2008 Michigan Proposal 1

Proposal 1
A legislative initiative to permit the use and cultivation of marijuana for specified medical conditions.
Results
Choice
 Votes  %
Yes 3,006,820 62.67%
No 1,790,889 37.33%
Valid votes 4,797,709 100.00%
Invalid or blank votes 0 0.00%
Total votes 4,797,709 100.00%
County Results
Yes
  70–80%
  60–70%
  50–60%

The Michigan Compassionate Care Initiative was an indirect initiated state statute that allowed the medical use of marijuana for seriously ill patients. It was approved by voters as Proposal 1 on November 6, 2008, 63 percent in favor to 37 percent opposed.

Specifically, the measure:

  • Allows terminally and seriously ill patients to use marijuana with their doctors' approval.
  • Permits qualifying patients or their caregivers to cultivate their own marijuana for their medical use, with limits on the amount they could possess.
  • Creates identification cards for registered patients and establish penalties for false statements and fraudulent ID cards.
  • Allows patients and their caregivers who are arrested to discuss their medical use in court.
  • Maintains prohibitions on public use of marijuana and driving under the influence of marijuana.
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