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Is marijuana legal in Michigan? <\/em><\/strong>Marijuana weed possession laws in different states can be confusing. The drug possession laws<\/a> in the State of Michigan are no different.<\/p>\n

Federal law criminalizes possession of small amount of marijuana, yet a growing number of states only have enacted civil penalties or no penalties at all for those possessing certain amounts and types of marijuana<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This paranoia about controlled substances occurred in the 1970s, during the Nixon Administration. Richard M. Nixon insisted that marijuana had to be classified as a Schedule I drug (which was the most<\/em> dangerous).<\/p>\n

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Is marijuana legal in Michigan? Marijuana weed possession laws in different states can be confusing. The drug possession laws in the State of Michigan are no different. Federal law criminalizes possession of small amount of marijuana, yet a growing number of states only have enacted civil penalties or no penalties at all for those possessing […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3213","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-criminal-evidence","category-marijuana-laws"],"yoast_head":"\nIs Weed Legal in Michigan? Cannabis Laws, Michigan Marijuana<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Michigan is a recreational Weed State. Since 2018, Michigan residents have been able to find licensed marijuana dispensaries in their local city. 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