROADSIDE SALIVA SWAB THAT IS
SUPPOSED TO SHOW THE PRESENCE
OF MARIJUANA.THEY ARE STILL
PUTTING THE DATA FROM THAT
TEST
TOGETHER.BRIAN:..IT ISN'T
CLEAR WHEN OR IF THERE WILL BE
A ROADSIDE POT TEST IN THE
NEAR FUTURE.
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BRIAN:..YOU CAN HEAD OVER TO
WOOD TV DOT COM RIGHT NOW
WHERE WE HAVE MORE INFORMATION
ABOUT MARIJUANA IN MICHIGAN.WE
ARE CONSTANTLY UPDATING OUR
"F-A-Q" STORY ... HELPING YOU
EASILY NAVIGATE THE NEW LAW.
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BRIAN:..NOW á10 STATES HAVE
LEGALIZED RECREATIONAL
MARIJUANA.MARLEE:..COMING UP -
WE'RE HEARING FROM ONE OF THE
FIRST VOICES BEHIND THE
MOVEMENT ... A KEY PLAYER IN
WRITING THE VERY FIRST
LEGALIZATION LAW.
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IT TOOK SEVERAL PLAYERS TO GET
RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA ON THE
BOOKS IN MICHIGAN.BUT AS YOU
KNOW - THAT MOVEMENT STARTED
LONG BEFORE IT GOT
HERE.MARLEE:..I TALKED WITH
ONE OF THE VERY FIRST VOICES
TO SPEAK OUT AGAINST MARIJUANA
PROHIBITION.BRIAN VICENTE CO-
WROTE COLORADO'S "AMENDMENT
64" AND NOW áADVISES SEVERAL
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES ON
MARIJUANA POLICY. SO I ASKED
HIM ABOUT THE LONG AND
SOMETIMES ROCKY ROAD TO
LEGALIZATION ... AND IF
LOOKING BACK ... MICHIGAN
COULD LEARN FROM ANYTHING HE'D
HAVE DONE ANYTHING DIFFERENTLY.
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((3:41 TO 6:41 BRIAN VICENTE,
CO-AUTHOR COLORADO
LEGALIZATION LEGISLATION:
MICHIGAN BENEFITS FROM A
COUPLE OF DIFFERENT THINGS...
ONE YOU'VE HAD A ROBUST
MEDICAL MARIJUANA LAW ON THE
BOOKS FOR A WHILE. TWO YOU
HAVE THE BENEFITS OF HAVING
THE OTHERS STATES THAT HAVE
COME BEFORE YOU. AND MICHIGAN
CAN TAKE SOME PLAYS FROM THEIR
PLAYBOOKS AND SEE WHAT WORKS
AND WHAT DIDN'T. MARLEE: NOW
IN THE FIRST FEW MONTHS AFTER
LEGALIZATION YOUR STATE DID
HAVE SOME VERY TRAGIC EVENTS
WITH EDIBLES. ARE THERE
WARNINGS YOU WOULD PUT OUT TO
MICHIGAN? VICENTE: SURE, I
THINK THOUGHTFUL
IMPLEMENTATION OF MARIJUANA
LAWS IS CRUCIAL AND PART OF
THAT IS EDUCATION. COLORADO
DID HAVE HIGH PROFILE
INCIDENCES WHERE PEOPLE
CONSUMED A LEGAL EDIBLE BUT
THEY DIDN'T REALLY READ THE
LABEL AND HARMED THEMSELVES.
IT IS CRUCIAL THAT MICHIGAN
REALLY LABELS EDIBLE PRODUCTS.
YOUR AVERAGE CONSUMER DOESN'T
KNOW HOW POWERFUL EDIBLES ARE.
THEY SHOULD LIMIT THE EDIBLES
ARE. THEY HOW POWERFUL DOESN'T
KNOW
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HOW POWERFUL EDIBLES ARE. THEY
SHOULD LIMIT THE DOSAGE. KEEP
THEM AWAY FROM CHILDREN AND
TEENS. MARLEE: DID YOU HAVE
ANY
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REGRETS? VICENTE:
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IT CERTAINLY WAS TRAGIC. AT
THE SAME TIME, IF YOU LOOK AT
THE HISTORY OF MARIJUANA
PROHIBITION AND THE MILLIONS
AND MILLIONS OF PEOPLE WHO
HAVE BEEN JAILED FOR IT AND
THE CARTEL ACTIVITY I THINK
THE TRAGIC HISTORY OF
MARIJUANA PROHIBITION IS MUCH
WORSE THAN A FEW INCIDENCES
THAT WERE TRAGIC NONETHELESS.
