| After an extended legal battle, voters in Detroit will decide in August whether they want to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of pot within the city limits.
The Michigan Supreme Court on Friday rejected an appeal from the city to keep the measure off of the upcoming ballot -- as it had originally done in 2010.
Detroit's city clerk and election commission were challenging a February decision by the state court of appeals that ruled the city could not suspend a vote on the issue simply because it conflicts with state law prohibiting the substance. BLOG POSTS  | Steven Cohen: The State of the Union: The View From America's Front Porch
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Sadly, the ads that the billionaires are buying work. Otherwise they wouldn't invest. And be clear, that's what this is. An investment, and billionaires know it's a wise investment. So imagine the return they expect on their massive investment in buying a president. |  | Gary Hart: Is Progress Possible?
For those who believe in a society, that to some degree we are all in this together, there are three choices: resist change, stagnate or progress. So far, no one has discovered how to progress without the institutions of government. |  | James Melton: Birtherism Will Never, Ever Die -- Get Used to It
Despite the complete lack of evidence to support their claims, birthers continue to assert that President Barack Obama was born in Kenya. When will it stop? It won't. Not ever. | | MOST POPULAR ON HUFFINGTONPOST.COM |
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