Missouri Medical Marijuana Initiative Effort Reaches Signature Milestone
Proponents of a Missouri voter initiative effort to legalize and regulate the therapeutic use and distribution of cannabis statewide havesurpassedover 200,000 signatures.
Advocates must collect a total of 160,000 qualified signatures in six of Missouris eight congressional districts by May 6, 2018 in order to qualify the measure for the 2018 electoral ballot.
Theinitiativepermits patients, at the discretion of a physician, to cultivate limited quantities of marijuana or to obtain cannabis and cannabis-infused products from licensed facilities.
The group behind the effort, New Approach Missouri, includesmembersof both national NORML as well as its state and local affiliates.
For more information about this initiative campaign or to become involved, clickhere.
Proponents sought to place a similar effort on the 2016 ballot. That effort failed after the courtsupheldthe decision of St. Louis-area election authorities to reject some 2,000 signatures in the states second Congressional district.
Missouri is one of several states where voters this year are anticipated to decide on cannabis-related ballot measures. In November, members ofMichigan NORMLand othercoalition membersturned in 360,000 signatures in an effort to qualify theMichigan Regulation and Taxation of Marihuana Actfor the November ballot. Just over 252,000 valid signatures from registered voters are necessary.
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