Michigan legislators looks to clarify medical marijuana law
A bill amending Michigan’s medical marijuana law to specify where medical marijuana cannot be smoked has passed the state Senate.
The bill was approved 31-7 Tuesday and prohibits smoking or growing medical marijuana on private property if the property owner won't allow it. The amendment also bans smoking on private property that is open to the public.
Michigan's 2008 voter-approved law allows the possession, cultivation and use of limited amounts of marijuana for people suffering from debilitating conditions. It originally banned the use of medical marijuana in any public place, including on public transportation.
The bill now moves to the House.
Wayne Law’s Federalist Society to present debate March 27 on interpretation of the Constitution
Two constitutional law professors will face off Thursday, March 27, at Wayne State University Law School to debate “Originalism v. Living Constitutionalism.”
Wayne State Distinguished Professor of Law Robert Sedler, a world-renowned expert on constitutional law, will represent the living constitutionalism point of view. He’ll be challenged by University of Toledo College of Law Professor Lee J. Strang, a scholar of constitutional law and author of “Originalism and the Aristotelian Tradition: Virtue’s Home in Originalism,” which was published recently in Fordham Law Review.
The event, which is free and open to the public, will be held 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. in the Spencer M. Partrich Auditorium at the law school, 471 W. Palmer St. Lunch will be provided. Parking will be available for $6.50 in Structure One across West Palmer Street from the law school.
For more details, contact Josh Hadley at (480) 703-7508 or joshua.hadley@wayne.edu.
Miller Canfield lawyer named among ‘Leaders in the Law’
Thomas W. Cranmer, a principal and co-leader of Miller Canfield’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution Group, has been named one of Michigan Lawyers Weekly’s “Leaders in the Law” for 2014.
This distinct honor was awarded to only 30 Michigan lawyers, not only for professional success, but also for striking a balance that includes giving back to the legal profession. The 2014 class of “Leaders in the Law” will be honored during a luncheon on March 20.
A former president of the State Bar of Michigan, Cranmer is a trial lawyer who concentrates his practice in civil and criminal litigation.
He received his J.D. (1975) from Ohio Northern University and his B.A. (1972) from the University of Michigan.
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