Organizers have canceled a contest to pick the best medicinal marijuana in Michigan after pressure from local authorities on whether the event was legal.
Medical marijuana is legal in Michigan, but communities across the state are putting up barriers to block entrepreneurs from setting up shop in what critics say is a clear attempt to subvert the law.
Last November the voters of Michigan legalized Medical Marijuana. The ballot measure won by a 10% wider margin than Obama, and it won in every county. One man, Tim Beck, organized the effort. After the election, the Michigan legislature passed a resolution that lauded his efforts. Tim was able to create legislation that the legislature was too meek or scared to pass.
A 20-year-old university student in Michigan is hospitalized and in serious condition after police shot the man Wednesday while serving a drug warrant. He was unarmed, investigators said.