Michigan medical marijuana law mired in confusion
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Detroit News: Officials in charge of the state's Medical Marijuana Act told The Detroit News this week that, despite what many believe, the law does not require medical marijuana users to have state-issued ID cards in hand to legally possess or use the drug. The green light to use medical marijuana with a doctor's recommendation came on April 4, when rules for the program went into effect, said James McCurtis, Michigan Department of Community Health spokesman. Observers and advocates of the medical marijuana legislation presumed the registry and ID card requirements were mandatory, yet state officials seem to be backing away from such assertions. "There are so many gray areas in this law I truly believe it's going to create a lot of litigation and instances where they are going to end up in court for a judge to decide what is intended," McCurtis said. A lack of legal language clarifying the scope of the law has prompted some judges across Michigan to dismiss criminal cases in which suspects raise a so-called "affirmative defense."
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