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Republican state senators are reportedly mounting an effort to pass a proposed marijuana legalization initiative through the legislature in a move that would allow lawmakers to easily amend the proposal and keep it off the November ballot, where it's expected to draw more left-leaning people to the polls.
According to a report published today in the Detroit Free Press, Republican lawmakers would rally support to pass the recreational marijuana proposal by tying it to a cut in the state income tax. The Freep says it spoke with five anonymous sources familiar with the plan.…