By July of last year, the state said the medical cannabis sales had already exceeded $91 million. The bill, known as the Cannabis Freedom Act, was introduced last month by GOP state House Representative Ron Hicks. The group must collect roughly 170,000 valid signatures in order for the initiative to qualify for the ballot this election cycle. Supporters of a Republican-backed bill to legalize recreational cannabis in Missouri gathered at the state capitol in Jefferson City on Tuesday in an attempt to head off momentum for a ballot initiative that would also seek to end the prohibition on pot. If it were to become law, the bill in question would legalize marijuana use for adults aged 21 and older while also establishing a regulated cannabis market in the state.
Supporters of a Republican-backed bill to legalize recreational cannabis in Missouri gathered at the state capitol in Jefferson City on Tuesday in an attempt to head off momentum for a ballot initiative that would also seek to end the prohibition on pot. They would prefer to see things done via legislation.
The bill, known as the Cannabis Freedom Act, was introduced last month by GOP state House Representative Ron Hicks.
If it were to become law, the bill in question would legalize marijuana use for adults aged 21 and older while also establishing...
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