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The Michigan Coalition for Compassionate Care (MCCC) is a grassroots organization devoted to passing Proposal 1, the medical marijuana initiative on the November 2008 ballot. Proposal 1 will protect seriously ill Michiganders suffering from illnesses like cancer, HIV/AIDS, and multiple sclerosis from the threat of arrest and jail for simply trying to alleviate their pain.
If Proposal 1 is passed by a majority of voters on November 4, Michigan law will allow these patients – some of the most vulnerable members of our community – to use, possess, and grow their own marijuana for medical purposes, with their doctors’ approval. It will create a registry of patients and a system of ID cards, so that law enforcement will easily be able to tell who is a legitimate participant in the program and who is not, and establish penalties for false statements and fraudulent cards. And by maintaining current prohibitions on public use and driving under the influence of marijuana, Proposal 1 will ensure that the law does exactly what it sets out to do – protect the seriously ill from the threat of arrest and jail, and do so responsibly.
This is an issue of simple compassion and common sense, and is overwhelmingly supported by residents across the state – 67%, according to a September 2008 poll . And in each of five citywide medical marijuana votes – in Flint in 2007, Traverse City and Ferndale in 2005, and Ann Arbor and Detroit in 2004 – medical marijuana won in a landslide.
So please join with the nearly 500,000 Michigan voters who signed the petition to qualify this initiative for the ballot, and help pass Proposal 1 on Election Day.
To get involved today, please visit our Take Action page, and, if you are a Michigan student, our Internships page, as well. To stay up-to-date on the latest, please visit both our blog and our recent news page.
Most importantly, please vote Yes on Proposal 1 on November 4, and encourage everyone you know to do the same!
