Column: ACLU Executive Director discusses marijuana arrest discrepancies
In an era with a second term bi-racial president, a Supreme Court case seeking to end affirmative action and a Kim Kardashian-Kanye West baby due any day, some might like to think that race is a...
View ArticlePress Release: Thirteen Initiative Petitions Relating to the Production,...
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo — Secretary of State Jason Kander today announced that 13 initiative petitions relating to the production, sale, distribution, and consumption of marijuana and hemp products met...
View ArticleMedical hemp extract poised for passage
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Marijuana advocates are calling it a first step toward legal medical marijuana. But the bill sponsors say the language is far narrower. With no opposition and several friendly...
View ArticleHouse approves hemp extract bill for medical use
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri House advanced a measure to allow for access to a substance derived from hemp plants that can treat epilepsy, marking the first time the body has approved any...
View ArticleHemp oil bill nears final approval
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A bill that would allow patients with intractable epilepsy to take an oil extracted from hemp plants was approved by a Senate committee today, advancing the bill to the floor...
View ArticleHemp oil heads to Nixon’s desk
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A bill allowing patients with epilepsy to use oil extracted from hemp as a form of medication is on its way to the desk of Gov. Jay Nixon after lawmakers in both chambers...
View ArticleMissourians may vote on marijuana legalization in 2016
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Show-Me Cannabis has filed an initiative petition to amend the Missouri Constitution to legalize, tax and regulate cannabis. The petition was filed with the Missouri Secretary of...
View ArticleVoters in 2016 could see a long ballot
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – If everyone were to miraculously succeed, the 2016 ballot could be one of the longest seen in Missouri’s history, but the process of getting a measure on the ballot is brutal....
View ArticleDogan led legislative fight for Mizanskey freedom
Saint Louis, Mo. — Freshmen legislators are often tasked with sitting quietly in the back and learning the ropes before wading deep into a fight. But Rep. Shamed Dogan, a Republican, got waist-deep...
View ArticleMizanskey released from prison
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A man sentenced to serve the rest of his life in prison without the possibility of parole was released today after spending twenty years behind bars. Jeff Mizanskey’s release...
View ArticleHolsman calls for legislative focus on the environment
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Sen. Jason Holsman, D-Kansas City, took to social media Monday to call for this next legislative session to focus on the environment in light of the flooding. Holsman wrote: Holsman...
View ArticleMizanskey visits Capitol to thank legislators
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – A Sedalia man on parole after a commutation of his life sentence for a marijuana-related charge visited some of the legislators that made his release possible Thursday. Jeff...
View ArticleMedical marijuana legislation continues to make inroads
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – In a historic vote last week, the House Emerging Issues Committee passed a bill that would legalize medical marijuana in Missouri by an 11-1 vote, the largest margin any measure...
View ArticleMarijuana takes the stage in Hill-King primary
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Rep. Nick King, a marijuana opponent, has attacked his primary opponent Mary Hill for accepting contributions from the newly-created committee Better Way Missouri’s deputy treasurer...
View ArticleMAC approves three resolutions, but votes against cannabis prohibition
OSAGE BEACH, Mo. – The Missouri Association of Counties voted on four resolutions Monday afternoon during the convention at the Lake of the Ozarks, approving all but one of the measures. The three...
View ArticleMedical marijuana legislation continues to make inroads
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – In a historic vote last week, the House Emerging Issues Committee passed a bill that would legalize medical marijuana in Missouri by an 11-1 vote, the largest margin any measure...
View ArticleMarijuana takes the stage in Hill-King primary
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Rep. Nick King, a marijuana opponent, has attacked his primary opponent Mary Hill for accepting contributions from the newly-created committee Better Way Missouri’s deputy treasurer...
View ArticleMAC approves three resolutions, but votes against cannabis prohibition
OSAGE BEACH, Mo. – The Missouri Association of Counties voted on four resolutions Monday afternoon during the convention at the Lake of the Ozarks, approving all but one of the measures. The three...
View ArticleColumbia Councilman hopes to add marijuana reform to lobbying agenda
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Columbia City Councilman Michael Trapp spoke at the Better Way Missouri PAC meeting about his desire to add marijuana reform to the city’s lobbying agenda. In doing so, he feels that...
View ArticleSt. Louis Alderwoman drafts marijuana legislation proposal
ST. LOUIS – St. Louis Alderwoman Megan Green on Monday drafted a proposal of a local bill to put marijuana legalization on the ballot in St. Louis in November 2018. The proposal would decriminalize...
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