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dosages can be adjusted more easily
and because smoking isn’t advisable
for many patients. However, she
says she can’t advise people to use
them because of their questionable
legality.
“The law is
incomplete,” says
State Rep. Mike
Callton (R-87th
District). Callton,
a chiropractor
who grew up in
West Bloomfield,
is the only Jewish
State Rep. Mike
resident in
Callton
Nashville, Mich.,
where he lives and works when not
in Lansing. Based on his contacts,
he believes that medical marijuana
is an effective treatment for appe-
tite enhancement, seizures in chil-
dren and for pain.
“It’s better than a narcotic anal-
gesic and can reduce opioid deaths,”
Callton says. Some patients may
experience a placebo effect but “if
they think marijuana helps, then
they may not need that heavy stuff.”
Callton co-sponsored House Bill
4209 that would license marijuana
growers, testers, processors and
retailers.
“Marijuana requires testing
and labs are important if medical
marijuana is going to be a valid
therapy,” he says. The bill was
approved by the Michigan House
Judiciary Committee and is stalled
in the Senate. According to Callton,
a companion bill favored by law
enforcement would establish a
tracking system for marijuana
“from seed to sale.”
Abel suggests the labs — about
a handful in Michigan — work
together to set standards in the
absence of state regulation. “Testing
is really important to know that we
don’t have adulterants — butane,
mold, dog hair — and [knowing
the] strength is important,” he says.
The owners of Iron Laboratories
and PSI Labs also favor mandatory
testing. “It’s a public safety issue
and legislators refuse to regulate
the industry,” Teitel says.
Robb, whose patients typically
return for follow-up visits after
their certification, is not aware
of any major adverse medical
reactions to medical marijuana.
However, she recommends lab test-
ing to all patients.
The legislature’s inaction is due
to risk avoidance, observers say,
because some public officials view
marijuana as too controversial to
support.

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