An initiative to legalize recreational marijuana use in Missouri will need help if it is going to be on the November ballot. Reports from every county in the state show the petition is short of its goal in two of the six congressional districts needed to qualify for the ballot.
Keep Reading Unofficial totals show Missouri cannabis legalization initiative short
A Republican lawmaker pushing legislation to legalize recreational marijuana in Missouri says his bill is in jeopardy because of stall tactics by his GOP colleagues and the insistence of the House floor leader that it include license caps.
Keep Reading Lawmaker says GOP resistance may doom Missouri cannabis legalization
With the end of the legislative session only weeks away, and organizers of an initiative petition campaign sounding the alarm about an even more pressing deadline, dueling efforts to legalize cannabis in Missouri face uncertain fates.
Keep Reading Time running short for dueling Missouri cannabis legalization efforts
More than 2,000 applications were submitted for medical marijuana licenses in 2019, but fewer than 400 were ultimately awarded. And while the state doesn’t track the race of those who got a license, Givins and others in the burgeoning industry say few went to Black-owned businesses.
Keep Reading With legalization looming, Black Missourians worry about losing out in cannabis industry