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Michigan are also pleased with the
new, stricter licensing to operate a
regulated facility.
“We can have a credibility we didn’t
see before and serve patients so they
don’t have to turn to the black market
or dangerous drugs like opioids to
help them,” said Jerry Millen, owner
of Green House dispensary in Walled
Lake, opening soon.
Tim Campbell, owner of The Reef
dispensary in Detroit, currently ser-
vicing 11,000 people with medical
marijuana cards, agrees. “And we’re
doing everything to be compliant with
the licensing board and LARA to show
that we’re doing the right thing,” he
said.
The image of future dispensaries
is a far cry from some of the facilities
of the past that conjure up visions of
rundown buildings with bars on the
windows.
“I toured some of the state-of-
the-art dispensaries out West and
in Arizona, and it’s the same feeling
as walking into a new Apple store.
They’re brightly lit and completely
contemporary,” said Mark Meisner.
“They have the look of a retail estab-
lishment you’d like to visit. The goal
is to have a business you could bring
anyone into, whether your kids or
even your grandmother.”
MEDICAL MARIJUANA IN MICHIGAN
State boards have created a new
map to follow for medical marijuana
patients, caregivers, advocates, inves-
tors and operators — finally bringing
clarity and control to an industry
that battled some controversy.
There are economic benefits to the
state as the new regulatory system is
expected to generate upwards of $50
million in new excise and sales tax
revenues alone, while employing tens
of thousands of Michigan residents.
And for patients needing aid from
medical marijuana, there is increas-
ing community and political support
as well.
“We can finally implement a solid
framework that gives patients a safe
source from which to purchase and
utilize medical marijuana,” said Gov.
Rick Snyder.
“This new legislation will help
Michiganders of all ages and with
varying medical conditions, access
safe products to relieve their
suffering.” •
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Longtime vascular surgeon Dr. David
Schulman had to reconsider his medical
practice after an injury left him unable to
perform surgery. “I wanted to
continue to practice medicine,
and it seemed to me that that
the opiate epidemic was of par-
amount importance,” he said.
“As a vascular surgeon, I
would see people who took the
maximum doses of narcotics yet
still feel no relief from chronic
pain,” he said. “The longer they Dr. David
took these drugs the less effec- Schulman
tive they would be until patients
would need higher and higher doses.
Narcotics like opiates are great for treat-
ing acute pain in a hospital setting, but
not for treating chronic pain.”
A proponent of osteopathy and non-
pharmacological alternatives to pain con-
trol, Schulman decided to help medical
marijuana patients in Michigan obtain the
certificates they needed and follow the
procedures required by Michigan’s medi-
cal marijuana law.
“Marijuana can alleviate pain and the
anxiety associated with pain for certain
patients,” Schulman said. “It is among
the most harmless substances I know of.
I see patients every day who are having a
better quality of life and using fewer opi-
ates and other drugs because of it.”
His new practice, Greenpath Holistic
Medicine in Huntington Woods, has been
open almost a year. Schulman provides
certificates for medical marijuana use to
patients with disorders includ-
ing cancer, glaucoma, chronic
pain or nausea, seizures and
post-traumatic stress disorder.
All patients must provide their
medical records.
“I maintain medical records
for them, see them each year
and provide renewal notifica-
tions,” he said, “basically every-
thing they need to maintain
compliance with state laws.”
Schulman is unconcerned about
Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ recent
memo that opens the door to federal
prosecution of marijuana laws — despite
state statutes. “I don’t think they can put
that genie back in the bottle,” Schulman
said. “I wish lawmakers at the federal
level would remove marijuana from the
list of dangerous drugs and eliminate the
contradiction between federal law and
reality.”
Schulman has been building his prac-
tice by word of mouth and online/social
media marketing. “I want people to know
I’m providing a service and trying to
lessen the stigma,” he said.
He sees patients by appointment only.
Go to greenpath holisticmedicine@gmail.
com. •
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