C.A. would like to thank the wonderful city of Grand Traverse, Michigan, for welcoming us with open arms! And in order to show just how much we appreciate your community hosting us so that patients can recieve the best and safest meds in the most comfortable atmosphere... C.A. of Traverse City is GIVING AWAY 28 FREE GRAMS of GOOD MEDS ti the FIRST 28 MEMBERS WHO SIGN ON!!!
Thats right! Come and Grow with us! See Brandon up at 514 E Front St, sign on as member of C.A. to enjoy ALL of our member benefits (including access to locations in Mount Pleasant, and Lnasing, frequent flyer points, and more!) AND RECIEVE ONE GRAM of STRAWBERRY COUGH/WIDOW for FREE FREE FREE!!!
Thanks again Grand Traverse! We look forward to making that lot a very pretty one!
C.A. staff
Compassionate Apothecary
Saturday, December 18, 2010
Friday, December 17, 2010
Matt Taylor Statement on Chamberlain Ruling
People exaggerate all the time. All that the Honorable judge Chamberlain has done in this ruling is clear up the fact that way we do what we do at “C.A. of Mount Pleasant LLC” (Compassionate Apothecary), and how we do what we do, is NOT illegal, and is specifically NOT a nuisance, nor a danger to the community. Judge Chamberlain has also cleared up the fact that the C.A. model actually coincides with the provisions of the Michigan Medical Marijuana Act, and help to facilitate the goals set forth by the findings in that same Act.
Furthermore, and perhaps best of all, the Honorable Judge Chamberlain has done so without infringing on the rights of either patients or caregivers in Michigan, because their rights are preserved unchanged under the Act as it stands.
[longwinded version]
In other words, if you have been following this story very closely from the beginning, you will see that the Judge understands the importance of the “third option” my partner Brandon McQueen spoke of long ago.
The third option refers to what an ailing patient (who is allowed to grow fort themselves) is to do when he experiences a crop failure, but their symptoms persist? Or a patient with an assigned caregiver who’s caregiver has moved his residence, and has to start all over again? These patients should not have to go without the un-interrupted access to beneficial medicine for their symptoms that the MMM Act’s findings mandate they should have.
The honorable Judge Chamberlain has made it clear that if one lives up to certain standards in the endeavor, there is nothing wrong with this third option, because it benefits patients in a real way. And that is the law of the land now, based on the findings in the MMM Act.
-Matthew C Taylor
Furthermore, and perhaps best of all, the Honorable Judge Chamberlain has done so without infringing on the rights of either patients or caregivers in Michigan, because their rights are preserved unchanged under the Act as it stands.
[longwinded version]
In other words, if you have been following this story very closely from the beginning, you will see that the Judge understands the importance of the “third option” my partner Brandon McQueen spoke of long ago.
The third option refers to what an ailing patient (who is allowed to grow fort themselves) is to do when he experiences a crop failure, but their symptoms persist? Or a patient with an assigned caregiver who’s caregiver has moved his residence, and has to start all over again? These patients should not have to go without the un-interrupted access to beneficial medicine for their symptoms that the MMM Act’s findings mandate they should have.
The honorable Judge Chamberlain has made it clear that if one lives up to certain standards in the endeavor, there is nothing wrong with this third option, because it benefits patients in a real way. And that is the law of the land now, based on the findings in the MMM Act.
-Matthew C Taylor
Thursday, December 16, 2010
CA WINS at ISABELLA COURT
I’ve always been proud to be a citizen of the Great State of Michigan, but today more so than ever before. I would like to thank the Honorable Judge Chamberlain for his wise ruling, and the community of Mount Pleasant.
Many people have said that this is a poorly written law. I can see their point, and I can understand the frustration because I have felt it myself at times. But I must respectfully disagree. I believe that the MMM Act is one of the best initiatives that was ever passed during my lifetime. And that is because it has become a civics lesson for us all, and better yet one that proves the American Dream is still alive for peaceful law abiding citizens.
Please note that the voters of Michigan set the Legislature to task at doing something it was woefully unprepared to do, or even to fully understand. And so what was done was at least in some ways wise. They followed the findings of the law – that ailing patients should have un-interrupted access to medical marijuana, and then they set about creating guidelines that one should not go beyond in accomplishing this task.
