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21 US MO: Single Mom's Pot Case Garners Global SupportFri, 01 May 2015
Source:Honolulu Star-Advertiser (HI) Author:Bradley, Donald Area:Missouri Lines:70 Added:05/02/2015

KANSAS CITY, MO. - Shona Banda says she had a clear choice: Live in misery or use medical marijuana to ease her Crohn's disease and risk going to jail.

Turned out to be an easy call for the Garden City, Kan., woman. She said her symptoms eased to the point where she could return to work and once again play with her young son.

But she didn't count on that same son, now 11, speaking out in school recently about the benefits of medical marijuana, including saying that it had saved his mother's life. School officials contacted police, who searched her house and found marijuana and cannabis oil.

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22 US MO: PUB LTE: Legalizing Marijuana Reduces NegativeFri, 19 Dec 2014
Source:Springfield News-Leader (MO) Author:Weaver, Mark Area:Missouri Lines:48 Added:12/20/2014

Katie Wightman argues against marijuana legalization (Don't legalize marijuana in Missouri, Dec. 11) on the basis of legal, criminal, and medical consequences. Legalization is designed to remove the criminal consequences. This will free police, prosecutors, courts, and jails to focus on more serious criminal problems and reduce the expenses involved.

The legal consequences Ms. Wightman advances are increased car accidents. Colorado saw a decrease in car fatalities in the first six month after legalization compared the average per month from 2002 to 2014.

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23 US MO: OPED: Should We Legalize Marijuana?Sun, 14 Dec 2014
Source:Columbia Daily Tribune (MO) Author:Roper, Bob Area:Missouri Lines:134 Added:12/16/2014

On Nov. 4, voters in Oregon and Alaska passed initiatives legalizing recreational marijuana. This, of course, follows Colorado and Washington state, whose voters did the same not long ago. The trend is obvious - and hardly surprising considering in a recent poll Americans said, by 56 percent to 44 percent, that marijuana should be legalized provided it is appropriately regulated, as with alcohol.

There is a great irony here. Just as the legalization trend accelerates, maybe to the point of being unstoppable, the accumulated medical and scientific evidence proving marijuana is in fact a dangerous drug is overwhelming. Here are some of the studies and useful facts:

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24 US MO: Talks On Marijuana Legalization In Missouri To Be HeldThu, 13 Nov 2014
Source:Missourian (MO) Author:Ilagan, Karol Area:Missouri Lines:64 Added:11/14/2014

COLUMBIA - A civil liberties expert and a former drug law enforcement officer will weigh in on marijuana legalization during two talks at MU on Thursday.

The events will take place a week after marijuana law reform advocates filed an initiative petition to the Missouri Secretary of State for the 2016 ballot. Both events are free and open to the public.

The first presentation will be by Neill Franklin, national executive director of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition, and will be held at 4:30 p.m. in Room 2-07 of the MU Agriculture Building. Franklin is also a former law enforcement officer who oversaw drug task forces with the Maryland State Police.

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25 US MO: OPED: Missouri Must Monitor Prescription Drug SalesMon, 13 Oct 2014
Source:Columbia Daily Tribune ( MO ) Author:Nolanmissouri, Nathanial S. Area:Missouri Lines:113 Added:10/13/2014

Over the past two decades a silent epidemic has swept the nation, killing tens of thousands of people. The health care industry is quietly battling the problem of prescription drug abuse but has yet to make substantial progress. The release of long-acting opioid pain medications by drug companies has led to their use in the management of chronic pain. Though the management of chronic pain is not a direct misuse of the drug, the U.S. has seen a dramatic rise in opioid prescriptions: 402 percent between 1997 and 2007.

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26 US MO: Editorial: Drug WarSat, 09 Aug 2014
Source:Columbia Daily Tribune (MO) Author:Waters, Henry J. Area:Missouri Lines:65 Added:08/09/2014

A Persistent Scourge

Today we return to a continuing failure of American policy that is primarily responsible for illegal immigration troubles and criminal violence on our southern border -- the utterly failed U.S. war on drugs, which produces the world's most active black market and provides funding for murderous cartel traffickers in nations to our south.

Four-star Marine Gen. John Kelly, who heads the U.S. military's Southern Command, says homicide rates in Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador are higher than in recognized combat zones like Afghanistan and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Central American region has become a "killing zone" mainly because of the U.S. black market in drugs and "because of the insidiousness of the vast resources of kingpins. It's the malignant effects of immense drug trafficking through these non-consumer nations that is responsible for accelerating the breakdown in their national institutions ... and eventually their entire society, as evidenced today by the flow of children north and out of the conflictive transit zone."

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27 US MO: LTE: Legalizing Drugs Not Answer To Society's ProblemsFri, 11 Jul 2014
Source:Sedalia Democrat (MO) Author:Pahlow, Jeanette Area:Missouri Lines:55 Added:07/12/2014

To the Editor:

In response to the letter encouraging us to support legalizing/decriminalizing drugs, I'll address the last point first-if the majority of prison inmates are incarcerated for drug offenses, it seems we are not losing the drug war.

