Not all Missouri Democrats support the adult-use marijuana legalization ballot initiative that will go before voters in November, and the party will not endorse the measure this fall.
Overall, the state’s Democratic Party supports legalization, but the current wording of Amendment 3 “may negatively impact minorities, people of color, and low-income earning Missourians,” the committee said in a news release.
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Both Trudy Busch Valentine, the state’s Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate, and Alan Green, a candidate for state auditor, are supportive of the ballot measure as it’s worded, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
But Rep. Ashley Bland Manlove, chair of the Legislative Black Caucus, does not support the ballot measure.
According to the newspaper, Democrats are divided on two main issues:
Medical marijuana licensees would be first in line for adult-use licenses. The MMJ framework drew criticism for its limited licensing. The process for
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