US MI: Attorney for Lapeer County Medical Marijuana Dispensary Says Search Used By Authorities To Point Out Problems With The Law

9/2/2010

ATTORNEY FOR LAPEER COUNTY MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARY SAYS SEARCH USED BY AUTHORITIES TO POINT OUT PROBLEMS WITH THE LAW

DRYDEN, Michigan -- Jim Rasor, a Royal Oak attorney representing the owner of Compassionate Care Center of Michigan, says he believes Lapeer County officials are using a Tuesday raid of the center to show problems with Michigan's medical marijuana law.

"It seems like the prosecution and sheriffs are using these laws to point out the shortcomings of the law," Rasor said.

"It's not up to the sheriffs or prosecutors to rewrite or change the law."

He said the law is vague about how medical marijuana patients receive their medication, especially in regard to patient-to-patient sales, which seems to have led to the Tuesday raid.

Each medical caregiver is allowed by law to have up to five patients, but nothing is written about patient-to-patient sales.

All employees of the Compassionate Care Center of Michigan are medical marijuana patients as well as caregivers. The care center has a couple hundred caregivers in its co-op, said owner Randy Crowel.

"This is exactly what voters voted for," Rasor said.

"I really think these raids are unlawful. I think they are going to end up costing the citizens of this county a great deal of money."

Lapeer County Sheriff Ron Kalanquin said he was operating the raid based on information from a few customers.

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