Dispensaries for example being set up as storefront operations in many communities.  The law as written provides no provisions for storefront dispensaries, and it has created a bit of a problem for townships and cities until a recent court ruling forced them to close.  Some are still attempting to remain open with no "sales" of the "medicine", but in fact providing the medicine on a gratuitous provider basis for purchasing items such as stuffed animals.  The Stuffed animals can be re-donated to the dispensaries afterward.

Right. See how long that will last.

Then there is the issue of prescriptions.  The abuse of unseen doctor prescriptions as expected has resulted in anyone with a claim of chronic muscle or headache being able to obtain a card for use.  Aches and pains resulting in the largest number of "prescriptions" has been noted by our attorney general Bill Schuette.

"Attorney General Bill Schuette, who led the opposition to the voter-passed ballot proposal in 2008, said: "This is just what we predicted. It is totally out of control."

He responded when a reporter informed him that most certifications under the law were for chronic pain, not specific illnesses and that 55 doctors were writing most of the prescriptions in Michigan."

But what a waste.

The fact is that the therapeutic effect of Marijuana has been proven as effective, and more so than pharmaceutical grade substitutes for some sufferers of cancer, MS, and other debilitating illnesses.  The shame is, that the reinforced perception of potheads is carried on the local news.  The irreconcilable view of the weed as a medicine when promoted with circus attire will be counter to the intent of those who have a legitimate need.

The message to those who wish to properly affect this legislation in Lansing?