Residents of Traverse City and Ferndale, Michigan, cast their votes in support of medical marijuana access last week by approving two ballot initiatives.
The Traverse City initiative makes marijuana use or growth by a patient with a doctor’s recommendation the lowest law enforcement priority. Ferndale’s initiative removes the threat of arrest for people who grow or use marijuana with a doctor’s recommendation.
The city ordinances may not have an immediate practical effect on patients and their advocates since state law still prohibits medical marijuana, but these wins add to the momentum of similar victories in Detroit and Ann Arbor last year.
