Allegations: MSP falsely reporting marijuana, targeting card-carrying patients

OTTAWA COUNTY, Mich. – The defense representing a Spring Lake father facing a felony marijuana charge is accusing Michigan State Police Forensic Science Division crime labs of misreporting marijuana intentionally. It’s an allegation with statewide implications.

FOX 17 first reported Max Lorincz’s case in February: he’s a father and medical marijuana card carrying patient. He was charged with felony possession of synthetic Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) for having a smear amount of butane hash oil (BHO).

“If nobody stands up for this and it just keeps going the way it is, how many more people are going to get thrown under the bus just for using their prescribed medicine?” said Lorincz. “It’s just ridiculous.”

Lorincz said BHO, which is made from marijuana resins, is a prescription he uses for debilitating pain. On an unrelated medical emergency call for his wife, law enforcement found a smear of BHO in his family’s...

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