So in sense, we have proven that America still works as vibrantly as it did in days of yore. We have proven that the private sector, without asking a dime of the taxpayers, can create a wonderful and productive new industry for the State of Michigan to lead the way in. We have proven that independent citizens can still look at the law, educate themselves on the law, and find a way for the law to work for everyone’s benefit. And that all communities should undergo the same exact procedure with each new initiative.
What I love best about the model that C.A. follows is that it facilitates and supports cottage-industries, small scale agriculture, and makes such endeavors a viable way of life again in a nation that never should have lost that. This in turn creates economic independence, which leads to political independence. It also loosens the labor market as some people supplement their income with caregiver farming, or even become full time caregivers as it becomes a recognized vocation and profession. It saves the taxpayers millions upon millions of dollars by no longer wasting resources investigating, prosecuting, and incarcerating non-violent people who are in no way criminal.
At the same time, we at C.A. have always been dedicated to keeping medical marijuana “medical”, as the voters of Michigan meant it to be. We have also been dedicated to finding a socially responsible model that the State can be proud of, and one that keeps Public Health and Safety in mind. Our goal has been to get this medicine into the hands of legal registered and qualifying patients at the best quality and lowest prices possible through free-market principles. We have also been dedicated to taxation, transparency of record keeping, and patient acquisition limitation. We will help caregiver services to file their taxes, and incorporate their horticultural services.
In short, we have worked tirelessly to create a respectable and legitimate “new” sector of the economy that the people of Michigan will benefit from, and I sincerely hope can one day be proud of.
M C Taylor
Many people have said that this is a poorly written law. I can see their point, and I can understand the frustration because I have felt it myself at times. But I must respectfully disagree. I believe that the MMM Act is one of the best initiatives that was ever passed during my lifetime. And that is because it has become a civics lesson for us all, and better yet one that proves the American Dream is still alive for peaceful law abiding citizens.
Please note that the voters of Michigan set the Legislature to task at doing something it was woefully unprepared to do, or even to fully understand. And so what was done was at least in some ways wise. They followed the findings of the law – that ailing patients should have un-interrupted access to medical marijuana, and then they set about creating guidelines that one should not go beyond in accomplishing this task.
So in sense, we have proven that America still works as vibrantly as it did in days of yore. We have proven that the private sector, without asking a dime of the taxpayers, can create a wonderful and productive new industry for the State of Michigan to lead the way in. We have proven that independent citizens can still look at the law, educate themselves on the law, and find a way for the law to work for everyone’s benefit. And that all communities should undergo the same exact procedure with each new initiative.
What I love best about the model that C.A. follows is that it facilitates and supports cottage-industries, small scale agriculture, and makes such endeavors a viable way of life again in a nation that never should have lost that. This in turn creates economic independence, which leads to political independence. It also loosens the labor market as some people supplement their income with caregiver farming, or even become full time caregivers as it becomes a recognized vocation and profession. It saves the taxpayers millions upon millions of dollars by no longer wasting resources investigating, prosecuting, and incarcerating non-violent people who are in no way criminal.
At the same time, we at C.A. have always been dedicated to keeping medical marijuana “medical”, as the voters of Michigan meant it to be. We have also been dedicated to finding a socially responsible model that the State can be proud of, and one that keeps Public Health and Safety in mind. Our goal has been to get this medicine into the hands of legal registered and qualifying patients at the best quality and lowest prices possible through free-market principles. We have also been dedicated to taxation, transparency of record keeping, and patient acquisition limitation. We will help caregiver services to file their taxes, and incorporate their horticultural services.
In short, we have worked tirelessly to create a respectable and legitimate “new” sector of the economy that the people of Michigan will benefit from, and I sincerely hope can one day be proud of.
M C Taylor
NEWS FROM CA!
I’ve always been proud to be a citizen of the Great State of Michigan, but today more so than ever before. I would like to thank the Honorable Judge Chamberlain for his wise ruling, and the community of Mount Pleasant.
Many people have said that this is a poorly written law. I can see their point, and I can understand the frustration because I have felt it myself at times. But I must respectfully disagree. I believe that the MMM Act is one of the best initiatives that was ever passed during my lifetime. And that is because it has become a civics lesson for us all, and better yet one that proves the American Dream is still alive for peaceful law abiding citizens.
