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Many Michigan Marijuana Dispensaries Close After Ruling

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on August 26, 2011 Dispensaries, News

Photo: Melanie Maxwell/Detroit Free Press

Ann Arbor residents Jaymz Edmonds, left, and T.J. Rice protest outside the OM of Medicine marijuana dispensary Thursday in Ann Arbor after a police raid of the nearby A2 Go Green dispensary.

Raids, Closings Leave Medical Marijuana Patients Hurting

Many medical marijuana dispensaries in Michigan closed their doors on Thursday following a Court of Appeals ruling.

“It would be dangerous to operate with the specter of a criminal case hanging over our head,” said John Lewis, lawyer for Compassionate Apothecary in Mt. Pleasant, the center of the controversy, reports the Detroit Free Press.

Some Ann Arbor area activists sought to regroup at a rally Thursday night, reports Kyle Feldscher at AnnArbor.com.

Michigan Caregivers Cup Still On; Recovering From Setbacks

By Steve Elliott ~alapoet~ on January 30, 2010 Dispensaries, Medical, News

Photo: Lori Horwedel/AnnArbor.com

A plethora of pot pipes: potential profits for an exhibitor at the Michigan Caregivers Cup

Despite the forced cancellation of their medical marijuana competition and a brief mix-up over lecture admission prices, the Michigan Caregivers Cup is drawing plenty of visitors and continuing through the weekend, according to event organizers.

The contest, which would have been held Saturday, was canceled after law enforcement threatened that participants could be criminally prosecuted, reports Lee Higgins at AnnArbor.com.