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Yesterday morning the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on various bills addressing medical marijuana including House Bill 4271<\/a>, a bill that would allow local units of government to regulate (or ban) provisioning centers (i.e. dispensaries).<\/p>\n

Back in May the League testified about the need for local control and clarity in the Act. At that time we were joined by two city attorneys, Clyde Robinson (Kalamazoo) and Stephen Postema (Ann Arbor) who detailed how those cities have reacted to the 2008 law.\u00a0 Yesterday Stephen Postema testified again about the need for local control and clarity.<\/p>\n

The committee intends to vote on the legislation on Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n

Samantha Harkins is the Director of State Affairs for the Michigan Municipal League.\u00a0 She can be reached at 517-908-0306 or email at sharkins@mml.org<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Yesterday morning the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing on various bills addressing medical marijuana including House Bill 4271, a bill that would allow local units of government to regulate (or ban) provisioning centers (i.e. dispensaries). 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