Legalizing medical pot up to Ferndale voters

If passed, the measure would remove all local penalties for sick people who have doctor's order.

By Maureen Feighan / The Detroit News
Oakland County, Michigan 11/06/05

Ferndale voters will head to the polls Tuesday to decide on the measure that would remove all criminal penalties under local law for marijuana used by patients with the recommendation and supervision of a state-licensed physician.

Ferndale's measure comes roughly a year after voters in Detroit and Ann Arbor approved legalizing medical marijuana use.