Lavigne said that
local initiatives, like the one recently passed in Lansing, “are
important in expressing sentiments of localities,” which could lead
to the eventual changing of the state and federal laws as well.
Lavigne also said
that he believes the new ordinance would not lead to a rise in
marijuana consumption in Lansing.
“It's just going
to protect an activity that people already do, that according to the Michigan Supreme Court in (the case of) People v Sinclair, is a relatively
much safer activity than alcohol, narcotics, or other illicit drugs,”
Lavigne said. “And abuse of (these) are all more dangerous than
consuming marijuana, which has no overdose limit.”
Michigan State University students, including Jess Chan, a sophomore majoring in psychology and linguistics, agreed with Lavigne, who said: "I think (decriminalization) a
good thing. It's a drug that a lot of people use obviously, and it's
not like it's a particularly harmful one."
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