Medical Marijuana Act may be un-fixable, says attorney
GRAND RAPIDS, MI – The Michigan Court of Appeals decision upholding the conviction of a Kentwood man for violating the Michigan Medical Marijuana Act does little to clarify a law many see as confusing.
In fact, a local attorney who specializes in medical marijuana defense says it shows that the act is so convoluted and frequently misapplied that the only solution may be legalization at the hands of the voters.
John Christopher Placencia, 42, was arrested in Kentwood in the summer of 2012 on charges of selling marijuana and operating a drug house.
In a bench trial before Judge Dennis Leiber, Placencia's defense was that he was acting as a caregiver under the law when he provided marijuana to people.
But the Michigan Supreme Court that year determined that caregivers can only provide marijuana to no more than five designated patients. That decision came...
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