NEWS & VIEWS Feedback H e l l o , I ’m c u r i o u s o n t h e r e c r e a t i o n a l u s e g u id e lin e s in D e t r o it . I w ill b e m o v in g h e r e a n d I ’m c u r i o u s o n t h e l a w s . — A le x is M . Hi Alexis. Thanks for reaching out, and welcome to Michigan! We covered these issues in last year’s 4/ 20 issue; look up “Michigan’s cannabis laws for dummies: The dos and don’ts of dope” on oogle to find the full article. In a nutshell, any adult 21 or older can use and possess cannabis. People can travel with up to 2. o . of cannabis flower or 15 grams of concentrate anywhere except on a school property, school bus, or a
correctional institution. For perspective: A plastic sandwich bag holds about 2 o . of cannabis flower concentrate cartridges tend to be .5 gram or 1 gram each. At home, people can possess up to 0 o . of flower as long as anything over 2.5 oz. is locked up. Violations are a civil infraction punishable by a 00 fine. By law, people can grow up to 12 marijuana plants per household, and if you grow your own, there’s no limit to how much marijuana you can possess. ou can find a list of stores that sell recreational cannabis on our website, metrotimes.com. —L e e D e V ito W e k n o w y o u h a v e o p in io n s ! R e m e m b e r, y o u c a n c o n ta c t u s a t le t t e r s @ m e t r o t im e s .c o m .
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