a:3:{s:16:"field_story_body";a:1:{i:0;a:2:{s:5:"value";s:926:"With the 2012 elections just a year away there is a push to get the decriminalization of pot on the Michigan ballot. Supporters of the initiative feel that putting it on the ballot, like they did in 2008 during a presidential election year, will give them a better chance of passage.<br />
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Supporters see it as &ldquo;a way of keeping the tidal wave going,&quot;. <br />
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I guess the current medical marijuana law makes it to tough for the &ldquo;potheads&rdquo; to get their weed. Currently they have to come up with a &ldquo;medical reason&rdquo; to get it, even though the reason doesn&rsquo;t have to be real.<br />
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For an article on a new amendment to the Kalamazoo Charter regarding&nbsp; marijuana and the drive to get it legalized in 2012 click on the following story link:<br />
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http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2011/11/marijuana_legalization_propone.html<br />
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