Years of trying and they're still not giving up. Thousands of marijuana advocates from across the state flocked to Ann Arbor.
"It's very invigorating to see so many people turn out that are like minded not just for recreational but for medical too and people testifying for what this has done for them" said Robin Puckett-Jervis.
Advocates like Puckett-Jervis use the day to talk about legalization and decriminalization.
Marijuana supports believe 2016 is the year Michigan could see legalization, "things are changing any social change takes some time and growing pains but we're getting through it" said Jeffrey Hank of MI Legalize.
"We want better relations between communities and the public. We want our roads and our schools fixed and we want to legalized marijuana that's why we have such popular support for the M.I. legalize plan" Hank said.
The group needs 252,000 signatures to get on the November ballot. Hanks says they've already met that requirement, but they're still getting more.
"It's pretty amazing that the citizens of Michigan have come this far to do this and in another two months hopefully we will be putting this question on the November ballot" said Hank.
He says the initiative would do a lot more than just legalize the drug since it could bring extra funds to the state.
"The M.I. Legalize will put millions of dollars into roads and schools," Hank said. "People realize that our legislation is not taking care of things like roads and schools."
They're hoping Michigan will follow states like Colorado, Oregon, Washington State, and Alaska and legalize marijuana.
