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1 US MO: Medical Pot Gets Hearing Before PanelThu, 20 Apr 2006
Source:Columbia Daily Tribune (MO) Author:Flory, Josh Area:Missouri Lines:92 Added:04/21/2006

Viets Played Role In Legislator's Measure

JEFFERSON CITY - Advocates of a medical marijuana proposal made their case to a House committee this morning and got a measure of support from at least one key lawmaker.

Rep. Thomas Villa, D-St. Louis, sponsor of the legislation, said though he doesn't know much about the drug, he is advocating the change "out of a sense of human compassion."

Villa's bill would allow patients with debilitating medical conditions - including cancer, AIDS, severe pain and other afflictions - to possess as many as seven marijuana plants and as much as 3 ounces of processed marijuana. Patients legally could use marijuana if they had a written statement from a physician who said benefits outweigh health risks for the patient.

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2 US MO: Medical Pot Gets Hearing Before PanelThu, 20 Apr 2006
Source:Columbia Daily Tribune (MO) Author:Flory, Josh Area:Missouri Lines:78 Added:04/20/2006

JEFFERSON CITY -- Advocates of a medical marijuana proposal made their case to a House committee this morning and got a measure of support from at least one key lawmaker.

Rep. Thomas Villa, D-St. Louis, sponsor of the legislation, said though he doesnt know much about the drug, he is advocating the change "out of a sense of human compassion."

Villas bill would allow patients with debilitating medical conditions - - including cancer, AIDS, severe pain and other afflictions - to possess as many as seven marijuana plants and as much as 3 ounces of processed marijuana. Patients legally could use marijuana if they had a written statement from a physician who said benefits outweigh health risks for the patient. Villa said he was approached about the idea by Columbia attorney Dan Viets, who was instrumental in advocating a new marijuana law in Columbia. That law, approved by voters in 2004, allowed seriously ill adults in the city to use the drug with permission from their doctors.

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3 US MO: House Moves To Rescind Early-Release LegislationTue, 19 Apr 2005
Source:Columbia Daily Tribune (MO) Author:Flory, Josh Area:Missouri Lines:74 Added:04/21/2005

JEFFERSON CITY - Just two years after lawmakers moved to ease sentencing for some nonviolent offenders, the Missouri House yesterday went in the other direction.

State representatives gave first-round approval to anti-crime measures that eliminate a provision allowing some nonviolent felons to seek early release.

Under existing law, offenders in prison for the first time who have been convicted of nonviolent Class C or Class D felonies can seek probation or parole after serving 120 days. That measure was adopted in 2003 as a remedy for Missouri's burgeoning prison population, which has grown by 11 percent in the last five years.

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4 US MO: Senator Pulls Anti-Columbia MeasureFri, 18 Mar 2005
Source:Columbia Daily Tribune (MO) Author:Flory, Josh Area:Missouri Lines:67 Added:03/19/2005

Schools Group Vows to Discourage Pot Use.

A bill to ban high school sports tournaments in Columbia has gone up in smoke.

Sen. Chuck Graham, D-Columbia, yesterday said he's reached an agreement with the sponsor of legislation targeting Columbia's marijuana ordinances.

Sen. Chuck Gross, R-St. Charles, introduced the bill that would have banned high school tournaments in cities with marijuana policies such as those adopted in Columbia.

Last November, city voters approved ordinances allowing the use of marijuana prescribed for medical purposes and limiting the punishment for possessing small amounts of marijuana to a $250 fine in municipal court. Gross said high school athletes might think if they smoke dope in Columbia, the penalties would be less than in other cities.

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5 US MO: Bill Just Smoke, Lawmakers SayThu, 20 Jan 2005
Source:Columbia Daily Tribune (MO) Author:Flory, Josh Area:Missouri Lines:76 Added:01/20/2005

Measure Targets Columbia Over Pot Laws.

JEFFERSON CITY - The Hickman-Rock Bridge football game? Move it out of town.

The MFA Oil/Break Time Shootout? Not in Columbia.

The state high school wrestling championships at the University of Missouri-Columbia? Up in smoke.

Those events and others would become political victims under an unusual bill filed yesterday by a state legislator irked by Columbia's new marijuana laws. Sen. Chuck Gross, R-St. Charles, introduced a measure that would prohibit any public K-12 schools from participating in sporting events in cities that allow medicinal marijuana or limit penalties to $250 for misdemeanor possession offenses.

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6 US MO: Grant Promotes Faith-Based Drug Treatment in MissouriMon, 09 Aug 2004
Source:Columbia Daily Tribune (MO) Author:Flory, Josh Area:Missouri Lines:73 Added:08/13/2004

Missouri will be on the receiving end of more than $22 million to improve treatment options for people with substance-abuse problems through a voucher program that will include the option of faith-based treatment.

The Department of Health and Human Services announced a three-year grant as part of the Access to Recovery program.

Missouri, which will receive about $7.6 million a year for three years, is one of 14 states and one tribal organization to receive grants.

The grants will go to the state's Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse, which will help shape a voucher system allowing participants to choose their own providers and receive services.

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7 US MO: Sheriffs Criticize Drug PlanMon, 09 Feb 2004
Source:Columbia Daily Tribune (MO) Author:Flory, Josh Area:Missouri Lines:80 Added:02/09/2004

Law Officers Say Holden Slow To Respond To Meth Problem.

More than half of Missouri's sheriffs have signed a letter criticizing Gov. Bob Holden's stance on battling the state's methamphetamine problem.

The letter was distributed by Shannon County Sheriff Butter Reeves and signed by 61 of his colleagues, including more than 25 Democrats.

The letter cites a recent anti-meth proposal unveiled by Holden, who is running for re-election. Many law enforcement officials, it said, are "puzzled as to where the Governor has been the last few years when Sheriff departments and regional drug task forces were on the front lines battling this horrific problem plaguing our state."

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