Next-yes, society and alcohol have come to an understanding-alcohol purchase and usage require laws to protect us from drunk drivers and underage drinkers. We spend millions of dollars to rehabilitate alcoholics. The damage to their families is often not fixable. I think it would be difficult to convince the Missouri families of the 19 people killed July 4, 2013, plus those injured due to alcohol-related accidents that use of alcohol is under control.

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28US MO: Editorial: Repealing Petition Is CostlyTue, 06 May 2014
Source:Springfield News-Leader (MO)          Area:Missouri Lines:Excerpt Added:05/09/2014

Springfield City Council members believed that they could work around the democratic process because they knew what was best for the city.

That arrogance has cost nearly a quarter-million dollars.

The city agreed to pay $225,000 to a group of marijuana activists in a settlement City Attorney Dan Wichmer called "in the best interest of all parties." In exchange for the payment, most of which will go to the plaintiffs' lawyer, petition sponsors Maranda Reynolds of Springfield, Show-Me Cannabis Regulation and American Victory Coalition will drop their lawsuit against the city.

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29 US MO: Missouri's New Marijuana Laws Are 'Small Step' ForwardMon, 05 May 2014
Source:Riverfront Times (St. Louis, MO) Author:Downs, Ray Area:Missouri Lines:70 Added:05/07/2014

Missouri's marijuana laws made an inch of progress last month, but they are still among the strictest in the nation and yes, you can still get arrested for a joint. However, people with severe epilepsy will have better access to medicine and the severest marijuana penalty in the country has been somewhat taken off the books. In the omnibus crime bill that passed both the House and Senate and is now awaiting Governor Jay Nixon's signature, the most progressive change is a law that will allow patients with severe epilepsy to use cannabis oil for treatment. The bill passed unanimously in the Senate (32-0) and overwhelmingly in the House (130 to 12). One reason for the easy passage could be that patients can only use it after a doctor has recommended three other medications that have proven not to work effectively.

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30 US MO: Families Move To Get Pot For KidsThu, 01 May 2014
Source:Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, FL) Author:Bradley, Donald Area:Missouri Lines:257 Added:05/04/2014

Medical Extract to Treat Their Seizures Legal in Colorado

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Otis Reed will soon move to Colorado so he can get marijuana every day.

No hurry. One night last week, he happily chomped on string cheese and broccoli. Well, spit broccoli out anyway, the florets landing on the toy frog in his lap.

Otis is 2. He and little ones like him have become the new face of America's discussion about marijuana. Forget Bill Maher and Willie Nelson for now - that's old weed thinking.

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31US MO: Springfield, 'Pot' Groups Reach DealTue, 29 Apr 2014
Source:Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Little Rock, AR)          Area:Missouri Lines:Excerpt Added:05/01/2014

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) - Springfield officials said they have reached an agreement in a lawsuit filed by groups trying to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana.

However, neither side is disclosing the terms of the settlement until it is signed by all interested parties. The details are likely to be revealed in the next few weeks, The Springfield News-Leader reported.

City Attorney Dan Wichmer said the City Council approved the settlement during a closed session April 15. All court proceedings in the lawsuit were put on hold April 17.

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32 US MO: Optimism Pervades Cannabis ConferenceSun, 27 Apr 2014
Source:Columbia Daily Tribune (MO) Author:Jost, Ashley Area:Missouri Lines:71 Added:04/28/2014

Attendees at the Missouri Cannabis Conference, held Saturday at the University of Missouri campus, agreed that simply by talking about marijuana they are benefitting the legalization movement.

The daylong conference - sponsored by several groups, including Show-Me Cannabis, NORML and the MU student chapter of NORML - included speakers ranging from a state legislator to national marijuana legalization advocates.

Mason Tvert, communications director for the Marijuana Policy Project, offered the keynote address. He said multiple times during his address that his experience is that the more people talk about an issue, the easier it is for them to understand and come to accept change.

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33 US MO: So Sick Kids Can Get Medical Marijuana, Families FleeSat, 19 Apr 2014
Source:Kansas City Star (MO) Author:Bradley, Donald Area:Missouri Lines:259 Added:04/21/2014

Otis Reed will soon move to Colorado so he can get marijuana every day.

No hurry. One night last week, he happily chomped on string cheese and broccoli. Well, spit broccoli out anyway, the florets landing on the toy frog in his lap.

Otis is 2. He and little ones like him have become the new face of America's discussion about marijuana. Forget Bill Maher and Willie Nelson for now - that's old weed thinking.

Now it's about kids who suffer hundreds of seizures every day because of epilepsy and other neurological disorders. A growing number of health professionals, buoyed by new research and positive results, say medical marijuana, specifically an oil extract called Charlotte's Web, can help those children.

