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Michigan Republicans are pushing for legalizing pot

http://www.freep.com/story/opinion/columnists/brian-dickerson/2015/06/06/republican-marijuana-advocates/28575287/

Detroit Free Press Columnist 11:26 p.m. EDT June 6, 2015

Michigan's November 2016 ballot

Michigan voters will likely get to pick next year from at least two rival legalization proposals. Interestingly, both of the ballot committees organized to date are backed by campaign strategists with deep roots in the state's Republican mainstream — another indication of how quickly the cause of legal cannabis has morphed from counter-culture pipe dream to free-market poster child.

Even if champions of legalization get their way, Michigan would scarcely be a trendsetter. Ohioans could vote as early as this November to join Colorado, Washington, Oregon, Alaska and the District of Columbia in decriminalizing the sale, use and possession of marijuana for recreational use. Legalization initiatives appear likely to be on the ballot in at least a dozen additional states, including Michigan, the following November.

The first of two ballot committees hoping to place legalization measures on Michigan's November 2016 ballot will submit petition language to the State Board of Canvassers this Thursday. Matt Marsden, a spokesman for the Michigan Cannabis Coalition, says his group hired "the best signature-collection firm in the country" to begin circulating petitions at outdoor markets and other public venues as early as next Saturday