Medical Marijuana, Stem Cell Research Supported by Majority in Polls DETROIT - The legalization of medical marijuana, Proposal 1, and stem cell research, Proposal 2, are the sole state-wide proposals on Michigan's ballot Nov. 4. While the chief excitement for voters will be the likely election of the nation's first Black president, Barack Obama, proponents of the amendments contend that they will aid many thousands of people in Michigan in very concrete ways. Detractors have their arguments as well, but so far polls show that they are in the minority. [continues 839 words]
Green Party Candidate Will Fight Killer Cops, Opposes Forfeiture Laws and the "Drug War" DETROIT -- Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy is currently the darling of major media commentators and suburbanites who supported the ouster of Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick. Two potential Democratic opponents, attorneys Portia Roberson and Maurice Morton, withdrew from the Democratic primary in April. But Worthy is not without opposition on the November ballot. The sole candidate opposing her will be criminal defense attorney and Green Party member Matthew Abel. [continues 1037 words]
