Missouri: Constitutional Amendment to Legalize...

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Hello everyone I hope you've all been well!

Constitutional Amendment to Legalize...

To legalize adult usage (21 and over), medical usage AND to re-allow Industrial Hemp.

SMCR (Show-Me Cannabis Regulation) has been approved by the Missouri, Secretary of State, Robin Carnahan to gather signatures to put on the 1012 ballot a State Constitutional Amendment that will cover legal adult usage of our herb, allowing the return of Industrial Hemp to the state and allowing for the use of Medical Marijuana. A Three-fer, if you will

I met with the fine folks from SMCR last night and got the heads-up and the low-down B) I was also given ten petitions to gather signatures on (for starters ).

We need to get at least 150,000 legitimate, legal voter signatures for the initiative to go on the ballot. That's 150,000 'legal, registered voter' signatures.

The cut-off date for completed petitions with legal, registered voter signatures on them is May 6th, 2012.

I have contact information if you want to volunteer to gather signatures yourselves. I have petitions if you are a legal, registered voter in the state of Missouri (registered to vote at your current address) to be signed and want to add your signature to it.

I think the time is ripe here in Missouri. 150,000 isn't a lot of signatures, relatively speaking, but we'll need everyone's help getting it done.

I really like this initiative for a number of reasons and primary among those reasons is that it is for a State Constitutional Amendment. That makes it much more difficult for anyone (politician, or whoever) to dick around with it later. It can't simply be thwarted on a whim or done away with politically with a change of political winds or power without another constitutional referendum.

The other reasons why I like it is because it covers ALL three of my favorite ideas in regards to Marijuana....full legalization for everyone over the age of 21, medical usage for those requiring it AND the return of Industrial Hemp to its proper place in the state (any state, for that matter).

Let's get'r done...we're burnin daylight, amongst other things



Take very good care, one and all ,
WHAB

[Dick Hertz]

Hey WHAB! Good to see you.

[Butcher Bob]

Hey WHAB

Keen's aware of this....I'll let him know ya tossed this thread up.

I'd like to see the hemp part go thru up here. I got access to a farmer with 600 acres and a paper scientist....I think a pulp product fer the mills would occur in short order if it were legal.

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Hey WHAB! Good to see you.

Hey there, Dick. Good to see you, too. I trust all is well for you and yours?!

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WHAB

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Hey WHAB

Keen's aware of this....I'll let him know ya tossed this thread up.

I'd like to see the hemp part go thru up here. I got access to a farmer with 600 acres and a paper scientist....I think a pulp product fer the mills would occur in short order if it were legal.

Hey Bob!

I think about Keen often. Tell him WHAB says...HEY!!! I was just mentioning to someone the other day about our own little MOFest (Pig Roast). Great time! Yes, please do let him know. I hope he and his are all well and safe!

I'm gonna pm you, if you don't mind...

There's acreage around me as well. Not that much in one place, but if you were to put two or three together there 'might' be It is a rotational crop, so that has to be considered. Optimally, it would have to fit in to a farmers existing growing schedule, rotationally.

I agree! And the pulp products alone (not just paper) are nearly endless. I've learned a bit more in the time I've been reading about it and it just amazes me that in this supposed Capitalist nation that we're not in on a grams weight in the growing/producing side of the equation. :dumbfounded:

Here ya go, my friend...



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WHAB

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Hey there WHAB

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The Initiative

Be it resolved by the people of the state of Missouri that the Constitution be amended:

1. Cannabis shall immediately be removed from the Missouri Revised Statutes list of controlled substances and shall no longer be listed among Missouri’s drug schedules.

