In the election last fall, the voters of the State of Michigan approved the use for marijuana for medical purposes. This, of course, placed a burden on the State of Michigan as to how to regulate the stuff.

After much deliberation, the state decided that the pot program should fall under the department of Community Health and not the Department of Agriculture. After all, the Department of Agriculture was already too busy certifying gas pumps.

The Department of Community Health determined that anyone with permission from their doctor would be allowed to grow and process 6 mature marijuana plants per year. But, knowing that not everyone would have the knowledge of how to grow marijuana, they allowed “caretakers” to grow and sell marijuana to their customers, err, “clients”.

Thus, with the consent of the State of Michigan, certain people can grow marijuana  and certain people can buy marijuana.  I hope the State of Michigan is collecting tax on the pot as the population is going to increase.