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Michigan votes for medical marijuana

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Two American flags rise above a sea of people during an announcement that Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama was declared the winner in another state by the TV networks at the Obama election night rally in Grant Park in Chicago on November 4, 2008. More than 65,000 people are expected at the rally. (UPI Photo/Pat Benic)
Two American flags rise above a sea of people during an announcement that Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama was declared the winner in another state by the TV networks at the Obama election night rally in Grant Park in Chicago on November 4, 2008. More than 65,000 people are expected at the rally. (UPI Photo/Pat Benic) 
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Published: Nov. 5, 2008 at 12:21 AM

DETROIT, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- Michigan voters Tuesday approved a referendum calling for marijuana to be legal for medicinal purposes.

The ballot measure provided that people can grow marijuana and use it with a doctor's approval for specific medical purposes.

CNN said 63 percent of Michigan voters supported the referendum, while 37 percent opposed it, with 60 percent of precincts reporting.

Sixty-five percent of Massachusetts voters opted to decriminalize the possession of up to 1 ounce of marijuana in a state referendum Tuesday, the Boston Herald reported.

"It's great to see the people of Massachusetts were able to see what a sensible, modest proposal Question 2 is," the Herald quoted Whitney Taylor of the Committee for Sensible Marijuana Policy as saying.

Topics: Medical Marijuana
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