Detroit Election Commission Ordered To Place Marijuana Reform Language On The Ballot

[AKenewell]

Election Ballot Language Would Amend City Code To Remove Criminal Penalties For Marijuana Possession

 

 

After months of legal wrangling, democracy has prevailed. The Wayne County Circuit Court today issued a writ of mandamus ordering the Detroit Election Commission to place on the November 6 general election ballot language that would amend the city code to remove criminal penalties for possession of up to one ounce of marijuana. The order was issued pursuant to a Michigan Court of Appeals decision that city officials have improperly tried to keep the language off the ballot and away from voters.

 

Specifically, the code amendment that Detroit voters will decide on in November reads:

 

”None of the provisions of this article shall apply to the use or possession of less than 1 ounce of marihuana, on private property, by a person who has attained the age of 21 years.”

 

Congratulations to Tim Beck, Matt Abel, and the Coalition for a Safer Detroit, who fought this battle all the way to the state Supreme Court. In so doing, not only have they given Detroit voters the chance to send a powerful message that marijuana prohibition has failed, but they’ve also set a precedent that Detroit’s elected officials cannot play politics with the right of the people to change the law by direct initiative.

 

Onward!

 

 

 

http://www.theweedbl...-on-the-ballot/

[Croppled1]

Does anyone believe this will be bad for caregivers and patients ? With no legal source of supply allowed patients and caregivers who grow may have negative attention forced their way . I can see why Professor Sedler at Wayne State felt prohibitionists and Recreational Activists would disenfranchise medical users . I hope he was wrong about it taking 40 years for medical use to be accepted again . To bad the ballot measure didn't let people grow their own too . I wonder why ? Anyone know ? Fear of it not passing ? Does anyone else remember when Michigan had a misdomeanor for micro grows for personal use . Then the conservatives passed all grows were a felony and zero tolerance taking us backwards and injuring thousands yearly who no longer can access equal opertunity .It can cost six figures to enforce against each person arrested and convicted . People who now consider themselves at odds with the rest of society making it more dangerous and weaker .People growing their own reduces crime it doesn't increase it and it keeps money out of the hands of gangs and the organized black market criminals .

 

http://www.freep.com/article/20120621/OPINION01/206210422/Editorial-Sara-Jongeward-Fight-the-use-of-deadly-K2-by-legalizing-marijuana

 

Using two 600 watt dimable lamps ,a divided room 6 by 12 , smart pots , roots organics soil GH two part lucus method and cloning should cost no more then $70 a oz to grow perfect medical cannabis matured to full amber with 12 plants within current storage limits . It would fall dramatically along with criminal risk if storage was increased or not enforced except in transportation .

Edited June 24, 2012 by Croppled1

[Ms Chocolate]

Read the provisions of the article (code 38-11). You can grow, so long as you are 21 year of age or older, you are growing on your private property, and your grow is less than one ounce.

I think the purpose of this bill was to allow residents the freedom the enjoyment of having an unmolested smoke while sitting on their front or backyards. There is mention of the who, what, and where, but no provision for how or why.

I was hoping for this to be on the August ballot.