Community | May 07, 2010 | 8 comments

Initiative would legalize marijuana in Detroit

source: http://www.detnews.com/article/20100507/METRO01/5070368/1409/METRO/Initiative-would-legalize...

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Days after Michigan's no-smoking law went into effect, a Detroit resident filed a petition to make it legal for Detroiters to spark up a joint.

On Wednesday, registered medical marijuana user Tim Beck filed a petition with Detroit City Clerk Janice Winfrey, seeking to legalize possession of up to 1 ounce of marijuana for personal use.

"Some things should no longer be considered a crime, like minor marijuana possession," said Beck, 58.

"We have to start addressing the massive state budget crisis, the lack of resources in Detroit and prison overcrowding.

"The money spent prosecuting those (minor marijuana possession) cases could have been used to fight more serious crimes."

From The Detroit News: http://www.detnews.com/article/20100507/METRO01/5070368/1409/METRO/Initiative-wo...
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8 comments // Initiative would legalize marijuana in Detroit

  • devanshi
  • sunshine1649
  • riverdeer
  • PressCore
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      PressCore  

    • Jack Herer has passed on, and his articles are still being posted
      on Current.com. Truely an amazing world we live in. I just hope
      the other occupants of the boneyard aren't still pulling those voting
      levers. You know no taxation without representation and all that
      guacamole.

    • 2 years ago
  • Conniepae
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      Conniepae  
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    • PressCore:

      Jack Herer's wife Jeannie is posting new stories on Current. She is keeping his message alive. Jack Herer has gone on, but his work toward change will live forever. Jack Herer brought cannabis hemp history back to a place where we can read and learn the 'real' history of cannabis hemp.

      Some may work to 'spin' facts about cannabis hemp, but Jack Herer worked hard to educate the masses using docomented facts. "The Emperor Wears No Clothes" is full of facts and documents to back up the facts. Once one reads the facts and history of cannabis hemp, one can no longer be spun by madness.

      Kudos to Jack and Jeannie!

      http://www.jackherer.com/chapters.html
      Chapter 1 - OVERVIEW OF THE HISTORY OF CANNABIS HEMP
      Chapter 2 - BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE USES OF HEMP
      Chapter 3 - NEW BILLION DOLLAR CROP
      Chapter 4 - THE LAST DAYS OF LEGAL CANNABIS
      Chapter 5 - MARIJUANA PROHIBITION
      Chapter 6 - MEDICAL LITERATURE ON CANNABIS MEDICINE
      Chapter 7 - THERAPEUTIC USE OF CANNABIS
      Chapter 8 - HEMPSEED AS THE BASIC WORLD FOOD
      Chapter 9 - ECONOMICS ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
      Chapter 10 - MYTH, MAGIC & MEDICINE
      Chapter 11 - THE (HEMP) WAR OF 1812, NAPOLEON & RUSSIA
      Chapter 12 - CANNABIS DRUG USE IN 19TH CENTURY AMERICA
      Chapter 13 - PREJUDICE: MARIJUANA AND JIM CROW LAWS
      Chapter 14 - MORE THAN SIXTY YEARS OF SUPPRESSION
      Chapter 15 - THE OFFICIAL STORY: DEBUNKING "GUTTER SCIENCE"
      Chapter 16 - THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOTHES

    • 2 years ago
  • CarlosBobthe3rd
  • spanishinquistion
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