Missouri lawmakers are preparing to once again tackle marijuana and psychedelics policy issues in the 2026 session.
Bipartisan members in the Senate and House of Representatives have pre-filed a series of bills in recent days that range from providing early release for people incarcerated for certain cannabis-related convictions to promoting access to alternative therapies such as psilocybin.
Missouri voters approved adult-use marijuana legalization at the ballot in 2022. But there’s been some tension among stakeholders about the state’s approach to cannabis regulations, which has been especially pronounced amid the debate over how the laws treat marijuana versus hemp.
With respect to psychedelics policy, a Republican-led bill to legalize the medical use of psilocybin by military veterans who are enrolled in clinical trials on the psychedelic passed in two House committees this year, but was later removed from the floor calendar.
Here are the summaries of the newly pre-filed cannabis and psychedelics measures:
Rep. Adrian Plank (D)—HB 1896: Allows for early release for persons serving sentences for marijuana-related offenses. Rep. Adrian Plank (D)—HB 1897: Creates provisions relating to licenses for marijuana facilities. Rep. Adrian Plank (D)—HB 1898: Requires publicly funded state colleges and universities to allow medical marijuana use on campus.
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