Missouri Probation Officers Are Sending People Back to Prison for Legally Using Medical Cannabis

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Advocacy groups are trying to stop Missouri courts from sending probationers back to jail for using legal medical cannabis.

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Missouri may have legalized medical marijuana in 2018, but this voter-approved law isn’t stopping probation officers from sending people back to jail for using this legal medicine.

Ray Breer is one of many Missourians that has recently had their probation revoked for using state-legal medical cannabis. Breer was initially arrested for possessing non-medical weed back in 2019 and sent to prison. After being released on probation, the 29-year-old chose to go legit...

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