JACKSON, MI -- A group that advocates for medical marijuana meets in Jackson Wednesday evening to talk about finding candidates for public office who support its cause.

The 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. meeting is at the Jackson Compassion Club, 1620 E. Michigan Ave., which provides medical marijuana and information to patients.

It is one of six meetings being held around the state by the

as part of its

.

The project is designed to promote safe access to medical marijuana through education, voter turnout and political action, according to a flyer for the meeting.

Earlier meetings were scheduled for Ann Arbor, Gaylord, Lansing, Port Huron and Detroit.

The Jackson Compassion Club has expressed concerns about

that would ban medical marijuana dispensaries that provide the drug to many patients.