James McCurtis Spokesman for MDCH
Michigan — A year into the state’s medical marijuana law, health officials can’t keep up with the demand. Because of a rising backlog of about 3,000 applications, those who wish to use marijuana medically or grow it for others must wait three months for [...]

Springfield — The suburban lawmaker pushing to legalize medical marijuana use in Illinois says he’s received strong support from colleagues but still doesn’t have the votes needed to pass the plan onto the governor’s desk.
Skokie Democratic state Rep. Lou Lang said he’s a few votes short of the 60 [...]

DU Pot Debates Spark Up Yesterday
The University of Denver yesterday kicked off a series of debates on marijuana with a discussion of the potential medical benefits N and harms N of the drug.
Alice P.  Mead, a spokeswoman for a British research company that develops a medical spray from marijuana, [...]

Michigan — Thousands of marijuana proponents, many openly smoking the drug, crowded the University of Michigan’s Diag on Saturday for the 39th-annual Hash Bash.
Police estimated 5,000 people were there, drawn by sunshine as well as enthusiasm for Michigan’s 15-month-old law legalizing marijuana for medicinal purposes. “How many of you are [...]

Police raid highlights problems many face
Michigan’s medical marijuana law has patients fearing arrest while police say they’re unsure of who can legally possess or supply the drug.
In several instances, police have arrested patients, confiscated their marijuana, conducted searches that turned out to be improper and seized trailer-loads of cultivation gear because of gray areas in [...]

KALAMAZOO, Mich  — The first full-time medical marijuana clinic in southwest Michigan is open today in Kalamazoo.
Michigan Holistic Health is run by Dr. David Crocker, 44, will open at 500 W. Crosstown Parkway. It will be open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
How the examination works: You will bring your paper work from [...]