Reign of ‘Derror’ ends, as MSC overturns the 2006 decision
“Carboxy,” a metabolite of THC, the psychoactive substance of marijuana, is not a “derivative” of the drug, the Michigan Supreme Court held last week. A person with carboxy in his blood cannot be...
View ArticleVictim’s drunkenness was relevant to defense
Relevancy of victim’s drunkenness when he was hit by George Feezel’s car was a key issue decided by the Michigan Supreme Court in People v. Feezel (Lawyers Weekly No. 06-73331, 45 pages). The court...
View ArticleLimit to the taking: Admissible evidence required to rebut innocent owner...
A claimant seeking the return of his property from the state can properly raise the innocent owner defense by producing an affidavit disclaiming knowledge of the activity, the Michigan Court of Appeals...
View ArticleMan not spared DUI conviction by medical marijuana use law
Michigan’s medical marijuana laws can’t protect a registered user from being charged with driving under the influence of a Schedule 1 narcotic, the Michigan Court of Appeals said. In People v. Koon...
View ArticleElections – Court won’t review Detroit marijuana ballot initiative ruling
On a 7-0 vote, the Court has let stand a split decision of the Michigan Court of Appeals that plaintiffs were entitled to mandamus relief after Detroit election officials refused to put a proposed...
View ArticleEmployers prep for new marijuana law
Following the passage of Proposal 1 in Michigan, employers are now faced with the prospect of deciding how to draw up policies related to the legalization of recreational marijuana use.
View ArticleMichigan’s marijuana industry now has a regulatory referee
The man in charge of refereeing Michigan’s marijuana market isn’t one to reveal his personal opinions about the newly legalized drug.
View ArticleEmployment attorneys clear the smoke on new marijuana laws
When Proposal 1 passed last year to legalize the recreational use of cannabis, it left employers in a bit of a haze as to how that would impact their drug policies going forward.
View ArticleDifficulties of protecting IP for cannabis, related products
As more than half of the states in the U.S. have recently decriminalized cannabis/marijuana to some extent, the domestic cannabis business has been growing rapidly.
View ArticleDykema lawyers discuss cannabis industry
With the window for adult-use cannabis applications opening Nov. 1, several attorneys from Dykema Gossett PLLC held a forum to cover the coming changes to marijuana laws in Michigan and how businesses...
View ArticleCriminal — Marijuana – MMMA
Where a defendant was convicted of two counts of delivery of a controlled substance (marijuana) and two counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony (felony-firearm), the...
View ArticleCivil Practice — Marijuana – Board of Pharmacy
Where plaintiffs have challenged the Michigan Board of Pharmacy’s placement of marijuana on Schedule 1 of the list of controlled substances, the challenge must be rejected because the issues identified...
View ArticleLicenses and Permits — Marijuana – Mootness
Where a plaintiff filed a complaint after the defendant sent the plaintiff a letter informing the plaintiff that its planned use of a site as a marijuana growing facility was not authorized, a judgment...
View ArticleEmployment attorneys clear the smoke on new marijuana laws
When Proposal 1 passed last year to legalize the recreational use of cannabis, it left employers in a bit of a haze as to how that would impact their drug policies going forward. The post Employment...
View ArticleDifficulties of protecting IP for cannabis, related products
As more than half of the states in the U.S. have recently decriminalized cannabis/marijuana to some extent, the domestic cannabis business has been growing rapidly. The post Difficulties of protecting...
View ArticleDykema lawyers discuss cannabis industry
With the window for adult-use cannabis applications opening Nov. 1, several attorneys from Dykema Gossett PLLC held a forum to cover the coming changes to marijuana laws in Michigan and how businesses...
View ArticleCriminal — Marijuana – MMMA
Where a defendant was convicted of two counts of delivery of a controlled substance (marijuana) and two counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony (felony-firearm), the...
View ArticleCivil Practice — Marijuana – Board of Pharmacy
Where plaintiffs have challenged the Michigan Board of Pharmacy’s placement of marijuana on Schedule 1 of the list of controlled substances, the challenge must be rejected because the issues identified...
View ArticleLicenses and Permits — Marijuana – Mootness
Where a plaintiff filed a complaint after the defendant sent the plaintiff a letter informing the plaintiff that its planned use of a site as a marijuana growing facility was not authorized, a judgment...
View ArticleSearch and Seizure — Marijuana – Odor
Where a defendant’s motion to suppress was allowed, that ruling should be upheld because (1) the smell of marijuana, by itself, did not give rise to probable cause and (2) there was no evidence of...
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