6:29 pm Sat June 2, 2012  Michigan Supreme Court clears way for
Detroit vote on marijuana  Credit (Steve Carmody/Michigan Radio)
In a terse one-paragraph order, the state Supreme Court refused
to review a lower court decision to allow a city-wide vote on
the question that would appear on the August primary ballot.
The Coalition for a Safer Detroit turned in petition signatures
to get on the ballot, but was rebuffed by a city elections
panel. So the coalition challenged that decision in court.  A
voter-approved ordinance would not preempt the federal ban on
marijuana.  Kalamazoo voters adopted an ordinance that makes
enforcement of marijuana laws a low public safety priority.
Michigan voters in 2008 adopted a law that allows medical
marijuana for people who get a doctor’s permission.