ACLU Sues Michigan Cities Banning Medical Marijuana

lunarverse · Dec 2, 2010

The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan filed a suit against the cities of Birmingham, Bloomfield Hills and Livonia on Wednesday supporting a 61-year-old Birmingham woman's right to use medical marijuana.

ACLU officials charge that Linda Lott, a licensed medical marijuana patient suffering from multiple sclerosis for 28 years, is having her state rights violated by ordinances in all three cities prohibiting growing and using medical marijuana.

"The people of Michigan voted overwhelmingly in support of compassionate care for patients like Linda Lott whose pain can be eased by the use of medical marijuana," said Kary L. Moss, ACLU of Michigan executive director. "In a democracy, city commissions do not have the power to veto statewide ballot initiatives after they have been approved by the voters and enacted into law."

Lott says she uses the medical marijuana to relieve back spasms, a side effect of her condition.

"Instead of relief, I now live in fear that I could be arrested by local officials for following state law," Lott said in a statement released by the ACLU.

The outcome of the lawsuit could set a legal precedence for the entire state of Michigan, including several Northern Michigan communities currently considering how to govern medical marijuana in the future because of the ambiguity of the Medical Marijuana Act, which state voters approved by 62 percent in 2008.
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natural philosophy · Dec 3, 2010

state rights!

skip · Dec 4, 2010

This kind of lawsuit needs to be done in California too...

TheGratefulChinacat · Dec 4, 2010

My mother has MS and she uses marijuana to relieve the pain. However, she lives in PA....

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