Detroit Closer To Marijuana Vote

Detroiters are one step away from a November vote on whether to allow possession of small amounts of marijuana. 

A Detroit City Council Committee declined to vote on amending a city ordinance, meaning the issue is now headed to the Detroit Election Commission for approval of the ballot language.  

Tim Beck, a registered medical marijuana user who filed the petitions, says the amended ordinance would "free up the Police Department to pursue crimes with actual victims." 

WWJ's Beth Fisher caught up with several people in Detroit, and while some were okay with the idea of decriminalizing marijuana, others felt it opens a dangerous door that might be hard to close.

Detroit police spokesman John Roach said the department's legal staff is still researching the impact of legalized recreational marijuana.

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