Bills to expand access to medical marijuana in Michigan may be benefiting from efforts to legalize recreational marijuana in 2016.
The Michigan Public Radio Network’s Jake Neher reports.
The legislation would create legal protections for medical marijuana dispensaries and patients who use edible and other non-smokable forms of marijuana.
State Representative Klint Kesto chairs the House Judiciary Committee. He says the bills would help create a regulatory framework that works for both medical and recreational pot.
“I don’t want to go back and there’s a ballot initiative and then we’re back at the same place creating a new structure to address these issues,” he says.
At least three Michigan groups are already pursuing petition drives to legalize marijuana in 2016.