I'M A PARENT, I TAKE THE ISSUE
OF A PARENT, I TAKE
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THE ISSUE OF MARIJUANA GETTING
INTO THE HANDS OF CHILDREN
VERY SERIOUSLY. I THINK IT'S
CRUCIAL THAT NEW STATES LIKE
MICHIGAN REALLY THINK LONG AND
HARD ABOUT HOW THEY CAN LABEL
THESE PRODUCTS, HOW THEY CAN
MAKE SURE PACKAGING IS CHILD
RESISTANT, HOW THEY CAN DO
COMMON SENSE PUBLIC EDUCATION
AROUND THIS IS WHAT EDIBLES DO
AND THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS IF
PEOPLE UNDER 21 PURCHASE THEM.
THINGS OF THAT NATURE ARE
REALLY SMART TO PUT A LOT OF
THOUGHT INTO."))áááNOTES:
QUESTIONS AND CUTAWAYS ARE ON
"KWI MGI POT 2SHOT" AND "KWI
MGI POT INDEPTH 2 SYNC"áááFILE
VID OF COLORADO LEGALIZATION
FROM:
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((ááWRAP
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((ááWRAP
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COLORADO
LESSONSáá))BRIAN:..
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RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA HAS
BEEN LEGAL IN MICHIGAN FOR
LESS THAN 24 HOURS ... BUT
MEDICAL MARIJUANA HAS BEEN
LEGAL FOR MORE THAN A
DECADE.MARLEEFOR THE PEOPLE
WHO RELY ON POT FOR MEDICAL
REASONS AND THE BUSINESSES WHO
DISTRIBUTE IT, THERE ARE MIXED
FEELINGS ABOUT THE NEW LAW.
WE'RE TAKING A LOOK AT THE
IMPACT ON MEDICAL MARIJUANA,
NEXT.
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WHILE RECREATIONAL USE OF POT
JUST BECAME LEGAL TODAY ...
áMEDICAL MARIJUANA HAS BEEN
LEGAL IN MICHIGAN FOR á10
YEARS.AND YET - THERE ARE
áSTILL KINKS WITH THAT PORTION
OF THE LAW THAT NEED TO BE
WORKED OUT.I TALKED WITH
PATIENTS WHO SAY GETTING THEIR
MEDICINE CAN BE A TASK ... AND
THEY'RE CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC
LEGALIZING RECREATIONAL USE
WILL IMPROVE ACCESS.
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ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO SARAH
ACKLEY-JASICK WAS DIAGNOSED
WITH GASTROPARESIS...
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((22:20 TO 22:27 SARAH ACKLEY-
JASICK, MEDICAL MARIJUANA
PATIENT: I WAS UNABLE TO EAT
FOR ABOUT YEAR. I LOST ABOUT
100 POUNDS AND I WAS SEVERELY
MALNOURISHED.))SARAH HAD
áNEVER USED MARIJUANA - IN
FACT SHE WENT TO SCHOOL TO
BECOME A POLICE OFFICER. BUT
WITH FEW TREATMENT OPTIONS -
SHE BECAME
DESPERATE. ((26:10 TO 26:14
SARAH ACKLEY-JASICK, MEDICAL
MARIJUANA PATIENT: ESPECIALLY
AFTER MONTHS OF NOT EATING,
VOMITING AND NOT BEING ABLE TO
GO TO THINGS WITH MY CHILDREN.
))SHE HOPES LEGALIZATION WILL
IMPROVE ACCESS TO HER
MEDICATION ... BUT SARAH AND
OTHER MEDICAL MARIJUANA
PATIENTS ARE CONCERNED WHAT'S
áNOW LIKE GOING TO A áPHARMACY
AND GETTING MEDICAL ADVICE -
WILL BE MUCH
DIFFERENT. ((23:44 TO 24:04
SARAH ACKLEY-JASICK, MEDICAL
MARIJUANA PATIENT: I HOPE THAT
IT DOESN'T JUST BRING MORE POT
SHOPS WHERE ITS STRINGS AWAY
FROM MEDICINE AND INTO JUST
MORE OF HOW WE HAVE BREWERIES
EVERYWHERE YOU KNOW AND THINGS
LIKE THAT. I'D LIKE IT TO STAY
WHERE MEDICINE IS AN
OPTION.)) ((54:58 TO 55:11
CANDICE CULLEN, MEDICAL
MARIJUANA PATIENT: WITH LIKE
WHAT HAPPENED IN COLORADO. 90%
OF THEIR MEDICINAL SWITCHED TO
RECREATIONAL. IT'S LIKE GOING
INTO A LIQUOR STORE. MARLEE:
AND WILL YOU STILL HAVE
PRIVACY? CULLEN: AND THAT'S MY
CONCERN.))MEDICAL MARIJUANA
áBUSINESSES HAVE CONCERNS OF
THEIR OWN.
