Michigan Gov Gretchen Whitmer must pardon and, expunge the records of Michigan citizens that have marijuana crimes with immediate effect. While the House and Senate argue about a budget, citizens in Michigan are being tested and arrested for possession of cannabis. County commissioners statewide are counting on the continued obstruction by Lansing legislators to continue funding their budgets with fines and asset seizures of Marijuana patients and users.
A pardon from the Governor is the only way to get
around a legislature that is hell bent on maintaining the status quo of the
school to prison pipeline. While states like Nevada and Colorado expunging marijuana crimes from citizen records, Michigan legislators in the House and Senate are being a bunch of obstructionists in the path of progress and social justice.
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Certain prosecutors in Michigan charge defendants
with 2 or more felonies to prevent them from expunging their criminal records.
The true intent is to maintain budgets in their municipalities that get their
income from rehabilitation programs and incarceration in for-profit jails.
The next group of people who would be impacted by an
executive pardon are the interests that are promoting junk science with technology. For instance, the sobriety meters for
marijuana use that law enforcement is using has been proven false and
misleading. Singling out drivers under
the influence of Marijuana vs someone who is under the influence of doctor prescribed
psychotic drugs like Lositanie or Risperdal is a form of discrimination.
There are many tests that show the levels of
THC in a person’s bloodstream is irrelevant.
State legislators have been frequently challenged
to take a driver test under the supervision of the Michigan State Police on the
effects of cannabis upon a Medical Marijuana patient, versus another legislator
under the influence of psychotic, doctor prescribed drugs.
In addition to that test, another test involving 10 shots of
rum vs 10 tokes from a marijuana only cigarette is requested to show that
Insurance rates are all out of line and, promoted by interests in the for-profit
prison industry. This includes the companies who promote the cannabis masking
fluids and others like the technology companies developing the hardware
supporting the junk science rules of the Michigan legislature.
To make this happen you must do the following:
- Contact Governor Gretchen Whitmer
- Website: www.michigan.gov/whitmer
- Leave a Comment at https://somgovweb.state.mi.us/GovRelations/ShareOpinion.asp
- Call the Office @ 517 335-7858
- Demand that she ignores the legislators in the House and Senate who want to maintain the status quo by requesting a list of current and paroled marijuana convictions by county in Michigan.
- Ask Attorney General Dana Nessel (miag@michigan.gov) to send a memo to all 83 county prosecutors to dismiss and expunge all charges and, conviction for Marijuana possession, use, and selling for anyone on that list.
- Furthermore, anyone on that list will be given a preference if they want to be employed for a job in the industry or, apply for a Marijuana license to grow, sell, and manufacture products from the Cannabis plant.
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With a blanket pardon for pot prisoners and, removing the barrier
of testing positive for marijuana use, jobs will be filled, and Gov. Whitmer
can maintain her agenda of fixing all of the damn roads, fixing the auto
insurance rates and, repair the damage of Emergency Management upon the people
of the State of Michigan.
References:
- Michigan House of Reps: www.house.mi.gov
- Michigan Senate: www.senate.michigan.gov
- Attorney General Dana Nessel www.michigan.gov/ag
- US Rep Rashida Tliab www.tlaib.house.gov
- US Rep Brenda Lawernce www.lawrence.house.gov
- Sen Gary Peters MI www.peters.senate.gov
- Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak(D) signs Marijuana conviction sealing legislation into law - June 2019 www.norml.org
- Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak(D) signs into law barring employers from discriminating against Cannabis consumers
- Application For Pardon or Commutation of a Prison Sentence
- Application For Pardon After Serving Probation, Parole, or Discharge
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1 comment:
From the desk of Governor Gretchen Whitmer.
Dear Richard,
Thank you for taking the time to contact me regarding the expungement of marijuana convictions. I am grateful for your correspondence and the opportunity to respond.
As you may know, Michigan voters approved Ballot Proposal 2018-1, a ballot initiative that legalized marijuana in Michigan, and I was a proud supporter. My administration and I have taken proactive measures to effectively implement the new law regarding medical and recreational marijuana after voters embraced legalization in the last election.
As governor, I do not have the legal authority to unilaterally expunge marijuana convictions. Proposed legislation in the Michigan Legislature has been introduced regarding marijuana expungements. Please know I am open to discussing this issue further with my legislative partners to ensure that residents do not bear a lifelong record for conduct that would now be legal at the state level, and I will surely keep your comments in mind should this legislation reach my desk.
In the meantime, individuals who have been convicted of a crime in Michigan may apply for a pardon or commutation. While a pardon erases a conviction, a commutation reduces a sentence but does not nullify the underlying conviction.
Prisoners or family members may submit a commutation or pardon application to the parole board for review. You may find the form available online at https://bitlylink.com/351a0. Former offenders may submit a Pardon After Probation, Parole or Discharge Application, found available at https://bitlylink.com/3evrr. Should you have additional questions or concerns related to the process, please contact the Michigan Department of Corrections at (517) 335-1739.
Again, thank you for taking the time to contact me. Please do not hesitate to contact my office at (517) 335-7858 should you have any questions or concerns.
Sincerely,
Gretchen Whitmer
Governor of Michigan
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