In the wake of the surprising failure of a medical marijuana initiative to make the 2016 Missouri ballot, a state prosecutor is now trying to prevent any future attempts to legalize weed via public vote.
The cannabis legalization group New Approach Missouri is targeting 2018 to legalize marijuana in the state, hoping to place a constitutional amendment on the state ballot. Other activists have the same idea, and presently more than a dozen pot initiatives have been submitted to Missouri Secretary of State Jason Kander for certification for the 2018 election cycle.
But in a lawsuit filed last week, Cole County Prosecuting Attorney Mark Richardson argued that Kander needs to toss those initiatives in the trash.
"The Missouri Constitution is explicitly subject to the Constitution of the United States," the lawsuit states.
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The cannabis legalization group New Approach Missouri is targeting 2018 to legalize marijuana in the state, hoping to place a constitutional amendment on the state ballot. Other activists have the same idea, and presently more than a dozen pot initiatives have been submitted to Missouri Secretary of State Jason Kander for certification for the 2018 election cycle.
But in a lawsuit filed last week, Cole County Prosecuting Attorney Mark Richardson argued that Kander needs to toss those initiatives in the trash.
"The Missouri Constitution is explicitly subject to the Constitution of the United States," the lawsuit states.
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