Please note that the voters of Michigan set the Legislature to task at doing something it was woefully unprepared to do, or even to fully understand. And so what was done was at least in some ways wise. They followed the findings of the law – that ailing patients should have un-interrupted access to medical marijuana, and then they set about creating guidelines that one should not go beyond in accomplishing this task.
So in sense, we have proven that America still works as vibrantly as it did in days of yore. We have proven that the private sector, without asking a dime of the taxpayers, can create a wonderful and productive new industry for the State of Michigan to lead the way in. We have proven that independent citizens can still look at the law, educate themselves on the law, and find a way for the law to work for everyone’s benefit. And that all communities should undergo the same exact procedure with each new initiative.
What I love best about the model that C.A. follows is that it facilitates and supports cottage-industries, small scale agriculture, and makes such endeavors a viable way of life again in a nation that never should have lost that. This in turn creates economic independence, which leads to political independence. It also loosens the labor market as some people supplement their income with caregiver farming, or even become full time caregivers as it becomes a recognized vocation and profession. It saves the taxpayers millions upon millions of dollars by no longer wasting resources investigating, prosecuting, and incarcerating non-violent people who are in no way criminal.
At the same time, we at C.A. have always been dedicated to keeping medical marijuana “medical”, as the voters of Michigan meant it to be. We have also been dedicated to finding a socially responsible model that the State can be proud of, and one that keeps Public Health and Safety in mind. Our goal has been to get this medicine into the hands of legal registered and qualifying patients at the best quality and lowest prices possible through free-market principles. We have also been dedicated to taxation, transparency of record keeping, and patient acquisition limitation. We will help caregiver services to file their taxes, and incorporate their horticultural services.
In short, we have worked tirelessly to create a respectable and legitimate “new” sector of the economy that the people of Michigan will benefit from, and I sincerely hope can one day be proud of.
M C Taylor
Many people have said that this is a poorly written law. I can see their point, and I can understand the frustration because I have felt it myself at times. But I must respectfully disagree. I believe that the MMM Act is one of the best initiatives that was ever passed during my lifetime. And that is because it has become a civics lesson for us all, and better yet one that proves the American Dream is still alive for peaceful law abiding citizens.
Please note that the voters of Michigan set the Legislature to task at doing something it was woefully unprepared to do, or even to fully understand. And so what was done was at least in some ways wise. They followed the findings of the law – that ailing patients should have un-interrupted access to medical marijuana, and then they set about creating guidelines that one should not go beyond in accomplishing this task.
So in sense, we have proven that America still works as vibrantly as it did in days of yore. We have proven that the private sector, without asking a dime of the taxpayers, can create a wonderful and productive new industry for the State of Michigan to lead the way in. We have proven that independent citizens can still look at the law, educate themselves on the law, and find a way for the law to work for everyone’s benefit. And that all communities should undergo the same exact procedure with each new initiative.
What I love best about the model that C.A. follows is that it facilitates and supports cottage-industries, small scale agriculture, and makes such endeavors a viable way of life again in a nation that never should have lost that. This in turn creates economic independence, which leads to political independence. It also loosens the labor market as some people supplement their income with caregiver farming, or even become full time caregivers as it becomes a recognized vocation and profession. It saves the taxpayers millions upon millions of dollars by no longer wasting resources investigating, prosecuting, and incarcerating non-violent people who are in no way criminal.
At the same time, we at C.A. have always been dedicated to keeping medical marijuana “medical”, as the voters of Michigan meant it to be. We have also been dedicated to finding a socially responsible model that the State can be proud of, and one that keeps Public Health and Safety in mind. Our goal has been to get this medicine into the hands of legal registered and qualifying patients at the best quality and lowest prices possible through free-market principles. We have also been dedicated to taxation, transparency of record keeping, and patient acquisition limitation. We will help caregiver services to file their taxes, and incorporate their horticultural services.
In short, we have worked tirelessly to create a respectable and legitimate “new” sector of the economy that the people of Michigan will benefit from, and I sincerely hope can one day be proud of.
M C Taylor
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