LANSING (WWJ) - We now have an official date when recreational marijuana will become legal in Michigan.

"Circle December 6th, and smoke 'em if you got 'em," said WWJ Lansing Bureau Chief Tim Skubick.

The State Board of Canvassers has certified election results showing overwhelming that Michigan voters want legalized pot for residents age 21 years and up.

December 6, 2018 will be the date -- 10 days after certification -- when the law will go into effect.

Left to be determined: how the dispensary licenses will be handed out.

"The question is where do you get the pot, since the apparatus and the marketing system is not in place yet to actually sell the stuff," Skubick said, noting that regulations regarding retail pot shops could take a year or even two to set up. "But I supposed if you wanna toke, you'll find it somewhere."

Under the law, users can have up to 2.5 ounces (71 grams) of the drug on them and up to 10 ounces (284 grams) at home. It also allows users to grow up to 12 plants in their homes. The sales will be taxed -- 10 percent on top of the six percent sales tax -- with the tax dollars going to schools, roads and cities where the sales take place. You can't use it in a public place or drive under the influence.

Rick Thompson, with the nonprofit National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML), said he expects a celebration or two.

"There will be many parties on the 6th, and on the 7th, and afterwards, too," he told WWJ's Sandra McNeill. "Personal freedoms are something we've waited a long time to get in Michigan, and I think the citizenry is ready for it."

"The 12 plants per households mirrors the medical marijuana program; the 2.5 ounces, mirrors the medical marijuana program," he added. "So these are standards that citizens already accept."

Thompson said he expects recreational marijuana business licenses will not available until mid-2020.

Once retail sales are in place, the state will collect taxes on marijuana sales to fund road repairs.

Need further details? CLICK HERE to read the full text of the proposal as voted on, and passed, by Michiganders.

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