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Michigan would legalize the recreational use of marijuana under two proposed initiatives for which advocates will soon begin collecting voter signatures.
The Board of State Canvassers approved the legalization petition forms Thursday. The advocacy groups need about 253,000 valid signatures each to put the bills before the Republican-led Legislature.
The measures, which would allow the possession or use of marijuana by those 21 and older, would go to a statewide vote in November 2016 if lawmakers did not act.
The Michigan Comprehensive Cannabis Law Reform Committee, being led by traditional marijuana activists and lawyers, received the go-ahead despite concerns from the board that the wording is too small to read. The other group, the Michigan Cannabis Coalition, has backing from a Republican political operative working on the behalf of business interests who are choosing to stay anonymous for now.
The competing initiatives differ on the number of marijuana plants that...
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