Unregistered patients do not need to have a doctor testify at a hearing to determine whether that person is permitted to present an affirmative defense under Michigan’s Medical Marihuana Act (MMA) to a jury. In an unpublished opinion, the Michigan Court of Appeals vacated Mr. Sherwood’s conviction and sentence ordering a new trial on the allegations that he was unlawfully manufacturing marihuana. The primary issue was whether the MMA required unregistered patients to present a doctor at a
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