Perhaps it's fitting that a 37-year celebration advocating marijuana reform will usher in a new era of medicinal marijuana use in Michigan.

This Saturday, the 37th annual Hash Bash will take place at the University of Michigan - simultaneously marking the first day medicinal use of marijuana in Michigan becomes legitimate after 62.6 percent of citizens voted 'yes' on Proposal 1 in November.

"I think people are coming to realize that everything in life has risks and benefits and this black-and-white way of thinking about marijuana has gone out the window," said Greg Francisco, executive director of the Michigan Medical Marijuana Association.

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