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161 US MO: Former GOP Governor Wants Pot LegalSat, 20 Mar 2010
Source:Columbia Daily Tribune (MO) Author:Heavin, Janese Area:Missouri Lines:92 Added:03/21/2010

A former New Mexico Republican governor on a national campaign to push for the legalization of marijuana found support yesterday in Columbia at the Muleskinners Democratic Club.

Gary Johnson, an entrepreneur-turned-two-term governor, was making the rounds in Columbia this week. He spoke to University of Missouri School of Law students Thursday and addressed the Muleskinners at their weekly luncheon before heading to a meeting last night of the Mid-Missouri Chapter of the ACLU.

Johnson dubbed himself the only elected official to have voiced support for legalized marijuana while in office from 1995 to 2003. That said, he has talked to lawmakers from both political parties who said privately that they support the idea.

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162 US MO: OPED: Drug Prohibition: Just Say NoSun, 07 Mar 2010
Source:Southeast Missourian (MO) Author:Tlapek, Greg Area:Missouri Lines:86 Added:03/10/2010

I am grateful to Cape Girardeau lawyer John L. Cook for his op-ed piece against drug prohibition. It takes courage and clarity of vision. I have much respect for the Teen Challenge program and the individuals who are taking advantage of its help, as well as Dr. Jack Smart for directing the program. It takes gumption and faith.

In his rebuttal to Mr. Cook, Dr. Smart was, however, substantively wrong in his assertion that this country has never been without drug prohibition.

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163US MO: Pettis County Seeks Ban on Herbal Incense K2Sat, 20 Feb 2010
Source:Springfield News-Leader (MO) Author:Wall, Kathryn Area:Missouri Lines:Excerpt Added:02/21/2010

Pettis County commissioners will consider a proposed ordinance Monday to ban the sale and possession of a substance thought to be similar to marijuana.

Greene County doesn't have any plans in the near-term to look at a ban.

K2 is an herbal incense that, when smoked, is thought to have the same chemical effect on the brain as marijuana.

A bill working its way through the General Assembly would ban the substance, but Pettis County Presiding Commissioner Rusty Kahrs said the commission is concerned for the health of its citizens and wants to get a ban in place more quickly.

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164 US MO: PUB LTE: Politicians Posturing On Fake PotWed, 10 Feb 2010
Source:St. Louis Post-Dispatch (MO) Author:Allhoff, Thomas W. Area:Missouri Lines:43 Added:02/13/2010

I noticed an interesting pair of articles on Thursday's front page. One of the articles was about K2. K2 is a marijuana-like herbal blend that contains a synthetic version of the active ingredient of marijuana. The article states that "police and school officials say they are concerned about its unknown health risks". It also states that State Rep. Ward Franz has introduced a bill to add the chemical compound in K2 to Missouri's list of illegal drugs. He also said "We've got to do something, because somebody's going to be using this, driving a vehicle and killing somebody."

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165 US MO: PUB LTE: Pot Prohibition Unnecessary FailureThu, 07 Jan 2010
Source:Springfield News-Leader (MO) Author:Sharpe, Robert Area:Missouri Lines:54 Added:01/09/2010

Regarding Brandon Boatman's thoughtful Jan. 1 op-ed, if health outcomes determined drug laws instead of cultural norms, marijuana would be legal.

Unlike alcohol, marijuana has never been shown to cause an overdose death, nor does it share the addictive properties of tobacco. Marijuana can be harmful if abused, but jail cells are inappropriate as health interventions and ineffective as deterrents.

The first marijuana laws were enacted in response to Mexican immigration during the early 1900s, despite opposition from the American Medical Association. Dire warnings that marijuana inspires homicidal rages have been counterproductive at best. White Americans did not even begin to smoke pot until a soon-to-be entrenched federal bureaucracy began funding reefer madness propaganda.

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166 US MO: Cottleville Mayor Makes Medical Marijuana His MissionSat, 09 Jan 2010
Source:St. Charles Journal (MO) Author:Castile, Raymond Area:Missouri Lines:202 Added:01/09/2010

Cottleville Mayor Don Yarber is on a mission to put medical marijuana on the state ballot.

"This has to be done almost undercover, but the support is there," said 70-year-old Yarber. "I think politicians would be surprised at the number of people that would approve medical marijuana use."

The Cottleville Board of Aldermen in July unanimously adopted a resolution Yarber drafted supporting legalizing marijuana use for medicinal purposes.

"The feedback was all positive," Yarber said. "I tried to take what I consider a daring step by bringing the topic up and getting people talking about it."

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167US MO: OPED: Government Wrong to Make Criminals of Marijuana UsersFri, 01 Jan 2010
Source:Springfield News-Leader (MO) Author:Boatman, Brandon Area:Missouri Lines:Excerpt Added:01/02/2010

For more than 70 years, now otherwise law-abiding and productive members of society have been punished and turned into criminals for possessing a plant that is as natural as the air we breathe. With the government's multi-billion dollar anti-pot propaganda machine, they have convinced a majority of Americans that cannabis is an evil plant that is dangerous to our society. Most people don't realize that humans have an 8,500-year relationship with marijuana dating back to our earliest civilizations. People have used cannabis for ropes, clothing, oils, food, medicine and for recreational purposes. George Washington and Thomas Jefferson both grew cannabis in early America and encouraged every one to do so.

