Michigan Medical Marijuana Sheriffs Spend Funds were iPads, Tasers and New Trucks

1. Michigan Medical Marijuana Sheriffs Spend Funds were IPads, Tasers and New Trucks Although the application of the Michigan law is busy concocting fault to punish patients registered for possession of marijuana, a new report concludes that many sheriffs offices are also taking advantage of the funds generated by the medical marijuana program of State in order to purchase call items: such as iPads, Taser, and new vehicles.

2. A report from The Chronicles of compassion, a number of Michigan Sheriffs have used money from the Michigan Medical Marijuana Fund for questionable purchases. The site points out that when Governor Rick Snyder signed House Bill 5313 last year, the fund, which is supported by the money paid by patients and caregivers participant, was designed for use by the application of local law ” for operation and monitoring of Michigan … the operation and supervision of the medical marijuana program are subsidies for education, communication and the application of the Medical Marijuana Act of Michigan. ” However, of the $ 3 million available to local sheriffs, only $ 167,000 were distributed around, with just over $ 116,000 would be spent. It seems that 83 Michigan counties, only four offices “sheriffs applied for grants. And while all of them have been approved, not all the money was spent as originally intended. In Macomb County, where local Sheriff’s Department received more than $ 63,000, the report shows that officers “did not have the opportunity to attend training,” but the ministry was the buying a 2015 Dodge Durango and a trailer to “help” investigate participants in the medical marijuana program. The Sheriff’s Office Sanilac County, which has raised nearly $ 19,000 Their money spent on a trailer to transport their ATV, dress clothes for public presentations, and other necessary clothing, perhaps, to look at the mode while conducting raids.

3. However, the report also shows that nearly $ 4,800 was spent on iPads and around $ 5,400 on Tasers. Other jurisdictions received the funds to pay the salaries of their leaders. Lapeer County, which was given more than $ 36,000, the department spent 86 percent of it to pay salaries. The rest, while not documented in detail, said to have been used for equipment and storage of evidence. Not all four counties approved for grants avoided participation in educational programs designed to help them better understand the medical marijuana program. The Working Group Drug St. Clair County “made Attend training if required three days in Lansing Regarding medical marijuana grow operations.” Yet the force still spent the majority (81 per cent) of their allocated 48.917 $ on the payment of officers’ salaries. While some departments Mentioned overview use the funds for missions to help to eradicate illegal marijuana operations, no money seems to have been towards helicopters.