Michigan Begins Issuing MMJ ID Cards
April 3rd, 2009 by Rick
Ever since Michigan’s Medical Marijuana law went into effect Dec. 4, 2008, there seems to have been confusion among Medical Marijuana patients. Under the law, patients who have a note from their doctor, are allowed to have 12 plants. Unfortunately the police are not on the same page, when it comes to the law.
Police Chief Kevin Sagan said:
The law calls for an ID card. So the letter may not be enough.
The new ID cards, for those patients that have a doctor’s note allowing them to use medical marijuana, are being issued by the Michigan Department of Community Health, beginning Saturday, April 4th. Patients that have the note can then request an application to receive the ID card. Once the application is filed, the MDCH staff has 15 days to issue the ID.
120 people have already contacted the MDCH, asking about the applications and the doctor’s note. Some even thought that the health department would distribute medical marijuana.
