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Jefferson City, Mo. - There's an organized effort to legalize recreational marijuana in Missouri. The Secretary of State's office has received an initiative petition to place the issue before voters. The Political Action Committee "Total Legalization" plans to start circulating a petition to...

Springfield, MO - Medical marijuana is now being grown and sold in Missouri — legally. Ashley Markum says her son Ayden has tried at least 10 traditional prescription drugs with no success. "One of them actually took away his ability to eat," Markum said. "It atrophied his muscles so much...

Springfield, MO - Medical marijuana is now being grown and sold in Missouri — legally. Ashley Markum says her son Ayden has tried at least 10 traditional prescription drugs with no success. "One of them actually took away his ability to eat," Markum said. "It atrophied his muscles so much...

Missouri Secretary of State Jason Kander, who is the Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate, said Thursday it's "time for the state legislature to step up" and pass a law allowing medical marijuana. Kander came out in support of medical marijuana in a statement through the secretary of...

Missouri Secretary of State Jason Kander, who is the Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate, said Thursday it's "time for the state legislature to step up" and pass a law allowing medical marijuana. Kander came out in support of medical marijuana in a statement through the secretary of...

Eureka, Mo. - A greenhouse that grows hemp in Eureka is almost ready to start helping epilepsy patients in Missouri. The Noah's Arc Foundation of Missouri harvested the cannabis plants recently and is now testing the CBD oil for distribution. The oil is now becoming widely accepted to help...

St. Louis - Missouri Secretary of State Jason Kander, who is the Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate, said Thursday that it's "time for the state legislature to step up" and pass a law allowing medical marijuana. Kander came out in support of medical marijuana in a statement through the...

St. Louis - Missouri Secretary of State Jason Kander, who is the Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate, said Thursday that it's "time for the state legislature to step up" and pass a law allowing medical marijuana. Kander came out in support of medical marijuana in a statement through the...

Jefferson City, Mo. - A proposal to allow medical marijuana in Missouri won't go to voters this year because of an insufficient number of valid signatures, a judge ruled Wednesday. Cole County Circuit Judge Daniel Green's decision backed those by St. Louis-area election authorities, who threw...

Jefferson City, Mo. - A proposal to allow medical marijuana in Missouri won't go to voters this year because of an insufficient number of valid signatures, a judge ruled Wednesday. Cole County Circuit Judge Daniel Green's decision backed those by St. Louis-area election authorities, who threw...

Backers of an initiative to place a measure before Missouri voters in November that would allow for medical marijuana say their effort appears to be close to defeat. Jack Cardetti, a spokesman for New Approach Missouri that is pushing the proposal, said despite having gathered enough petition...

Backers of an initiative to place a measure before Missouri voters in November that would allow for medical marijuana say their effort appears to be close to defeat. Jack Cardetti, a spokesman for New Approach Missouri that is pushing the proposal, said despite having gathered enough petition...

Jefferson City - A Cole County Circuit Court judge is expected to decide this week if a proposal to legalize medical marijuana can go before voters in November. Backed by the nonprofit New Approach Missouri, the measure would allow doctors to prescribe marijuana to treat patients with certain...

Jefferson City - A Cole County Circuit Court judge is expected to decide this week if a proposal to legalize medical marijuana can go before voters in November. Backed by the nonprofit New Approach Missouri, the measure would allow doctors to prescribe marijuana to treat patients with certain...

Jefferson City, MO. - An attorney for supporters of a proposal to allow medical marijuana in Missouri told a judge Monday that enough registered voters signed petitions for it to be placed on the Nov. 8 ballot and that local elections boards wrongly tossed out thousands of signatures...

Jefferson City, MO. - An attorney for supporters of a proposal to allow medical marijuana in Missouri told a judge Monday that enough registered voters signed petitions for it to be placed on the Nov. 8 ballot and that local elections boards wrongly tossed out thousands of signatures...

Columbia, Mo. — Eapen Thampy, the founder of Heartland Priorities, spoke in front of the Columbia Pachyderm Club Friday. He spoke on a topic that only a decade and a half ago likely would have been taboo for any official party event — legalizing cannabis or marijuana for medical use. Thampy...

Columbia, Mo. — Eapen Thampy, the founder of Heartland Priorities, spoke in front of the Columbia Pachyderm Club Friday. He spoke on a topic that only a decade and a half ago likely would have been taboo for any official party event — legalizing cannabis or marijuana for medical use. Thampy...

While waiting outside the Greene County courthouse Wednesday morning, little Ayden Markum had a cluster of five seizures. The 3-year-old has intractable epilepsy and cerebral palsy. Ashley Markum comforted her son, letting him know that she was there. She then pushed his wheelchair in circles...

While waiting outside the Greene County courthouse Wednesday morning, little Ayden Markum had a cluster of five seizures. The 3-year-old has intractable epilepsy and cerebral palsy. Ashley Markum comforted her son, letting him know that she was there. She then pushed his wheelchair in circles...