Recreational Marijuana Advocates Will Begin Collecting Signatures in Michigan, State Could See Tax Revenue It Desperately Needs

Michigan’s Board of State Canvassers approved the form petitions Thursday for two initiatives that would legalize recreational marijuana. Advocates in Michigan will begin collecting signatures from Michigan voters. WWJ Lansing Bureau Chief Tim Skubick said that it will be easy to find enough Michiganders ready for legalizing recreational marijuana to get the initiatives put on the ballot in 2016.

“The sponsors are very confident they can gather more signatures than needed to put this on the statewide ballot.”

Michigan has already legalized medical marijuana, but the state has endured significant bumps in the road over the interpretation of its Michigan Medical Marihuana Act since it was adopted. If the recreational marijuana supporters in Michigan manage to collect enough voter signatures on the petitions, the measures will be on the ballots across the state in November of next year. If the Michigan voters follow the state’s recent poll

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