Chuck Ream tokes on a joint in his Ann Arbor home in this file photo. Ream smokes marijuana to help with a gastrointestinal problem he's had since 1968. (Lon Horwedel | Mlive.com file photo).

Ten years after Michigan voters approved medical marijuana, they'll be considering whether to allow recreational marijuana as well at the polls Nov. 6.

Michigan lawmakers almost drafted their own ballot proposal, but failed to act in time.

That means the ballot language Michigan voters will see has been drafted by the Coalition to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol -- a group of multiple cannabis activist groups, the ACLU and drug policy reform groups.

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Steven Sharpe shows his marijuana grow operation for medical marijuana patients at his home in this file photo. (J. Scott Park | Mlive.com file photo)

While medical marijuana has been legal in Michigan since 2008, caregivers and patients have navigated an ever-changing landscape of rules as the law has been interpreted by police, prosecutors and judges. The legislature clarified the law in 2017, and the first licenses under the new system were issued in July.

The medical marijuana system would still exist in Michigan if voters chose to approve recreational marijuana.

Read on to see the details of the proposed recreational marijuana system in Michigan.

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21 and up

You would have to be 21 to possess, use or sell marijuana.

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Louis Stocking, 26, of Kalamazoo, is a medical marijuana user. A spine injury from an auto accident, Stocking suffers from chronic pain and applied for a medical marijuana card in 2009. (MLive.com file photo)

Not in public

You would not be able to consume or smoke marijuana in a public place.

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Medical marijuana plants grow at David Overholt's farm in Montcalm County on Oct. 31, 2017.(Neil Blake | MLive.com file photo)

2.5 ounces

You could have up to 2.5 ounces of marijuana, and up to 15 grams of marijuana concentrate on your person.

At home you couldn't have more than 10 ounces. More than 2.5 ounces of marijuana in a person's home would have to be stored in a container or area with locks or security.

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Friends share marijuana and cigarettes during Hash Bash on Saturday, April 7th, 2018 near the Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library on the University of Michigan campus. (Jack Zellweger | Mlive file photo)

Free to share

You could give marijuana as a gift, as long as it's not more than 2.5 ounces.

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Newly transplanted cannabis cuttings grow in soilless media in pots, Thursday, July 12, 2018, at Sira Naturals medical marijuana cultivation facility, in Milford, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

12 plants

You could cultivate up to 12 plants at your home, as long as you aren't selling it to other people.

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Medical marijuana plants grow at David Overholt's farm in Montcalm County on Oct. 31, 2017. (Neil Blake | MLive.com)

Lock them up

Plants couldn't be grown if you can easily see them for a public place, and would have to be grown in a secure, restricted area.

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No driving under the influence

You would not be able to drive a car, fly a plane, ride a snowmobile or drive an off-road vehicle or captain a boat while under the influence of marijuana.

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You could still be fired

Your company could still take disciplinary action against you or fire you for consuming or smoking marijuana. Also, a company could refuse to hire you.

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A "for rent" sign is placed outside a home on Ann Arbor's west side. (Lon Hordwedel | Ann Arbor News file photo)

Renters beware

Landlords could only prohibit tenants from smoking marijuana on their property.

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Andrew Brisbo, director of Michigan's Bureau of Medical Marijuana Regulation, displays files associated with one of the applications for medical marijuana licensing in Michigan at the bureau's office in Lansing Tuesday, May 1, 2018.(Lauren Gibbons | MLive)

Businesses may have to wait

The state would have a year to accept applications for marijuana businesses.

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The Liv Cafe N Wellness marijuana dispensary at 603 E. William St., just west of State Street near the University of Michigan Diag in Ann Arbor, on May 2, 2018. (Ryan Stanton | MLive file photo)

Some local control

Cities and townships would be able to ban or limit the number of marijuana businesses.

They would also be able to pass small rules regarding use and signage, as well as impose annual local licenses with fees that can't be more than $5,000

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Worker Emma Caron, of Hopedale, Mass., weighs and prepares medicinal cannabis cigarettes Thursday, July 12, 2018, at Sira Naturals medical marijuana cultivation facility in Milford, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Health standards would be set

Health standards would be set, as well as rules and standards for cultivating, processing, and distributing marijuana.

Standards would be set for testing, packaging and labeling, including a maximum THC level for marijuana-infused products, and a requirement that a sample be tested by a marijuana safety compliance facility

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Edible THC-infused candies are sold at Roots Dispensaries, 3557 Wilder Rd. In Bangor Township on Feb. 22, 2018. (Jacob Hamilton | MLive.com file photo)

Packaging would be regulated

Edible marijuana products could not be sold in shapes or package attractive to children, or in a way that is easily confused with commercially sold candy.

Marijuana would have to be sold in opaque, resealable, child-resistant packaging designed to be difficult for children under age 5 to open.

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The Woodward School for Technology and Research on the first day of class in Kalamazoo, Monday, July 23, 2018. (Daniel Vasta | MLive.com)

Schools off-limits

Schools would be off-limits for possessing or consuming marijuana, or for possessing marijuana accessories.

Marijuana businesses also could not be within 1,000 feet of a school, or in an area zoned for residential use.

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Samples of marijuana flowers sit on a counter at Roots Dispensaries in Bangor Township on Feb. 22, 2018. (Jacob Hamilton | MLive.com file photo)

Marijuana would be taxed

Recreational marijuana products sold at licensed businesses would be subject to the state's 6 percent sales tax and a 10 percent excise tax.

The excise tax would be paid by the retailer, the cost of which would be passed on to the end consumer.

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Money for research to help vets

For at least two years, the state would have to give $20 million in tax revenue to a clinical trial approved by the FDA to an academic institution to research the effectiveness of marijuana in treating veterans for their medical conditions and to prevent suicide.

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Steven Sharpe shows his marijuana grow operation for medical marijuana patients at his home in this file photo (J. Scott Park | Mlive.com file photo)

Money for schools, roads

The rest of the tax revenue would be split: 15 percent to municipalities in which associated businesses are located; 15 percent to counties in which associated businesses are located; 35 percent to the School Aid Fund and 35 percent to Michigan roads and bridges

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Dave Overholt shows his medical marijuana grow operation in Montcalm County. Photo taken Tuesday, September 10, 2013. (Chris Clark | MLive.com file photo)

Limits on how much can be transported at once

Only 15 ounces of marijuana - or 60 grams of marijuana concentrate - would be allowed to be transported at one time.

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Ben Green transplants medical marijuana plants he grows for patients at his Bay City home. (Yfat Yossifor | MLive file photo)

Prospective businesses would be protected from public disclosure

Information from a person seeking a license would be exempt from Freedom of Information Act requests.

-- Amy Biolchini is the marijuana beat reporter for MLive. Contact her with questions, tips or comments at abiolch1@mlive.com.

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Head grower Mark Vlahos, of Milford, Mass., tends to cannabis plants, Thursday, July 12, 2018, at Sira Naturals medical marijuana cultivation facility, in Milford, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

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