3/20/14 - A legally registered medical marijuana caregiver and outspoken cannabis activist has announced his bid for a seat on the same township board he was at previous legal odds against over the issue. Steve Greene says he's already gathered the necessary amount of petition signatures and will be submitting them ahead of an April 22nd deadline to run in the August primary election for an open seat on the Lyon Township Board. Greene says there was an opening and he wants to be the voice representing different sections of the community. Greene tells WHMI he's tried to work with the board on the medical marijuana issue but to no avail so when he learned a seat that carried a partial term was opening up, he decided to run as a pro-cannabis candidate despite it being a heavily conservative and Republican district. Greene has a news and radio broadcasting background and currently hosts an online program titled The Political Twist Up Show. As a result, Greene says he's well versed in how local government operates and other issues of importance such as roads, public safety and guiding planning and building. Greene has founded the Cannabis Friendly Candidates Coalition, saying there's a large wave of candidates either in office already or others running that are friendly to the issue and agree with one or more of the following platforms; medical marijuana, retail cannabis to tax and regulate, decriminalization for possession of small amounts; or hemp farming and production as it's a valued commodity but not legal to grow. (JM)
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