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Missouri votes to legalize recreational weed for adults with passage of Amendment 3

November 9, 2022
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Missourians will soon be able to head to their local weed dispensary and buy recreational marijuana gummies, joints and other products, as proponents of Amendment 3 claimed victory late Tuesday night. Voters across the Show-Me State voted to legalize adult…

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How soon recreational marijuana could be ready for purchase if approved by Missouri voters

November 7, 2022
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On Tuesday, November 8, Missouri voters will get to decide if marijuana should be legal for anyone 21 and older. The Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) doesn’t have a stance on whether Amendment 3 on the November ballot…

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What would change for medical marijuana patients if Missouri legalizes recreational weed?

November 4, 2022
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Marijuana is on Missouri’s midterm ballot, and some of our readers are wondering what the legalization of recreational marijuana would mean for medical marijuana patients. Medical marijuana was legalized in Missouri in 2018 by nearly two-thirds of voters. The program…

Voters in some of the most conservative states to weigh in on recreational pot

November 1, 2022
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Voters in five states, including four that are among the most conservative in the country, are deciding on whether to legalize recreational marijuana this election. If passed in each state, Arkansas, Maryland, Missouri, North Dakota and South Dakota would join…

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Millions poured into recreational marijuana ballot measure in Missouri

October 20, 2022
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With Election Day fast approaching, millions of dollars have been spent in support of an effort to legalize recreational marijuana use in Missouri. Like candidates for Missouri office, entities supporting ballot measures are required to regularly file financial reports with…

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Missouri governor will not grant mass pardons for marijuana offenses after Biden request

Missouri's governor will not grant a blanket pardon to those convicted on minor marijuana offenses after President Joe Biden pardoned federal convictions and urged governors to do the same at the state level. A spokesperson for Republican Gov. Mike Parson said Biden's…

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Missouri prosecutors, legalization advocates spar over public safety impact of marijuana vote

Prosecuting attorneys and marijuana legalization advocates are battling over the public safety impact from Missouri’s potential approval of recreational marijuana in November. The Missouri Association of Prosecuting Attorneys, in a statement Thursday, warned the measure would make it harder to…

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Recreational Marijuana Amendment Sparks Support in Rural Missouri

September 28, 2022
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In 2019 Brooke Foster learned her son was changing his undergraduate major and abandoning his pre-medicine track. His new plan: cannabis. Foster, who owned and operated her family’s chain of local grocery stores in rural, northern Missouri, was shocked. She…

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Missouri Democrats decline to endorse marijuana ballot measure

September 20, 2022
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The Missouri Democratic Party’s state committee decided not to take a position on a ballot measure to legalize the recreational use of marijuana, citing concerns with the wording of the plan. While the party said Democrats support legalization, Amendment 3…

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Challenge to marijuana ballot question jettisoned at Missouri Supreme Court

September 14, 2022
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A campaign to legalize marijuana for recreational use in Missouri cemented its place on the Nov. 8 ballot on Tuesday when the state Supreme Court decided not to consider a challenge to the initiative petition. On Friday, the Cole County Circuit…

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Push for legal marijuana in Missouri raises questions about future market, prices

September 3, 2022
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With Missouri voters weighing legalization of recreational marijuana this fall, critics are raising questions about how the market will be structured — and the likely dollars-and-cents impact on consumers. The petition has faced blowback from some who say the Legal…

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Missouri Dems expect boost from marijuana campaign, but split on whether it’s good policy

Nearly every day, Crystal Quade is somewhere in Missouri knocking on doors. As Democratic leader in the Missouri House, Quade is hoping to help her party put a dent in the GOP supermajority that’s dominated the state legislature for more…

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Missouri marijuana campaign made ballot with tactic that surprised longtime observers

In a span of a little over two weeks, an initiative petition to legalize recreational marijuana in Missouri made an unexpected comeback. In late July, unofficial tallies showed the Legal Missouri campaign 2,275 signatures short of the threshold for getting on the…

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In 2021, more Missourians applied for medical marijuana cards — and got them

Since 2020, more Missourians have applied for medical marijuana licenses, and more have been receiving them, according to the annual report from the Missouri Medical Marijuana Regulatory program. In 2021, 119,894 patient licenses were issued. The Missouri Department of Health and…

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Recreational marijuana advocate, dispensary manager prepare for November vote in Missouri

Columbia attorney Dan Viets has promoted legalizing recreational marijuana for decades, and if his prediction and polls are correct, it could happen in November when voters statewide will cast ballots on the matter. "The data that we have from very recent independent polling is…