i think you have to be living here bro,but im not 100% on that one.when you get a doc rec you mail it out and you are legal 21 days from the time they cash your check which is fast.they usually cash mine about 5 or 6 bussiness days after i mail it and i do alot of them because we pay all those fees for our patients.yes 12 plants per patient and caregivers are only allowed 5 patients plus they can have a card like me,im good for 72 plants with my 12 :)
the bummer is im only allowed to have 2.5 oz per patient so the 12 plant thing is lame imo.i grow for 12 people with only about 45 plants total.my 5 patients,my wifes 5,plus me and her.but if i chop 3 nice plants in the same week im over my weights,that why i do all the crazy perpetual shit i do lol.
but ann arbor is very cool on weed in general,its only been a 25.00 fine for small amounts in the city for a long long time.and washtenaw county is probably the coolest county as far as the sherrif dept goes as long as you follow the laws.
i would think if you moved here and got a drivers lic and had a michigan addy on it you could go see a doc here and get your card.if you have a rec from cali bring that to the doc and your a shoe in bro.