2. Definition of terms, as used in this Act:
 (a) “cannabis” and “cannabis hemp” refer to the natural, non genetically modified plant hemp, cannabis, marihuana, marijuana, cannabis sativa L, cannabis americana, cannabis chinensis, cannabis indica, cannabis ruderalis, cannabis sativa, or any variety of cannabis, including any derivative, concentrate, extract, flower, leaf, particle, preparation, resin, root, salt, seed, stalk, stem, or any product thereof.
(b) “agricultural hemp” and “agricultural cannabis” means all products made from cannabis hemp with a THC content of less than one percent.
(c) “medical cannabis” means all products made from cannabis that are designed, intended, or used for the treatment of any human disease or condition.
(d) “adult use” and “personal adult use” refer to the non-medical consumption of cannabis with greater than 1% THC by persons twenty-one years of age or older.
(e) “cannabis accessories” means any equipment, products, or materials of any kind which are used, intended for use, or designed for use in planting, propagating, cultivating, growing, harvesting, manufacturing, compounding, converting, producing, processing, preparing, testing, analyzing, packaging, repackaging, storing, vaporizing, or containing cannabis, or for ingesting, inhaling, or otherwise introducing cannabis into the human body.
(f) “Department” means the Department of Health and Senior Services or its successor agency.
(g) “cannabis establishment” means a cannabis cultivation facility, a cannabis testing facility, a cannabis product manufacturing facility, or a retail cannabis store or other entity licensed to cultivate, prepare, manufacture, package, transport or sell cannabis, cannabis products and cannabis accessories.
(h) “impairment” means the inability of a person to safely perform functional tasks associated with his or her job or with driving due to the influence of alcohol or other drugs.

3. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the following acts are not unlawful and shall not be an offense under Missouri law or be a basis for seizure or forfeiture of assets under Missouri law for persons twenty-one years of age or older:
(a) Possession of cannabis for personal adult use by persons twenty-one years of age or older.
(b) Cultivating cannabis that is not intended for resale within an area measuring ten feet by ten feet for personal adult use, or in an area sufficient to produce the quantity necessary to address a patient’s medical needs under the recommendation of a physician.
(c) Cultivating, harvesting, processing, manufacturing, packaging, distributing, transferring, displaying or possessing cannabis, cannabis accessories, and cannabis products for commercial purposes providing the person has a current, valid license to operate a cannabis establishment or is acting in his or her capacity as an owner, employee or agent of a licensed cannabis establishment.
(d) Providing cannabis, cannabis accessories, and cannabis products for sale to consumers twenty-one years of age or older for personal adult use if the person conducting the activities described in this paragraph has obtained a current, valid license to operate a retail cannabis store or is acting in his or her capacity as an owner, employee or agent of a licensed retail cannabis store.
(e) Leasing or otherwise allowing the use of property owned, occupied or controlled by any person, corporation or other entity for any of the activities conducted lawfully in accordance with paragraphs (a) through (d) of this subsection.

4. Medical cannabis shall be available to patients who have a physician’s recommendation.
(a) All patients engaged in cannabis therapy shall be afforded the same rights and privileges afforded to any patient treated through other pharmaceutical means.
(b) Cannabis acquisition, possession, and consumption shall be permitted to patients under the age of twenty-one with the consent of a parent or legal guardian and through the supervision of a parent or legal custodian and a licensed physician.
(c) Licensed physicians shall not be penalized for nor restricted from recommending cannabis for medical purposes to any person.
(d) Opinions pertaining to, and willingness to recommend medical cannabis therapy shall not be a criteria for the licensure of physicians; no physician shall be subject to any professional licensing review or hearing as a result of recommending or approving medical cannabis therapy.
(e) Any individual who is a legal cannabis patient in another state shall be granted the same rights and privileges as a legal Missouri cannabis patient.
(f) Medical care, including organ transplants, shall not be restricted in any way based on a person’s use of cannabis.

5. Not later than February 1, 2013, the Department shall adopt regulations necessary for implementation of this section.
(a) All regulations and rules imposed by the Department or any other agency of government shall meet a standard of strict scrutiny as to whether they further the goals of this Act and must be narrowly tailored to meet those goals. Such regulations shall include:
(i) Procedures for the issuance, renewal, suspension, and revocation of a license to operate a cannabis establishment;
(ii) A schedule of application, licensing and renewal fees;
(iii) Qualifications for licensure that are directly and demonstrably related to the operation of a cannabis establishment;
(iv) Security requirements for cannabis establishments;
(v) Civil penalties for the failure to comply with regulations made pursuant to this section;
(vi) The Department shall not require a consumer to provide a retail cannabis store with personal information other than identification to determine the consumer’s age, and a retail cannabis store shall not be required to acquire and record personal information about consumers other than information typically acquired in a financial transaction conducted at a retail liquor store.
(b) Each application for an annual license to operate a cannabis establishment shall be submitted to the department. The department shall: (i) Begin accepting and processing applications on July 1, 2013;
(ii) Immediately forward a copy of each application and half of the license application fee to the county, municipality or city and county in which the applicant desires to operate the cannabis establishment;
(iii) Issue an annual license to the applicant between forty-five and ninety days after receipt of an application unless the department finds the applicant is not in compliance with regulations enacted pursuant to paragraph (a);
(iv) Upon denial of an application, notify the applicant of the specific reason for its denial.
(c) Retail cannabis products for medical or adult use shall contain appropriate labeling, which outlines the weight and estimated potency of the product, lists all pesticides used in production, and summarizes the safe and effective use of cannabis. Labels shall not be promotional, false or misleading, and should be based on data derived from scientific study and prevailing human experience.

