Michigan bills look to tighten the definition of marijuana
ANNA LIZ NICHOLS, Associated Press/Report for America
May 27, 2021
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LANSING, Mich. (AP) Legislation to close a gap in Michigan marijuana law that has allowed some untested products similar to marijuana to be sold passed Thursday in the state House.
The legislation would include all THC products in the legal definition of marijuana, therefore subjecting all such products to the same level of testing, regulation and restrictions. THC is the main compound in cannabis and marijuana products that gets users high.
The scientific name for THC is delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, so when Michigan looked to include THC in its laws it explicitly said “delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol.
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The public can currently buy a form of unregulated, untested, intoxicating cannabis extract at gas stations and smoke shops across Michigan, but that may soon be coming to an end. It’s called delta-8 THC, a cannabis compound similar to delta-9-THC, the component in marijuana that’s traditionally associated with the plant’s psychoactive effect. Except, the legal definition of marijuana under .
When you cross the state line into Indiana you see lots of billboards for fireworks and cigarettes. As you drive around Michigan, you ll notice a lot of cannabis billboards. That will end if one Michigan lawmaker has her way.
State Representative Mary Whiteford from Allegan County is writing a bill to ban the pot billboards. Whiteford has support from another state representative in Dearborn. Whiteford worries about the message the billboards send to young minds. She recently told Fox 17, I was going through, really I saw two billboards that really bother me. I saw one that said we had a new state flower. We don’t see any medicines advertised on billboards. Tobacco can’t be advertised on billboards. It s exposing children, to the belief, that because it’s legal, it’s safe
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