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three michigan cities decriminalize marijuana
http://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2013/11/lansing_votes_to_decriminalize.htmlLansing was one of three communities in Michigan that voted Tuesday to decriminalize marijuana.
Nearly 63 percent of Lansing residents voted to amend the city's charter to legalize the possession, use and transfer of an ounce of marijuana by any adult 21 years and older on private property.
"This is going to send a message to the Legislature that people really want change," Tim Beck -- who spearheaded Michigan's 2008 medical marijuana ballot proposal -- told MLive earlier this week.
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Two other communities had similar votes today: Jackson passed a similar ordinance by 60 percent and Ferndale passed one as well by 69 percent of the vote.
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still an argument over whether local authorities will follow state or local regulations. But those numbers ought to mean something.