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34 US MO: Barry County Connections Coalition To Host Town HallSat, 19 Apr 2014
Source:Monett Times, The (MO) Author:Roberts, Melonie Area:Missouri Lines:57 Added:04/19/2014

The Barry County Connections Coalition will host a town hall meeting, Think Again, this month in Monett.

The Wednesday, April 30 discussion will center around facts and myths about underage alcohol and drug abuse. The event will feature food, prizes and games, including an impaired driving simulator.

Guest speaker Chuck Daugherty, executive director of ACT Missouri, has more than 30 years of experience in prevention, intervention, treatment and recovery support to at-risk youth, adolescents and special needs populations in community-based and clinical settings. He is a national trainer for the National Alliance for Drug Endangered Children, and is chairman for the Missouri Alliance for Drug Endangered Children.

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35 US MO: Dwayne Bowe's Attorney Files Motion To SuppressFri, 11 Apr 2014
Source:State, The (SC) Author:Paylor, Terez A. Area:Missouri Lines:103 Added:04/13/2014

KANSAS CITY, MO. - An attorney for Chiefs receiver Dwayne Bowe filed a motion Friday to suppress evidence related to Bowe's arrest in November for allegedly speeding and possessing more than 10 grams of marijuana.

Bowe was pulled over during a traffic stop on Nov. 10 in Riverside. The motion contends the search of his vehicle and person was conducted without a valid warrant, without probable cause and in an unreasonable manner. It also contends Bowe's statements were obtained without police reading him Miranda rights.

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36US MO: Missouri Considers Lifting Lifetime Food Stamp Ban ForTue, 08 Apr 2014
Source:St. Louis Post-Dispatch (MO) Author:French, Marie Area:Missouri Lines:Excerpt Added:04/08/2014

JEFFERSON CITY - Christine McDonald remembers standing in line at food pantries for hours to get food for two or three days.

She had a newborn son, was newly blind and out of work and could have used some help. But because of a drug conviction, she was not eligible for food stamps.

"You couple finding a job with a criminal record, with having no eyeballs, you're going to face some societal barriers," McDonald said. "If I would've killed someone I could've gotten food stamps."

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37 US MO: Curtman Keeps Pushing For More Drug Court FundingSun, 06 Apr 2014
Source:Missourian (MO) Author:Mitchell, Josh Area:Missouri Lines:58 Added:04/06/2014

State Rep. Paul Curtman's attempt to get an additional $7 million added to the state's drug court program was unsuccessful in the Missouri House, but he plans to keep up the effort.

The Missouri House passed its version of the budget without the additional funding that Curtman proposed.

Now the budget has gone to the Senate, where Curtman hopes he can work with senators to put more funding into the system.

State Rep. Dave Schatz, R-Sullivan, plans to help Curtman work with the Senate to get additional drug court funding added to the budget. However, they may not be able to get the full $7 million, but any increase will be better than nothing, Curtman, R-Pacific, said.

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38 US MO: Marijuana Raid In Bates County Illustrates TheSun, 30 Mar 2014
Source:Kansas City Star (MO) Author:Bradley, Donald Area:Missouri Lines:248 Added:04/03/2014

ADRIAN, Mo. - As usual, Gene Halbin rolled a fat one after lunch.

He'd taken a couple of hits when two strangers appeared at the front door. Halbin's place sits way out of town, off the blacktop, down a dirt road, round a bend, over a bridge and deep into some woods in northwestern Bates County.

Good bet they weren't solicitors working the neighborhood.

But they did come with purpose and the first words out of one of their mouths stated it clearly:

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39 US MO: About 50 Gather For Marijuana Legalization Town HallThu, 27 Mar 2014
Source:Southeast Missourian (MO) Author:Welton, Scott Area:Missouri Lines:142 Added:03/28/2014

SIKESTON, Mo. -- About 50 people attended the Show-Me Cannabis town hall meeting Tuesday at the Clinton Building in Sikeston to discuss the possibility of legalizing marijuana.

John Payne, executive director of Show-Me Cannabis, said his efforts are not motivated by a desire to legally get high -- he doesn't use cannabis. His motivations include freedom, human-rights issues, meeting medical needs and economic development.

The sale of hemp products is a $500 million-a-year industry in the U.S., according to Payne.

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40US MO: Drug Judge, Prosecutors Answer Judge In Sealed MotionWed, 19 Mar 2014
Source:St. Louis Post-Dispatch (MO) Author:Patrick, Robert Area:Missouri Lines:Excerpt Added:03/21/2014

EAST ST. LOUIS - Federal prosecutors and lawyers for disgraced St. Clair County judge Mike Cook filed a response Wednesday to a federal judge who had rejected an 18-month prison term, but it was not clear whether a new deal had been reached.

The filing is sealed and says only that is is a "response" to U.S. District Judge Joe Billy McDade, who rejected a prior plea deal Feb. 26 as "not sufficient."

One of Cook's lawyers declined to comment Wednesday morning. Prosecutors couldn't be immediately reached for comment.

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