The Michigan Medical Marijuana program was first voted in 2004 and provides the safe access to qualifying patients to obtain cannabis as a medical treatment. A patient with a marijuana card will be exempt from any criminal charges if caught with x amount of marijuana. As Michigan Marijuana laws are very strict thus you need to make sure that you are never caught on wrong side of the law.
A patient can only receive a Medical Marijuana card if recommended by a registered physician. Once the recommendation has been given, the patient can go online or directly to official Michigan government website where they can apply for the process online. Once the Michigan government verified that the patient does indeed qualify, a Medical Marijuana card will be sent to the patient’s address.
Once the patient received his/her card, he/she will be eligible to participate in the Michigan Medical Marijuana program. This means that the patient can have access to caregivers or have the ability to grow their own medication. Under the Michigan Marijuana laws a caregiver or a patient can have up to 2.5 ounces of useable marijuana and can grow up to 12 plants. Each caregiver is limited to helping five patients. Any caregiver with prior felony convictions will not be eligible to participate in the Michigan Marijuana Program as Michigan Marijuana laws restrict him to do so.
When applying for your Medical Marijuana card you will have to pay a fee of $100 USD and will be charged annually. You cannot pay this fee in instalments nor can you wave the fee, it must be paid in full the moment you apply. It is important to abide by Michigan Marijuana laws all the time so that you don’t run into trouble of getting your card confiscated by authorities.
Earlier this year the new Michigan bill allowed dispensaries to operate. As of now there are no official dispensaries within Michigan but the process is underway. Currently the only way a patient can obtain cannabis as a treatment is either by growing it him/herself or through the services of a caregiver. The reason why dispensaries, that was voted illegal in 2011, is now in full swing is due to the fact that most caregivers failed to have the proper medical background to take care of their patients.
Thus the Michigan Medical Marijuana program is on the verge to change the dynamics of the system. They wish to institutionalize professional dispensaries to provide the highest quality in medication at a consistent basis.
The problem with caregivers is that rarely they manage to obtain the same consistency with their medicine. For a patient that is suffering from a debilitating disease, consistency with medication is an absolute necessity. These states that have outlawed dispensaries are recognizing the fact that Medical Marijuana requires a strict standard in terms of production, cultivation and consistency within potency of THC.
As more states begin to accept the status of marijuana as a medicine, we can see that a new post-prohibition era on the horizon. Soon we’ll begin to see new categories develop within the marijuana industry; Medical, Commercial and Industrial.
A patient can only receive a Medical Marijuana card if recommended by a registered physician. Once the recommendation has been given, the patient can go online or directly to official Michigan government website where they can apply for the process online. Once the Michigan government verified that the patient does indeed qualify, a Medical Marijuana card will be sent to the patient’s address.
Once the patient received his/her card, he/she will be eligible to participate in the Michigan Medical Marijuana program. This means that the patient can have access to caregivers or have the ability to grow their own medication. Under the Michigan Marijuana laws a caregiver or a patient can have up to 2.5 ounces of useable marijuana and can grow up to 12 plants. Each caregiver is limited to helping five patients. Any caregiver with prior felony convictions will not be eligible to participate in the Michigan Marijuana Program as Michigan Marijuana laws restrict him to do so.
When applying for your Medical Marijuana card you will have to pay a fee of $100 USD and will be charged annually. You cannot pay this fee in instalments nor can you wave the fee, it must be paid in full the moment you apply. It is important to abide by Michigan Marijuana laws all the time so that you don’t run into trouble of getting your card confiscated by authorities.
Earlier this year the new Michigan bill allowed dispensaries to operate. As of now there are no official dispensaries within Michigan but the process is underway. Currently the only way a patient can obtain cannabis as a treatment is either by growing it him/herself or through the services of a caregiver. The reason why dispensaries, that was voted illegal in 2011, is now in full swing is due to the fact that most caregivers failed to have the proper medical background to take care of their patients.
Thus the Michigan Medical Marijuana program is on the verge to change the dynamics of the system. They wish to institutionalize professional dispensaries to provide the highest quality in medication at a consistent basis.
The problem with caregivers is that rarely they manage to obtain the same consistency with their medicine. For a patient that is suffering from a debilitating disease, consistency with medication is an absolute necessity. These states that have outlawed dispensaries are recognizing the fact that Medical Marijuana requires a strict standard in terms of production, cultivation and consistency within potency of THC.
As more states begin to accept the status of marijuana as a medicine, we can see that a new post-prohibition era on the horizon. Soon we’ll begin to see new categories develop within the marijuana industry; Medical, Commercial and Industrial.
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