Tim Beck Gets a Hair Cut
Defiant as always, Godfather of Cannabis Law reform in Michigan, Tim Beck goes to Owosso to get his ears lowered by one of the few barbers in Michigan cutting hair during the Covid shut down.
Karl Manke has made national news for choosing to ignore the Governors executive orders for services providers. Activist from around the state have come defend Karl’s barber shop in down town Owosso.
Telehealth Coming in Wake of Health Crisis
On May 14, 2020, Governor Whitmer signed Executive Order No. 2020-86, encouraging the use of telehealth services during the COVID-19 emergency. Her order is effective immediately and remains in effect during any state of emergency or state of disaster arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic. While EO 2020-86 is in effect, the written certification required for issuance of a medical marijuana patient registry card will not require the medical evaluation conducted by a licensed physician to be conducted in person. Relevant medical evaluations may – and to the greatest extent possible must – be conducted via telemedicine.
In 2013, Senator Jones pushed through the Walsh Bills that sought to “clean up” the MMMA. In the bills were restrictions on how doctors certify patients for medical marijuana. From that point till now only face-to-face evaluations were legal. Whether telemedicine could be permissible indefinitely depends on how long the courts allow the legislature to be circumvented, and if the Michigan legislature moves to change the law for this and other issues of public safety due to the virus.
Also, all patients without a caregiver can now apply for (or renew) their Patient Registry Card online, even if their physician is not yet an online provider. Patients who use this process will receive a temporary card via email that is good for 30 days.
