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52% of U.S./Canada Population Live in Areas Where Medical Cannabis is Legally Available

November 24, 2015

By Rick Thomspon, The Compassion Chronicles

52% of the people living north of Mexico have access to legal medical marijuana.

Population tallies from the 24 US states with medical marijuana programs, one federal District and the country of Canada, which has a national program, show that the majority of those citizens are living in harmonious comfort with regulated medical marijuana production, distribution and use.

Michigan Cops Use Medical Cannabis Money To Buy Themselves I-Pads, Truck, Shirts

November 18, 2015November 18, 2015

By Rick Thompson, The Compassion Chronicles

LAPEER- Much of the money allocated to law enforcement in 2015 from the Michigan Medical Marihuana Fund went unused, a governmental report shows, and those funds that were spent were used for questionable purposes.

Legislation passed in 2013 (HB 5313) and signed into law in 2014 by Governor Snyder allowed money from the state’s Medical Marihuana Fund (the Fund) to be used by local units of law enforcement “for the operation and oversight of the Michigan medical marihuana program… operation and oversight grants are for education, communication and enforcement of the Michigan medical marihuana act…”

Poll: 85% of Michiganders Want Children to Have Access to Medical Cannabis

July 21, 2015July 12, 2015

By Rick Thompson, The Compassion Chronicles

FLINT- A staggering 85% of respondents in an impartial MLive online poll said they want Michigan’s sick children to have access to medical marijuana.

The poll was conducted on July 6 with 2,295 people participating. A followup article detailed the results and included some comments from readers. 85.77% of respondents said ‘YES’ and 14.23% said ‘NO’ to the following question:

“Do you think minors should use medical marijuana?”