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BY: Commissioner Bill Dwyer, Dist ri ct #14— Otswn""^5510i— —'• • 4 --;
RE: Board of Commissioners — Support for Federal and State Legislation Criminalizing the
Sale, Display for Sale, and/or Possession of Synthetic Marijuana Ma
TO: Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS synthetic marijuana/cannabinoids and products containing synthetic
marijuana/cannabinoids are chemically engineered substances, similar to tetrahydrocannabinol
(THC) the active ingredient in marijuana—that, when smoked or ingested, can produce a high
similar to marijuana. These substances have recently become a popular alternative to marijuana;
and
WHEREAS synthetic marijuana/cannabinoids and products containing synthetic
marijuana/cannabinoids, such as those marketed under the names K2, Spice, Blonde, Summit,
Standard, Citron, Genie, Zohai, and Fire and Ice, are often more potent than THC; and
WHEREAS the health dangers associated with the ingestion and/or smoking of synthetic
marijuana/cannabinoids and products containing synthetic marijuana/cannabinoids have prompted
the banning and/or strict regulation of some or all marijuana/cannabinoids in the several countries,
states and local jurisdictions; and
WHEREAS Michigan Senate Bill 1082 proposes to address this issue by amending the Public
Health Code to prohibit and prescribe a criminal penalty for selling a named product that currently or
previously contained a Schedule 1 controlled substance, without disclosing that it no longer contains
the schedule ingredient or while representing that it currently contains the scheduled ingredient or a
similar ingredient. A violation would be a misdemeanor punishable by up to 93 days' imprisonment,
a maximum fine of $5,000, or both; and
WHEREAS Michigan House Bill 5714 proposes to amend Section 48 of the Administrative
Procedures Act to allow for the promulgation of emergency rules to schedule or reschedule a
substance as a controlled substance under certain conditions.
WHEREAS, the sale and possession of synthetic marijuana/cannabinoids and products containing
synthetic marijuana/cannabinoids present a serious health and safety danger to Oakland County's
residents wherein local law enforcement need effective and consistent tools, such as federal or state
legislation, in order to effectively suppress the spread of these insidious drugs; and
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby
supports Senate Bill 1082, House Bill 5714 and any other federal or state legislation that proposes
to criminalize the sale, display for sale, and/or possession of synthetic marijuana/cannabinoids; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners requests that, if the
Oakland County Health Department deems it appropriate and advisable, the Oakland County Health
Department draft a proposed regulation on this subject and present it to the Oakland County Board
of Commissioners for approval in accordance with MCL 333.2441 and MCL 333.3442.
Chairperson, we move the adoption .211f the foir§tineesolution.
Commissioner Bill Dwyer
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Resolution #12163 June 7, 2012
Move by Dwyer supported by Gershenson to suspend the rules and vote on Miscellaneous Resolution 12163 —
Board of Commissioners — Support for Federal and State Legislation Criminalizing the Sale, Display for Sale,
and/or Possession of Synthetic Marijuana.
Vote on motion to suspend the rules:
AYES: Hatchett, Hoffman, Jackson, Long, Matis, McGillivray, Middleton, Nash, Nuccio, Potts,
Quarles, River, Runestad, Scott, Taub, Weipert, Woodward, Zack, Bosnic, Covey, Crawford, Dwyer,
Gershenson, Gingell, Gosselin. (25)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the motion to suspend the rules and vote on Miscellaneous
Resolution 12163 - Board of Commissioners — Support for Federal and State Legislation Criminalizing the
Sale, Display for Sale, and/or Possession of Synthetic Marijuana carried.
Discussion followed.
Moved by Dwyer supported by Gershenson the resolution be adopted.
AYES: Hoffman, Jackson, Long, Matis, McGillivray, Middleton, Nash, Nuccio, Potts, Quarles, River,
Runestad, Scott, Taub, Weipert, Woodward, Zack, Bosnic, Covey, Crawford, Dwyer, Gershenson,
Gosselin, Hatchett. (25)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolution was adopted.
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I, Bill Bullard Jr., Clerk of the County of Oakland, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution is a true and
accurate copy of a resolution adopted by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners on June 7,2012, with
the original record thereof now remaining in my office.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the County of Oakland at Pontiac,
Michigan this 7th day of June, 2012.
Bill Bullard Jr., Oakland County