It's official! Michigan medical marijuana initiative will be Proposal 1 on November ballot

At a meeting in Lansing this morning, the Michigan Board of Canvassers made it official: MPP's medical marijuana initiative will appear on the November ballot as Proposal 1! This news caps months of waiting since the board certified our signatures back in March. If voters pass Proposal 1 at the polls this November, Michigan will be the 13th medical marijuana state and the first in the Midwest.

Would you please consider donating $10 or more today to help protect Michigan's medical marijuana patients from the threat of arrest and jail?

The official assignment of our ballot number marks another milestone in a historic, monumental effort in the state. Last year, staffers with MPP's campaign committee the Michigan Coalition for Compassionate Care (MCCC) — along with local activists, volunteers, and supporters from across the state — collected nearly half a million signatures from Michigan voters to place the initiative on the ballot. These signatures were certified by the Board of Canvassers in March, sending the issue before the Michigan Legislature. After the legislature opted not to pass the measure into law itself, the initiative was put back before the board ... which today brought Michigan patients one step closer to alleviating their pain without the fear of arrest and jail.

Efforts to protect medical marijuana patients, and Proposal 1 specifically, have enjoyed significant support from Michiganders throughout this process. An independent poll released in March, for instance, found that an overwhelming 67% of voters favor its passage. And five other Michigan cities — Ann Arbor, Detroit, Ferndale, Flint, and Traverse City — have already passed local initiatives protecting patients from arrest for simply using their doctor-recommended medicine.

But, with the assignment of an official ballot number, we now enter the final stages of this push for a compassionate law, and we'll need substantial resources to see this through to victory. Would you please consider donating $10 or more to MCCC today? With your help and support, we will make history this November!