The coalition posted the proposed draft language on their Facebook page in March. The proposal would legalize possession and use of the drug, as well as mandate regulation and taxation of marijuana. It would also aim to clear the records of those convicted of non-violent marijuana violations.
A number of polls in recent years show that just over 50% of Michigan voters support recreational marijuana. However, opponents remain unconvinced, and plan to fight the proposal if it gets on the November 2018 statewide ballot.
The ballot committee will need more than 250,000 valid voter signatures to qualify for the ballot.
The Marijuana Policy Project also worked on Michigan's medical marijuana law, which voters legalized in 2008.
A 2016 ballot initiative was led by local activists, but failed due to invalidated petition signatures. The Policy Project intends to work with the groups that led that initiative.
Eight states have fully legalized recreational marijuana.
Our conversation with Anqunette Jamison. She's a former Fox 2 Detroit anchor now working with marijuana advocate group MI Legalize.
From an early-morning fixture on Detroit television to an advocate for legalized marijuana in Michigan, Anqunette Jamison has made quite a transition.
The former Fox 2 Detroit anchorwoman walked away from her TV job to become a volunteer for MI Legalize, one of the groups that's been fighting to put the question of legalization before Michigan voters.
She's got a very personal stake in the fight for legalization: Jamison uses marijuana to help with her multiple sclerosis.