The city council of Ann Arbor, Michigan, home of the University of Michigan, voted six to five for an ordinance making use, possession or sale of marijuana punishable by a $5 fine. The majority included two members of the Human Rights Party aged 22 and 26. A state attorney general's ruling let localities depart from state penalties in special circumstances.[1]
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References
- The Marijuana Conviction: A History of Marijuana Prohibition in the United StatesRichard J. Bonnie, Charles H. Whitebread II · The Lindesmith Center · 1999 · chapter 13, pp. 279–280 · ISBN 1891385062
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