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168 US MO: Missouri Considers Making It Harder To Get Medicines Used To Make MethSun, 13 Dec 2009
Source:Kansas City Star (MO) Author:Blank, Chris Area:Missouri Lines:112 Added:12/13/2009

JEFFERSON CITY - Amid a national push to make health care cheaper and simpler, Missouri is considering legislation that intentionally makes it a little more cumbersome.

State lawmakers have filed several bills for the 2010 session that would require a doctor's prescription to get certain cold and allergy medications that currently can be bought over the counter. Supporters hope that creating a new barrier to the medication will make it harder to get the pseudoephedrine used to make methamphetamine.

That Republicans and Democrats, House members and a senator all are proposing an extra step for Missourians seeking relief from colds and allergies, highlights the extent of the state's meth problem.

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169 US MO: Editorial: Public Defenders Justice For The PoorSat, 12 Dec 2009
Source:Columbia Daily Tribune (MO) Author:Walters, Henry J. Area:Missouri Lines:90 Added:12/12/2009

Though equal protection of the law is a cardinal principle in our Constitution, most citizens don't care much for the plight of poor people accused of crime who can't afford counsel. Large numbers of defendants depend on lawyers provided at taxpayer expense. Funding the public defender budget is an increasing challenge as "get tough" laws proliferate and particularly now when the state is in a real budget crunch.

It's a bind. The Constitution requires the provision of defenders, and state lawmakers see no way to pay the bill. Recently the Missouri Supreme Court said public defenders can't turn away cases even though the system is overloaded and sent the problem back to circuit courts and local prosecutors to work out solutions, which might include reducing the number of charges involving potential incarceration, naming private attorneys more often to defend indigent clients pro bono, or simply dragging feet by not naming defense attorneys as promptly.

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170 US MO: Edu: Former Police Officer Speaks Against DrugTue, 01 Dec 2009
Source:Maneater, The (Uof Missouri - Columbia, MO Edu) Author:Manusos, Lyndsie Area:Missouri Lines:90 Added:12/06/2009

Cole said users should be rehabilitated, not sent to prison.

Jack Cole, the executive director of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition, spoke at MU on the legalization of drugs.

The event took place at 7 p.m. Monday in Tucker Hall and was sponsored by Students for Sensible Drug Policies. Students from the National Organization for Reform of Marijuana Laws also attended.

Cole is a retired detective lieutenant with 26 years of experience in the New Jersey State Police force. Cole also worked as an undercover narcotics officer for 14 years and co-founded LEAP in March 2002.

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171 US MO: PUB LTE: Patients Aren't CriminalsWed, 02 Dec 2009
Source:St. Louis Post-Dispatch (MO) Author:Linn, Dan Area:Missouri Lines:38 Added:12/02/2009

I hope lawmakers in Springfield, Ill., will pass medical cannabis legislation, Senate Bill 1381 and House Bill 2514. Until then, patients will have to turn to the criminal market to get such medicine.

Recently, the American Medical Association called for a review of the scheduling of cannabis, at the same time stating that it was not endorsing states' medical cannabis programs. The Department of Justice has ended raids on law-abiding patients and caregivers, making good on President Barack Obama's promise to stop interfering with states that have legally protected medical cannabis patients. That Illinois and Missouri have not protected these vulnerable citizens is astonishing and downright cruel.

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172 US MO: PUB LTE: Webber, Still Should Support Medical MarijuanaMon, 30 Nov 2009
Source:Columbia Missourian (MO) Author:Weinschenk, Kathleen Area:Missouri Lines:29 Added:11/30/2009

First let me say that I consider both Rep. Stephen Webber and Rep. Mary Still to be friends and good Democrats. However, I can not agree with their stance on medical marijuana.

In November 2004, we, the people of Columbia, voted to support medical marijuana by 70 percent. The federal government no longer threatens to prosecute those who comply with such laws and the American Medical Association no longer opposes rescheduling of marijuana. Many of our citizens could benefit if we wake up and stop living in the past.

I call on Rep. Still and Rep. Webber to do the right thing and stand up for the people of Columbia by signing on with other Democrats as co-sponsors of the medical marijuana bill this year.

Kathleen Weinschenk, Columbia

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173 US MO: Column: Legal 'Medical' Pot A Dangerous FarceSat, 28 Nov 2009
Source:Columbia Daily Tribune (MO) Author:Will, George Area:Missouri Lines:113 Added:11/28/2009

DENVER -- Inside the green neon sign, which is shaped like a marijuana leaf, is a red cross. The cross serves the fiction that most transactions in the store -- which is what it really is -- involve medicine.

The U.S. Department of Justice recently announced federal laws against marijuana would not be enforced for possession of marijuana that conforms to states' laws. In 2000, Colorado legalized medical marijuana.

Since the Justice Department's decision, the average age of the 400 people a day seeking "prescriptions" at Colorado's multiplying medical marijuana dispensaries has fallen precipitously. Many new customers are college students.