6. Nothing in this section shall:
(a) Require an employer to retain an employee who is impaired on the job by his use of cannabis.
(b) Permit operation of a motor vehicle by anyone who is impaired by cannabis.
(c) Permit the transfer or sale of cannabis intended for adult use to a person younger than twenty-one years of age.
(d) Forbid any individual or corporate property owner from prohibiting the distribution, sale or cultivation of cannabis within their dwelling.

7. Upon the passage of this Act, all persons incarcerated or under supervision of the Missouri Board of Probation and Parole for non-violent, cannabis-only offenses which are no longer illegal in the State of Missouri under this Act shall be immediately released.
(a) The Court shall order the immediate expungement of civil and criminal records pertaining to non-violent cannabis only offenses which are no longer illegal in the State of Missouri under this Act.
(b) Within 120 days of the passage of this Act, the Attorney General shall develop and make available to the public an application providing for the destruction of all cannabis-related civil and criminal records in Missouri and for any offense covered by this statute. These applications shall be distributed to all Circuit Court clerks within the State.

8. The Missouri General Assembly may enact a tax of up to $100 per pound of dried cannabis to be levied upon cannabis which is sold solely for personal adult use at the retail level.

9. No Missouri law enforcement personnel or state funds shall be used to assist or aid and abet in the enforcement of federal cannabis laws involving acts which are no longer illegal in the State of Missouri under this statute.

10. Any person who willfully impedes the lawful exercise of these provisions is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.

11. Commercial and agricultural cannabis farmers, manufacturers, processors, and distributors shall not be subject to any special zoning requirement, licensing fee, or tax that is excessive, discriminatory, or prohibitive, or in any way significantly different from any other commercial or agricultural farmer, manufacturer, processor or distributor.

12. No person twenty-one years of age or older shall be arrested or prosecuted, nor be subject to any criminal penalties for the possession, cultivation, distribution, or consumption of cannabis.

13. Pursuant to the Ninth and Tenth Amendments to the Constitution of the United States, the people of Missouri hereby repudiate and challenge federal cannabis prohibitions that conflict with this Act.

14. Severability: If any provision of this Act or the application of any such provision to any person or circumstance, shall be held invalid by any court, the remainder of this Act, to the extent it can be given effect, or the application of such provisions to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid, shall not be affected thereby, and to this end the provisions of this Act are severable.

15. Construction: If any rival or conflicting initiative regulating any matter addressed by this act receives the higher affirmative vote, then all non-conflicting parts shall become operative.

16. All provisions of this section are self-executing and severable, and, except where otherwise indicated in the text, shall supersede conflicting state or federal statutory, local charter, ordinance, or resolution, and other federal, state and local provisions.

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December 12, 2011

• Columbia: Volunteer Petitioner Training/Signing Opportunity

Starts: 6:00 pm

Ends: December 12, 2011 - 8:00 pm

Location: Middlebush Hall, Room 132, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65201, Ninth St. and University Ave., Columbia, MO
Description: Please RSVP if you plan on attending: https://www.facebook.com/events/140977432677841/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Show-Me Cannabis Regulation in Columbia!

On MU campus, Middlebush Hall room 132!

The campaign will be providing volunteers with petitions, explaining the petitioning rules and process, providing tips, and answering questions. If you want to learn more or you're ready to get involved, this is your chance!

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WHAB

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SMCR Petition Training & Signing Opportunity

December 12, 2011

• Columbia: Volunteer Petitioner Training/Signing Opportunity

Starts: 6:00 pm

Ends: December 12, 2011 - 8:00 pm

Location: Middlebush Hall, Room 132, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65201, Ninth St. and University Ave., Columbia, MO

Description: Please RSVP if you plan on attending: [ url]https://www.facebook.com/events/140977432677841/[ /url]

Show-Me Cannabis Regulation in Columbia!

