Friday, February 21, 2014

Michigan Senate Committee Approves Harmful Medical Marijuana Bill

 by Rick Thompson at TheWeedBlog

 

 ... Citizens typically are given two opportunities to comment publicly on any bill being considered in a Michigan legislative Committee. These Committees are the only opportunity voters have to speak directly to the elected officials who are to approve or reject the legislation; once passed out of Committee public testimony is ended for that bill’s life in that legislative house.

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 At the end of the Committee meeting Jones read off the list of people that had filled out comment/speaking cards but were not allowed to address the Committee due to the abbreviated session. Steven and Maria Green of Lansing, the parents of Baby Bree, were among those denied the chance to speak.