Pro-Medical Pot Group Seeks City Council's Aid

[SirBlazinBowl]

A technicality has stopped a local group from getting a medical marijuana ballot initiative before city voters in November, but supporters now hope the City Council will intervene.

Leaders of the Flint Coalition for Compassionate Care asked the council Monday to put their question on the Nov. 8 ballot.
The group collected 1,700 signatures, more than enough to get the measure on the ballot, but it was rejected by City Clerk Inez M. Brown, who said the ballot language contained a legal defect that violated the Flint City Charter. Her decision was backed by the Flint Election Commission and legal research, she said.

Newshawk: SirBlazinBowl (420Times.com)
Source: Flint Journal (MI)
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Author: Christofer Machniak