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Three Michigan Cities Lessen Marijuana Restrictions

Voters in three more Michigan cities approved ballot questions Tuesday decriminalizing small amounts of marijuana. Ballot proposals in Lansing, Jackson and Ferndale each passed with more than 60 percent of the vote.

“This is an historic night….a landslide by all considerations,” says Jeff Hank, who headed Lansing’s pro-marijuana campaign. “It sends a message not only to our local politicians, but politicians at the state level that it’s time to do something.”

Supporters say, if Michigan’s legislature doesn’t act to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana, a statewide referendum might be their next step.