2008 Michigan Proposal 1
Ballot measure in Michigan legalizing medical marijuana / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Michigan Compassionate Care Initiative was an indirect initiated state statute that allowed the medical use of marijuana for seriously ill patients. It was approved by voters as Proposal 1 on November 6, 2008, 63 percent in favor to 37 percent opposed.[1]
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Specifically, the measure:
- Allows terminally and seriously ill patients to use marijuana with their doctors' approval.
- Permits qualifying patients or their caregivers to cultivate their own marijuana for their medical use, with limits on the amount they could possess.
- Creates identification cards for registered patients and establish penalties for false statements and fraudulent ID cards.
- Allows patients and their caregivers who are arrested to discuss their medical use in court.
- Maintains prohibitions on public use of marijuana and driving under the influence of marijuana.