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174 US MO: Fake Marijuana Gets Attention of PoliceSun, 08 Nov 2009
Source:Belleville News-Democrat (IL) Author:Klepper, David Area:Missouri Lines:102 Added:11/11/2009

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- It burns like marijuana, works like marijuana and it sort of looks like it, too.

And it's perfectly legal.

It's called K2, and area police confirm that the little bags of dried herbs are starting to pop up among teens and young adults.

Although it may be new on the local drug scene, K2 and similar brands have the attention of a Kansas lawmaker who said she would consider outlawing the substance. That's because the health risks of smoking one of these dubious doobies is unknown. Some European countries already have moved to ban it.

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175 US MO: NORML Warms Up Medical Pot ProposalSun, 08 Nov 2009
Source:Columbia Daily Tribune (MO) Author:Greaney, T. J. Area:Missouri Lines:82 Added:11/08/2009

In a panel discussion yesterday in Ellis Auditorium, nine patients described a dizzying array of illnesses ranging from epilepsy to a rare joint disorder known as Larsen syndrome. Two sat in wheelchairs, and one young man told the audience he was there to speak on behalf of his father, who is bedridden with multiple sclerosis.

All panelists said they had found one drug that significantly calms the symptoms: marijuana.

The Missouri conference of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws gathered yesterday at the University of Missouri, and advocates say they are gearing up for a renewed push to pass medical reform legislation in the state.

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176 US MO: PUB LTE: Drug War Needs To EndTue, 03 Nov 2009
Source:Kansas City Star (MO) Author:Clopton, Carol A. Area:Missouri Lines:38 Added:11/03/2009

The irony of the front page report (10/23, "U.S. Hits Hard at Mexican Cartel") while Barbara Shelly's column (10/23, "Futility of the Drug War Illustrated by COMBAT") is buried on A-21 is almost too much to bear.

I'm tired of the drug wars. I used to think the "police action' of Vietnam was about Standard Oil and Pepsico. Now, years later, it's very clear it was about export of drugs from Third World countries to the U.S. to bolster developing economies. How many Third World countries do we have to support? Why are we in the Middle East? Oil? No. Poppies? Yes.

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177 US MO: Edu: Study Shows Smoking Marijuana May PreventThu, 24 Sep 2009
Source:Journal, The (Webster University, St. Louis, MO, E Author:Previte, Vincenza Area:Missouri Lines:123 Added:09/25/2009

A study conducted at the University of California-San Diego discovered that marijuana is not only safer than alcohol, but also protects the brain from damages caused by excessive drinking.

Patrick Stack, director of counseling at Webster University, said any individual has the risk of misusing these types of substances.

"The problem of any type of drug usage originates when a person abuses a drug," Stack said. "As a result of this abuse, the drug has more influence on the person than the person has over him-or herself."

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178US MO: Former Mexican President Vicente Fox Says to Debate Legalizing DrugsThu, 17 Sep 2009
Source:St. Louis Post-Dispatch (MO) Author:Bailon, Gilbert Area:Missouri Lines:Excerpt Added:09/17/2009

Vicente Fox, the former president of Mexico, strode onto a St. Louis stage Tuesday night wearing a conservative business suit and pedestrian black loafers. The cowboy boots and "Fox" belt buckle that were his trademarks while in office until late 2006 were gone.

The serious attire gave hint to the serious message he delivered: Mexico should consider legalizing some illicit drugs.

The towering man with a baritone voice spoke to a jammed house at the Busch Student Center at Saint Louis University. A few hours later in Mexico City, his successor, Mexican president Felipe Calderon, kicked off his country's Independence Day celebration at the traditional mass gathering in El Zocalo plaza.

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179 US MO: Editorial: Marijuana Used As MedicineTue, 15 Sep 2009
Source:Joplin Globe, The (MO)          Area:Missouri Lines:45 Added:09/16/2009

There are plenty of pills in the medicine cabinets of many of our readers that are far more potent than marijuana.

The difference is that your doctor can legally prescribe them. That is not the case with marijuana.

But should it be?

Last weekend several thousand people gathered in Landreth Park for the Cannabis Revival. The event has been staged by volunteers from local chapters of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws since 1997. The revival serves as a rally and information resource for local advocates of reforming marijuana laws. This year's revival solicited donations to help support a medical marijuana initiative in Missouri.

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180 US MO: Drug Court Professionals HonoredMon, 03 Aug 2009
Source:Mexico Ledger, The (MO) Author:Long, Kimberly Area:Missouri Lines:113 Added:08/04/2009

Mexico, Mo. - In observance of the 20th anniversary of drug courts nationwide, local drug court professionals took time recently to honor a few of their own for having the "foresight and vision" to bring the program to Audrain County - as two more graduates celebrated their sobriety.

In addition to Commissioner Carla Tanzey, speakers for the 12th Judicial Circuit Drug Court graduation ceremony included Associate Judge David Ash of the 45th Judicial Circuit; Judge Wesley C. Dalton; Warren County Prosecuting Attorney Michael S. Wright, Drug Court Administrator Christie Becker-Markovich; and Audrain Prosecutor Jacob Shellabarger.

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