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Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette asserted again Monday that driving under the influence of marijuana is illegal, even if prescribed by a doctor.
Schuette restated his position as the Court of Appeals was set to take up the case of Rodney Koon, a registered medical marijuana user who was pulled over for speeding and cited for driving under the influence in February of last year.
In an interview with the Michigan Public Radio Network's Rick Pluta, Schuette spokesperson John Sellek said the law is full of loopholes that put people at risk.
"I don't think anyone out there would agree that you should be on a Schedule I drug and be able to operate a motor vehicle, but unfortunately what the law has put into place is in complete conflict with other parts of the law that protect people from those who are driving under the influence of drugs," Sellek told Pluta.
At the time, Schuette told The Petoskey News that having marijuana in a driver's body is a crime.
Medical marijuana advocates like Steven Thompson disagree. Thompson is the head of the Michigan chapter of NORML, the National Organization for Rational Marijuana Laws.
"It's a very simplified law the way that it's stated, and I've been pointing out to these people all along that, technically, yes, marijuana is legal in the state of Michigan," Thompson said on WKAR-FM.
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Schuette restated his position as the Court of Appeals was set to take up the case of Rodney Koon, a registered medical marijuana user who was pulled over for speeding and cited for driving under the influence in February of last year.
In an interview with the Michigan Public Radio Network's Rick Pluta, Schuette spokesperson John Sellek said the law is full of loopholes that put people at risk.
"I don't think anyone out there would agree that you should be on a Schedule I drug and be able to operate a motor vehicle, but unfortunately what the law has put into place is in complete conflict with other parts of the law that protect people from those who are driving under the influence of drugs," Sellek told Pluta.
At the time, Schuette told The Petoskey News that having marijuana in a driver's body is a crime.
Medical marijuana advocates like Steven Thompson disagree. Thompson is the head of the Michigan chapter of NORML, the National Organization for Rational Marijuana Laws.
"It's a very simplified law the way that it's stated, and I've been pointing out to these people all along that, technically, yes, marijuana is legal in the state of Michigan," Thompson said on WKAR-FM.
News Hawk- Jacob Ebel 420 MAGAZINE
Source: mlive.com
Author: Angela Wittrock
Contact: Contact Us
Copyright: Michigan Live LLC.
Website: Attorney General Bill Schuette: No medical marijuana for drivers