On MU campus, Middlebush Hall room 132!

The campaign will be providing volunteers with petitions, explaining the petitioning rules and process, providing tips, and answering questions. If you want to learn more or you're ready to get involved, this is your chance!

December 13, 2011

• St. Louis: Volunteer Petitioner Training/Signing Opportunity

Starts: 5:00 pm

Ends: December 13, 2011 - 7:00 pm

Location: Saint Louis Public Library Kingshighway Branch, 2260 South Vandeventer Avenue, Saint Louis, Missouri

Description: Please RSVP if you plan on attending: [ url]https://www.facebook.com/events/216075951802409/[ /url]

The campaign will be providing volunteers with petitions, explaining the petitioning rules and process, providing tips, and answering questions.

Note two locations/events this V V V day

December 14, 2011

• Jefferson City: Petition Signing Opportunity

Starts: 2:00 pm

Ends: December 14, 2011 - 6:00 pm

Location: McClung Park (indoor pavilion), Jefferson City, MO

Description: This event will take place on the indoor pavilion (near the playground)

Volunteers for the campaign will be collecting signatures of registered MO voters for the Show-Me Cannabis Regulation Initiative.

RSVP on facebook: [ url]https://www.facebook.com/events/119959514785771/[ /url]

Remember you must be 18 or older and a registered voter in the state of Missouri.

For more information visit http://www.show-mecannabis.com/



• Joplin: Volunteer Petitioner Training/Signing Opportunity

Starts: 7:00 pm

Ends: December 14, 2011 - 8:00 pm

Location: Joplin NORML Office, 926 South Ohio Ave. Suite A, Joplin, MO

Description: Please RSVP if you plan on attending: [ url]https://www.facebook.com/events/201436159932530/[ /url]

The campaign will be providing volunteers with petitions, explaining the petitioning rules and process, providing tips, and answering questions.

December 15, 2011

• St. Louis: Volunteer Petitioner Training/Signing Opportunity

Starts: 6:30 pm

Ends: December 15, 2011 - 8:30 pm

Location: Saint Charles County Library Middendorf-Kredell Branch Meeting Room A, 2750 Hwy K, O'Fallon, Missouri

Description: Please RSVP if you plan on attending: [ url]https://www.facebook.com/events/289131027795636/[ /url]

The campaign will be providing volunteers with petitions, explaining the petitioning rules and process, providing tips, and answering questions.

(This meeting is being held in conjunction with the Saint Charles chapter of Americans for Safe Access, so the room is under that group's name.)

December 17, 2011

• Lebanon: Volunteer Petitioner Training/Signing Opportunity

Starts: 12:00 pm

Ends: December 17, 2011 - 2:00 pm

Location: Lebanon-Laclede County Library, 915 South Jefferson, Lebanon, MO 65536

Description: Please RSVP if you plan on attending: [ url]https://www.facebook.com/events/308899159129733/[ /url]

We will be meeting in the Dan True room.

The campaign will be providing volunteers with petitions, explaining the petitioning rules and process, providing tips, and answering questions.

Also, note there are no locations/events on Friday Dec. 16th.



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WHAB

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Just A Friendly Reminder For Todays Event/Signature Opportunity & Some Answers...

I hope all that can make it out today do...

SMCR Petition Training & Signing Opportunity

Events on December 12, 2011

• Columbia: Volunteer Petitioner Training/Signing Opportunity

Starts: 6:00 pm

Ends: December 12, 2011 - 8:00 pm

Location: Middlebush Hall, Room 132, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65201, Ninth St. And University Ave., Columbia, MO

Description: Please RSVP if you plan on attending: https://www.facebook.com/events/140977432677841/

Show-Me Cannabis Regulation in Columbia!

On MU campus, Middlebush Hall room 132!

The campaign will be providing volunteers with petitions, explaining the petitioning rules and process, providing tips, and answering questions. If you want to learn more or you're ready to get involved, this is your chance!

I confirmed that these are training events (IF you want to sign up for it) AND signature drives. So, you can go and just sign the petition IF you don't want the training...

I also found out that there will likely be paid canvassers at some point in the future. Not now, but maybe after the first of the year.

I was also told that they do plan to blast this on craigslist.

I hope you find these answers satisfactory and that they help. IF I can be of any further assistance, please just ask. I'll be glad to help where and when I can...



Take care all! ,
WHAB