Unlikely advocate fights for medical marijuana access
Like any working mom, Denise Pollicella is busy.
The Howell-area attorney, a mother of two, balances her legal cases with other duties, such as taking her daughter to dance class.
Yet for the past several years, she’s also joined efforts to draft model legislation that would revise laws governing the growth, sale and distribution of medical marijuana in Michigan.
It’s legislation she believes is long overdue.
“Seven years ago, Michigan voters overwhelmingly approved the legalization of medical marijuana, and yet the Legislature hasn’t acted,” she said.
Marijuana use is legal in Michigan for patients with a doctor’s prescription and a state certified ID card. Patients can also designate a caregiver, who also must be certified by the state.
Some, including a number of those in the Legislature, would argue that is enough.
Each caregiver, however, can only grow and distribute a limited number of plants.
Because of that, patients in...
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