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Recreational marijuana question will remain on Missouri ballot after state court rulings

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A constitutional amendment that would legalize recreational marijuana in Missouri will remain on the Nov. 8 ballot after the Missouri Supreme Court declined to transfer a lawsuit challenging the ballot initiative.

Tribune News Service · Sep 13, 2022

Cannabis Regulatory Update: Missouri Legal Marijuana Campaign, California 'Weed' Bills, Hempcrete In Zimbabwe

Missouri: Despite Being Divided On Marijuana Policy, Democrats Expect An Increase In Participation From The Campaign Earlier this month, Missouri's Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft issued a certificate of sufficiency to the Legal Missouri 2022 campaign, formally placing the adult-use legalization initiative on the November ballot

Benzinga · Aug 29, 2022

Cannabis Prohibitionist Files Lawsuit To Remove Marijuana Legalization From Missouri Ballot, Here's What She Argues

A lawsuit seeking to overturn an initiative to legalize recreational cannabis that would allow sales of marijuana to adults 21 and older was filed Friday in Cole County Circuit Court, reported Missouri Independent.

Benzinga · Aug 23, 2022

Prepare to say goodbye to Missouri’s presidential primary election

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri voters won’t get a chance to head to the polls in the 2024 presidential primary if Gov. Mike Parson signs off on legislation altering state election laws.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · May 24, 2022

Gov. Parson approves Missouri’s new congressional districts

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Gov. Mike Parson brought an end to months of legislative acrimony Wednesday by signing off on a new congressional map for the state’s eight U.S. House districts.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · May 18, 2022

Missouri governor OKs new US House map favoring Republicans

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has signed new U.S. House districts into law to be used beginning with this year's elections

The Independent UK · May 18, 2022

Missouri election chief: Redistricting risks election errors

Missouri's top election official is warning that it may be too late to pass new congressional districts for the August primary elections without causing confusion and errors

The Independent UK · May 11, 2022

Missouri U.S. House candidates hit the campaign trail without set districts or voters

Missouri congressional candidates have no idea where to campaign or which voters to court. That's because, with just months to go until the primary, GOP state lawmakers can't decide on a voting map.

WEKU · May 7, 2022

Missouri Supreme Court tosses signature rules that derailed challenge to abortion law

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday tossed two laws that it said stymied efforts by abortion rights activists to put the state's strict new abortion law to a public vote in 2019.

Tribune News Service · Feb 9, 2022