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When the van finally stalled and officers managed to arrest the suspect driver, the video shows a number of cannabis plants inside the vehicle. Officers described the find as a “substantial amount of marijuana plants,”
FOX 2 reports.
The incident is one of a number involving suspects fleeing from police in Wyandotte, according to
WWJ 950. The driver in this incident “was reportedly already on a GPS tether from a prior situation.”
WXYZ-TV reports the incident represents chase number 20 for Wyandotte police since May.
Fleeing the police is a felony,
Click On Detroit reported, but the charge is often pleaded away. Noted Hamilton, “There really needs to be an enhanced charge that makes these people think twice before they run from the police.”
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The Virginia General Assembly approved legislation Wednesday that will make marijuana legal on July 1.
The votes make Virginia the 16th state to legalize the drug and the first in the South to take the step, though retail sales won’t begin until Jan. 1, 2024.
“The time has come for our state to legalize marijuana,” said House Majority Charniele Herring, D-Alexandria, who sponsored the bill, arguing the revised legislation ensures “that while we’re doing the complicated work of standing up a commercial market, we aren’t delaying immediate reforms that will make our commonwealth more equitable for all Virginians.”
The product of months of negotiation and last-minute amendments, the final legislation is complex and, in some key areas, ambiguous about what will and won’t be allowed.
Medical marijuana dispensaries get permission from General Assembly to sell un-processed flower In this Aug. 21, 2019 photo, an industrial hemp plant is shown in Clayton Township, Mich. The legalization of industrial hemp is spurring U.S. farmers into unfamiliar terrain, tempting them with profits amid turmoil in agriculture while proving to be a tricky endeavor in the early stages. Up for grabs is a lucrative market, one that could grow more than five-fold globally by 2025, driven by demand for cannabidiol. The compound does not cause a high like that of marijuana and is hyped as a health product to reduce anxiety, treat pain and promote sleep. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) (Source: Paul Sancya)