





Greetings to those in The Great Lakes State and my thanks for voting to let the people decide on whether or not to be the next U.S.A. state to legalize cannabis for adult/recreational use. The past medical use laws were, as they always are, a great success and now it is time for the next step.

Though the initiative to get the measure on the ballot was passed by a modest margin, 56.2% to 38%, support for the new laws are looking at much more support for the actual vote taking place on November 6th, 2018.

Check out what Click on Detroit received as polling feedback.

I believe that it isn't overly optimistic to say that Proposal 18-1 will pass with out an issues with that kind of support. It seems that there is only a couple demographics that oppose it more so than not and that brings me to my title bit.

There is a narrative floating around that the Republican candidate for Governor, Bill Schuette, will vote no on the cannabis question. This is a spin on what he actually said though. In context, it looks like he said that he will vote no in the voting booth but will no way try to veto the law if it is passed by the people of Michigan. Here is the official statement given by his campaign office to Michigan Radio NPR.

Why I think he is taking this non-stance, is of course the voice of the republican voter base. The strongest groups who voted against the initiative were reported to be both strongly republican and 65+ which is a demographic that is typically conservative depending on where you look. Without a play to both sides he will lose handedly to his democratic opponent.

I only bring this up because while doing research I found quite a bit of misinformation on this topic. While the Democratic candidate for governor, Gretchen Whitmer, does fully support the legalization effort, her opponent is only against it on moral grounds and has made clear the -no vote- he spoke of is a personal one and not going any further than the polling station in his neighborhood.

I think all of this is wonderful news for the people of Michigan because to me it looks like no matter who you support or what political side you may have chosen you can get together on this vote coming Nov 6. Please do not let this become a wedge issue and trust in your fellow voters to come together on helping each other live the best, most free lives they choose to pursue in the beautiful great lakes region.

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Thank you for reading, have a great day!

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