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After a protest on Wednesday at the Oakland County Courthouse, medical marijuana advocates are planning to gather again on Monday (September 13) in Pontiac and Lapeer for more protests against the arrests of patients and raids on dispensaries.

Oakland County authorities do not plan to change their minds on the raids that took place in Ferndale and Waterford.

The first protest will take place at 12:30pm outside of the Lapeer County Sheriff’s Office with the other happening at 3:30pm outside the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office.

Michael Bouchard, Oakland County Sheriff and the man who uttered the line “This is Michigan, not some Cheech and Chong movie,” says the protests won’t change his opinion that dispensaries are illegal. He claims that the Michigan Department of Community Health says that dispensaries are not legal.

Meanwhile, James McCurtis of the MDCH says that the Michigan Medical Marijuana Act is unclear about whether they are legal.

[source Freep]

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