Use this link to find your local State Senator:

https://senate.michigan.gov/fysbyaddress.html

Obtain their email and begin crafting a message to them.

You can use this generic message, add to it, or create your own:
“Hello Senator _____,

My name is _______. I am an advocate for Medication Assisted Treatment and find that it is
crucial that the State of Michigan does everything possible to assist in fighting the Opioid Crisis.
I'm reaching out to you in an attempt to get something changed at the state level.

What the SUDS-LAW says, for reference:

A licensee shall perform and document the tests completed for opioids, benzodiazepine,
methadone and methadone metabolites, buprenorphine and buprenorphine metabolites,
barbiturates, amphetamines, cocaine, and other drugs on all recipients, according to all of the
following:
(a) For a new recipient to a program, the test results must be documented in the recipient record
prior to the initial dosing.
(b) Biweekly testing on a random collection schedule with results documented in the recipient
record within 72 hours of collection, excluding weekends and holidays.
(c) For a recipient who has maintained biweekly drug-free results for a period of 6 months,
monthly testing on a random collection schedule with results documented in the recipient record
within 72 hours of collection, excluding weekends and holidays.
(d) A positive test for drugs other than methadone and methadone metabolites, buprenorphine
and buprenorphine metabolites, legally prescribed drugs, or medical marihuana, requires the
licensee to perform weekly testing until 3 consecutive weekly drug-free results are documented.
(e) A positive test for drugs other than methadone and methadone metabolites, buprenorphine
and buprenorphine metabolites, legally prescribed drugs, or medical marihuana, requires the
licensee to address and record all interventions in the recipient record.

The problem I have with this is that it is proven that harm reduction works. When we are
punishing people for using marijuana as an alternative to opiates, this is problematic. I
understand that the law states that Medical Marijuana is excluded, but this can be often difficult
for people to obtain due to cost and other factors. I'm hopeful that you may be able to steer this
conversation in the right direction so that marijuana is not considered a part of these laws.
Many states, including New Jersey specifically, have adapted marijuana as part of the process
of medication-assisted treatment. Michigan needs to get here as well.

Thank you for your time,

Your Name”