In re Johnson

*54 MEMORANDUM OF DECISION AND ORDER

PRESENT: HONORABLE SCOTT W. DALES, Chief United States Bankruptcy-Judge

I.INTRODUCTION

The country’s relationship with marijuana is changing, slowly, and one person’s pusher is another’s caregiver. Jerry L. Johnson (the “Debtor”), a licensed “caregiver” and marijuana grower under the Michigan Medical Marihuana Act1 filed for relief under chapter 13 after falling behind on his house payments, his utility payments, and at least one payment on his truck. His case presents the question of whether his business, legitimate under state law but criminal under federal…