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Prescription Drug Abuse Leads to Heroin Deaths 8 Jul 2013 | 11:16 pm
Opiates are highly addictive and over the past few decades, this country has seen an alarming increase in the abuse of prescription opiates like Oxycontin. Unfortunately, an addiction to these drugs c...
Grand Rapids Police and Trespassing: Why the ACLU is Suing 16 May 2013 | 01:11 am
The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan and their Criminal Law Reform Project filed a lawsuit in federal court this week against the city of Grand Rapids. At issue is a practice of trespassing ...
State Marijuana Decriminalization Bill Introduced 8 May 2013 | 01:48 am
The “patchwork” of marijuana laws across the state of Michigan could soon be influenced by a new state law, one that would effectively reduce penalties for possession of pot no matter where in the st...
Can Your City ‘Opt Out’ of Statewide Marijuana Laws? 9 Apr 2013 | 10:35 pm
In Michigan last November, we saw several versions of cities taking it upon themselves to change how their citizens can lawfully use marijuana. These cities, like Kalamazoo and Detroit, passed ordinan...
The Latest in Michigan Marijuana News 1 Mar 2013 | 11:01 pm
Since various municipalities made significant changes in their marijuana policies at the close of 2012, marijuana has been at the top of the headlines. It seems each week, there is another newsworthy ...
Michigan Cities “Doing Nothing” on New Marijuana Laws 18 Jan 2013 | 11:57 pm
The people of several of Michigan’s most populous areas spoke at the ballot a few months ago—lessening the state’s grip on marijuana laws. But city officials in Detroit, Flint, Kalamazoo, and Grand Ra...
Michigan Changes Expungement Laws for Juveniles 17 Jan 2013 | 02:09 am
Imagine being punished today for a mistake you made as a child. For many people, that’s what the system does—forcing them to carry a criminal record from childhood long after they have paid their dues...
Marijuana Victories Across Michigan 7 Nov 2012 | 09:01 pm
All marijuana initiatives in Michigan cities all are reporting at least tentative victories. While Colorado and Washington voted to legalize recreational marijuana statewide, Michigan voters are tackl...
Michigan Cities to Vote on Marijuana Decriminalization Initiatives 2 Nov 2012 | 11:04 pm
While voters in Michigan won’t be legalizing marijuana statewide, they could be doing away with pot penalties in several cities. While marijuana will remain illegal throughout the state, if passed, th...
Detroiters Feel Unsafe About Crime 11 Oct 2012 | 05:44 pm
The population of Detroit has fallen to 700,000. Twenty-five percent of city residents left between 2000 and 2010. A recent survey shows that far more plan on leaving soon. As many as 40 percent of re...
