Pubdate: Fri, 13 Aug 2010
Source: Detroit Free Press (MI)
Page: 5
Copyright: 2010 Detroit Free Press
Contact: http://www.freep.com/article/99999999/opinion04/50926009
Website: http://www.freep.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/125
Referenced: The ballot proposal http://www.saferdetroit.net/legallang.php
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/find?275 (Cannabis - Michigan)
Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/people/Tim+Beck

MARIJUANA PETITIONERS TO APPEAL BALLOT DECISION

Leaders of a petition drive to legalize possession of up to one ounce 
of marijuana in the city said they filed an appeal Thursday in Wayne 
County Circuit Court to overturn the decision Monday by the Detroit 
Election Commission to keep their proposal off the Nov. 3 city ballot.

"If you're on the cutting edge of social change, litigation is just a 
cost of doing business," said Tim Beck, a Detroit resident who led 
the effort to gather 6,000 signatures. It's aimed at keeping users 
out of jail while focusing police on violent crimes, he said.
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