MICHAEL P. MANLEY
BOARD-CERTIFIED CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEY
PRESENTS
MICHIGAN’S MARIJUANA LAWS
VS. FEDERAL MARIJUANA LAWS
MARIJUANA LAWS IN
MICHIGAN
ARE DIFFERENT THAN THE
FEDERAL
MARIJUANA LAWS.
LIKE MANY STATES, MICHIGAN ALLOWS PEOPLE TO USE MARIJUANA IN
CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.
HOWEVER, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
DOES NOT RECOGNIZE
MICHIGAN’S LAWS.
NOT SURE WHAT YOUR RIGHTS ARE IF YOU ARE
ARRESTED ON A MARIJUANA CHARGE IN MICHIGAN?
HERE ARE THE FACTS YOU NEED TO KNOW:
MICHIGAN
FEDERAL
ALL MARIJUANA
LEGAL?
NO
NO
MARIJUANA POSSESSION
LEGAL?
NO
NO
YES
NO
MEDICAL MARIJUANA
LEGAL?
YEAR WHEN MARIJUANA BECAME LEGAL
IN MICHIGAN FOR MEDICAL PURPOSES:
2009
HOWEVER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
DOES NOT RECOGNIZE THIS LAW
AMOUNT OF MARIJUANA PEOPLE CAN
LEGALLY POSSESS
FOR MEDICAL PURPOSES IN MICHIGAN:
12 PLANTS OR 2.5 OUNCES
MAXIMUM PRISON SENTENCE
FOR POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA
UNDER FEDERAL LAW:
AMOUNT OF MARIJUANA
SENTENCE
< 50 KILOGRAMS
5 YEARS
50 - 99 KILOGRAMS
20 YEARS
100 - 999 KILOGRAMS
40 YEARS
1,000 KILOGRAMS
LIFE IN PRISON
DON’T WAIT TO CONTACT A LAWYER IF YOU HAVE
BEEN CHARGED WITH A CRIME IN MICHIGAN.
CALL BOARD-CERTIFIED CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEY
MICHAEL P. MANLEY
BOARD-CERTIFIED CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEY
AT 844-4-MANLEY
FOR YOUR FREE CONSULTATION.