Wondering what the marijuana legalization proposal is all about?

According to the Secretary of State, which has to whittle down the voluminous proposal to 100 words that will fit on the Nov. 6 ballot, there are five key points for voters to consider.

Designated Proposal 1 on the ballot, the introductory language, which is not included in the 100-word count, concludes: A proposed initiated law to authorize possession, use and cultivation of marijuana products by individuals who are at least 21 years of age and older, and commercial sales of marijuana through state licensed retailers.

The proposal would:

Allow individuals age 21 and older to purchase, possess and use marijuana and marijuana-infused edibles and grow up to 12 marijuana plants for personal consumption.

Impose a 10-ounce limit for marijuana kept at residences and require that amounts over 2.5 ounces be secured in locked containers.

Create a state licensing system for marijuana businesses including growers, processors, transporters and retailers.

Allow municipalities to ban or restrict marijuana businesses.

Permit commercial sales of marijuana and marijuana-infused edibles through state-licensed retailers, subject to a new 10 percent tax earmarked for schools, road and municipalities where marijuana businesses are located.

If voters agree with the proposal, they should vote yes and if they oppose legalization, vote no.

There are plenty of other provisions in the actual proposal that get into greater detail, but the SOS has to boil it down to the essential elements that will appear on the ballot.

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Josh Hovey, spokesman for the Coalition to Regulate Marijuana like Alcohol, said he thinks the SOS did a relatively good job on the ballot language.

"Our only complaint is that they did not clearly define the strong restrictions that will be in place once the initiative passes," he said. "In addition to allowing local communities to restrict or ban marijuana businesses, consuming in public and driving under the influence would remain strictly illegal. Also, businesses will retain their right to test their employees for marijuana use and ban them from using if they need to do so."

The state Board of Canvassers will consider the language for the marijuana proposal at a meeting on Thursday in Lansing.

Kathleen Gray covers the marijuana industry for the Detroit Free Press. Contact her: 313-223-4430, kgray99@freepress.com or on Twitter @michpoligal.

If you have questions about the marijuana industry or the ballot proposal, e-mail pot.michigan@freepress.com.