DETROIT, MI --

When Detroit residents head to the polls in November to vote for president, they'll also get a chance to weigh in on legalizing marijuana in the city.

The marijuana question goes to voters two years after organizers collected enough signatures to force the referendum.

Legal wrangling kept the question off of ballots, but a

. A city attorney signed a court order last month finalizing a November vote.

As he's

, Tim Beck, chairman of the

, said he expects the referendum to easily pass.

"We don't feel we need to spend any money at all," he said. "The poll numbers are so far ahead, it'd be a waste. ... This thing is going to pass, period."

After

, there was initial confusion on when city residents would vote on the question. Initial reports suggested the measure would go to voters during the August primary election, but the question will actually appear on November general election ballot.

Beck said his group wanted the question on November's presidential ballot because of the higher turnout.

"We prefer to be on the November ballot," he said.

If the ballot measure passes, people 21 and older could use or possess less than an ounce of pot on private property and not face arrest and prosecution under the city code. However, marijuana use and possession are crimes under state law.

Organizers hope the ballot initiative signals to local law enforcement to focus on enforcing crimes other than marijuana use.