THE VOTE GREEN INITIATIVE PROJECT
Organizers have finally gathered and submitted the needed signatures to the State last month, to qualify the initiative to legalize the use of marijuana for recreational purposes! It would appear that registered residences’ will get their chance to vote, November 2018, to make Michigan the ninth state to legalize the herb for recreational use, or not.If the initiative passes, people 21 and older could possess up to 2.5 ounces (71 grams) of marijuana and grow up to 12 plants at home. A 10 percent tax on marijuana would be assessed on top of the 6 percent state sales tax.
State officials are expected to take about two months to review the submitted signatures. If they determine that at least 252,000 are valid, the bill would go to the State Legislature. Lawmakers would then have 40 days to adopt the measure into law, or it will be placed on the November 2018 ballot. Legislators could propose an alternative marijuana bill to put before voters alongside the initiative.
Organizers do not expect the Republic heavy Legislature to consider their proposal, meaning we’ll likely get the opportunity to vote on the measure. But the war isn’t over, yet. Organizers also expect opioid makers to heavily fund opposition to the measure because they have done so in other states with marijuana ballot drives.
Organizers are hoping to raise $8 million to thwart any “anti” measures. Almost all of the money raised to gather signatures, $600k, has been spent, and coffers are too low to fund the battle through November.
