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On Wednesday, two men were sentenced for paying bribes to Rick Johnson while he served as the chairperson of the Michigan Medical Marijuana Licensing Board. On today’s podcast, Mark Totten, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, joined us to talk more about the case.

Former Michigan Speaker of the House and Chairperson of the Michigan Medical Marijuana Licensing Board's corruption sentence explained, a new middle grade book partly based on an author's experience with a jaw malocclusion, and tonight's community dialogue about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict at Wayne State University.

Rick Johnson admits he took at least $110,000 in bribes as head of a state marijuana licensing board. Johnson told a judge: “I am a corrupt politician.”

The former head of a Michigan marijuana licensing board has pleaded guilty to bribery. Rick Johnson admits he accepted at least $110,000 in exchange for approving applications for the lucrative business.

The clock is ticking on dozens of unlicensed medical marijuana provisioning centers in Michigan.Starting April 1, the state will direct those dispensaries…