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Xicano

(2,812 posts)
Thu Dec 29, 2011, 08:10 PM Dec 2011

"Campaign To Legalize Marijuana Ready In Michigan"

The effort to legalize marijuana in Michigan will be officially underway in two weeks.

The 2012 Michigan Ballot Initiative to End Marijuana Prohibition, sponsored by a grassroots group named Repeal Today For A Safer Michigan 2012, hopes to give the voters a chance to decide for themselves next November, reports Ryan J. Stanton at AnnArbor.com.

"We do have language written and petitions getting ready," said RTFASM supporter T.J. Rice on Wednesday afternoon.

The petition seeks to amend the Michigan state constitution to legalize marijuana for people 21 and older.

Ironically, the momentum of the legalization campaign seems to have been greatly accelerated by notoriously anti-marijuana Attorney General Bill Schuette. The AG -- who claims that Michigan's medical marijuana law has been hijacked by people who just want to get high -- has been throwing his weight around all over the state, trying to shut down dispensaries and intimidate medicinal cannabis providers. He even infamously said at one point "this is Michigan, not a Cheech and Chong movie."


http://www.tokeofthetown.com/2011/12/campaign_to_legalize_marijuana_ready_in_michigan.php#more


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"Campaign To Legalize Marijuana Ready In Michigan" (Original Post) Xicano Dec 2011 OP
K&R I look forward to signing (n/t) a2liberal Dec 2011 #1
If it Passes , Holder will go into overdrive vt_native Dec 2011 #6
I'll sign it. roamer65 Dec 2011 #2
Recommended because that's a beautiful bud. :) nt catabryna Dec 2011 #3
So's that plant. K&R (nt) T S Justly Dec 2011 #4
A grassroots movement. Makes sense. Scuba Dec 2011 #5
Wish it was here in Hawaii! TheDirectPath Dec 2011 #7
Great that it will be on ballot during Presidential election year. JNelson6563 Dec 2011 #8
 

Scuba

(53,475 posts)
5. A grassroots movement. Makes sense.
Thu Dec 29, 2011, 08:40 PM
Dec 2011

Wouldn't it be a nice states rights test case, see if crime, auto accidents, domestic abuse, health status, etc are impacted.

TheDirectPath

(2 posts)
7. Wish it was here in Hawaii!
Thu Dec 29, 2011, 09:34 PM
Dec 2011

Every year the movement has grown. Maybe it can happen here in Hawaii ( it is allowed for medical MJ). Cost here is crazy ($480 an oz.)

JNelson6563

(28,151 posts)
8. Great that it will be on ballot during Presidential election year.
Thu Dec 29, 2011, 10:17 PM
Dec 2011

I will certainly work on it.

Julie

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