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The Missouri House has snuffed out a plan that would have allowed terminal cancer patients to legally use marijuana for pain relief.
Two days after giving preliminary approval to the plan, the House reversed course and voted 66-87 against the measure, which would have called for voters to decide this fall whether they favor legalizing medical pot only for people who are in hospices.
It comes as a supporters of legalizing marijuana are seeking to put a question on the November ballot asking for a much broader legalization of the drug.
The group, New Approach Missouri, is collecting signatures for a plan that would apply to a wider population of people suffering from painful diseases.
Among those voting "no" on the limited proposal Thursday was Rep. Karla May, D-St. Louis.
She and others said the state shouldn't be placing such tight restrictions on who gets to use marijuana.
"I think it's not broad enough," May said.
In addition, May said the rules governing who can grow and sell the pot are too limited because they bar felons from being involved in the business.
The plan called for the Missouri Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Control to regulate the growing, distribution and sale of the drug. The agency would be able to issue up to 30 licenses for medical marijuana dispensaries and 30 licenses for cultivation centers, subject to strict regulation.
The proposed law would not allow citizens to grow marijuana at home.
"It is locking others out of the economic impact of what we're creating," May said.
News Moderator: Robert Celt 420 MAGAZINE ®
Full Article: Medical Marijuana Plan For Missouri Goes Up In Smoke
Author: Kurt Erickson
Contact: St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Photo Credit: Bloomberg
Website: St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Two days after giving preliminary approval to the plan, the House reversed course and voted 66-87 against the measure, which would have called for voters to decide this fall whether they favor legalizing medical pot only for people who are in hospices.
It comes as a supporters of legalizing marijuana are seeking to put a question on the November ballot asking for a much broader legalization of the drug.
The group, New Approach Missouri, is collecting signatures for a plan that would apply to a wider population of people suffering from painful diseases.
Among those voting "no" on the limited proposal Thursday was Rep. Karla May, D-St. Louis.
She and others said the state shouldn't be placing such tight restrictions on who gets to use marijuana.
"I think it's not broad enough," May said.
In addition, May said the rules governing who can grow and sell the pot are too limited because they bar felons from being involved in the business.
The plan called for the Missouri Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Control to regulate the growing, distribution and sale of the drug. The agency would be able to issue up to 30 licenses for medical marijuana dispensaries and 30 licenses for cultivation centers, subject to strict regulation.
The proposed law would not allow citizens to grow marijuana at home.
"It is locking others out of the economic impact of what we're creating," May said.
News Moderator: Robert Celt 420 MAGAZINE ®
Full Article: Medical Marijuana Plan For Missouri Goes Up In Smoke
Author: Kurt Erickson
Contact: St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Photo Credit: Bloomberg
Website: St. Louis Post-Dispatch