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((37:38 TO 37:55 PAUL FARAGE,
SOHAI OWNER: SO WHAT IT'S
GOING TO DO THE PEOPLE WHO ARE
COMING HERE WHO DON'T REALLY
NEED THE CARDS FOR MEDICAL
PURPOSES WILL JUST GET IT
RECREATIONALLY. MARLEE: SO
REALLY THEN IN A SENSE,
LEGALIZING RECREATIONAL
MARIJUANA COULD HURT THE
MEDICAL MARIJUANA INDUSTRY?
FARAGE: OH YEAH, YEP.))PAUL
FARAGE OWN'S SOHAI IN GRAND
RAPIDS' EASTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD -
A HOLISTIC HEALTH SHOP THAT
ISSUES MEDICAL MARIJUANA
CARDS.
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((38:20 TO 38:37
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PAUL FARAGE, SOHAI OWNER: WELL
OUR BUSINESS IS GOING TO
SUFFER FOR SURE AS FAR AS JUST
MEDICAL. BUT WE HAVE A LOT OF
PATIENTS OVER 40 OR 50 YEARS
OLD SO WE HAVE A FAIRLY LARGE
AMOUNT OF PEOPLE HERE FOR
LEGITIMATE REASONS AND THEY
WANT TO STAY IN THE
PROGRAM.)) ((53:56 TO 54:11
CANDICE CULLEN, MEDICAL
MARIJUANA PATIENT: I BEAT
TERMINAL CANCER USING CANNABIS
SO I'M A HUGE ADVOCATE. I'M
HOPING THAT BY HAVING
RECREATIONAL BOTH THE COSTS
WILL GO DOWN THERE WILL BE
MORE PRODUCTION.
)) ((24:37 TO 24:48 MARLEE:
COULD RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA
TAKE AWAY WHAT YOU NEED? SARAH
ACKLEY-JASICK, MEDICAL
MARIJUANA PATIENT: POTENTIALLY
BUT I'M HOPING THAT IT BRINGS
MORE ACCESS BECAUSE RIGHT NOW
MICHIGAN HAS LIMITED, EVEN
MEDICINAL ACCESS.))
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PATIENTS ALSO BLAME A POOR
LICENSING PROCESS FOR AN
IMPENDING SHORTAGE OF TESTED
AND TRACKED MARIJUANA. NOW
THAT THE INDUSTRY IS WELCOMING
IN EVEN MORE BUYERS - PATIENTS
WARN THERE WON'T BE A SUPPLY
IF LICENSING ISSUES AREN'T
IRONED OUT.
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BRIAN:..WE HAVE MORE COVERAGE
AFTER THE BREAK ON THE
RECREATIONAL POT USE IN
MICHIGAN.MARLEE:..WE ARE
TAKING THE QUESTIONS YOU ARE
ASKING TO A CANNABIS BUSINESS
ATTORNEY, NEXT.
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EARLIER SOME OF YOU JOINED ME
ON FACEBOOK FOR A LIVE
DISCUSSION WITH BOB HENDRICKS
- A CANNABIS BUSINESS ATTORNEY
IN GRAND RAPIDS - TO ANSWER
SOME OF THE MOST FREQUENTLY
ASKED QUESTIONS SURROUNDING
LEGALIZATION.
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MR. HENDRICKS IS WITH US IN
STUDIO TONIGHT - ONE OF THE
QUESTIONS WE KEEP COMING
ACROSS...
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YOU'LL BE STICKING AROUND
THROUGH THE SHOW AND I'LL BE
HOPPING BACK ON FACEBOOK WITH
MORE QUESTIONS THAT POP UP AS
WE GO ALONG. JOIN US LIVE ON