Marijuana Section: Medical Marijuana Update

When:  Jul 27, 2017 from 06:00 PM to 08:00 PM (ET)

​Register: online or by mail form PDF
Pre-register by July 24, 2017
Limited onsite registration available (check or money order ONLY).

Michigan Voters approved the Medical Marihuana Act on November 4, 2008. Do you know what is allowed? How has the Act been interpreted by the Courts? Do not remain in the dark—attend this seminar!

Refreshments, delicious appetizers, soft drinks and water provided.

Our Speakers

Mary Chartier

Mary Chartier is a criminal defense litigator and partner at Chartier & Nyamfukudza, PLC, with offices in Lansing and Grand Rapids. She practices in courts throughout the state and federal court.

Chartier is a member of the Criminal Defense Attorneys of Michigan, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and the National College of DUI Defense. She is also the appellate unit chair of the Michigan Association of OWI Attorneys, chair of the Ingham County Bar Association's Criminal Defense Section, vice chair of the State Bar of Michigan's Marijuana Law Section, and vice chair of the Ingham County Bar Association. Mary has taught at Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School for more than 10 years, including teaching the nation's first medical marijuana class. She has presented at numerous nationwide and state conferences on topics related to criminal defense, including conferences organized by the Criminal Defense Attorneys of Michigan, Michigan Judges Association, State Bar of Michigan, National College for DUI Defense, and the Institute for Continuing Legal Education.

Robert Hendricks is a business attorney at Wrigley, Hoffman, & Hendricks, PC in Grand Rapids, where he has practiced since 1984. Robert HendricksIn response to Michigan's movement toward legalized marijuana, he and his partners developed a business practice called CannalexLaw. He is a member and officer of the State Bar of Michigan's Marijuana Law Section and the National Cannabis Bar Association.

Hendricks speaks regularly on marijuana and business including the Food and Drug Law Institute, the Michigan Township Association, ICLE, the Public Corporation Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan, various business sections of the Grand Rapids Bar Association, and the Law & Justice Committee of the Michigan House of Representatives.

Mike Nichols is a nationally recognized trial attorney in the area of drunk driving and drugged driving defense. He is the author of the Michigan OWI Handbook and professor of drunk driving law and practice at the Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School. Nichols also authored several publications for organizations including the National College for DUI Defense. He is on the Controlled Substance BenchMike Nicholsbook Committee for the Michigan Supreme Court Administrator's Office. This organization publishes reference materials for Michigan judges.

Nichols is a faculty member for the National College for DUI Defense and a founding member of the DUI Defense Lawyers of America and the Michigan Association of OWI Attorneys. He is on the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Body Cam Task Force, the Criminal Defense Attorneys of Michigan Rules and Laws Committee, the State Bar of Michigan Criminal Law Section Council, and the SBM Task Force on 21st Century Law Practice.​



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Location

WMU Cooley Law School
300 S Capitol Ave, Room 911
Lansing, MI 48933