Mich. legislators tinker with voter-approved laws
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Associated Press: Just over a year ago, Michigan voters put their stamp of approval on measures loosening restrictions on embryonic stem cell research and letting some sick people use marijuana for medical reasons. Now state lawmakers -- mostly conservative Republicans -- are trying to change both measures, saying they need clarification to ensure there's enough oversight of the research and marijuana use the ballot measures allowed. Legislators are struggling to find the fine line between better defining voter-approved measures that are vague or pose enforcement problems and upholding the people's will. "We walk a tightrope here," Sen. Bruce Patterson said during a recent Senate Health Policy Committee hearing on stem cell legislation.
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