Legal Missouri 2022 Cannabis Question Might Not Make November Ballot

(Missourinet) A push to legalize recreational marijuana in Missouri may not have enough voter signatures to get on the November election ballot.

The ballot initiative requires signatures from eight percent of registered voters in six of the state’s eight congressional districts. Preliminary counts indicate it failed to get enough signatures in Missouri’s 6th and 7th Districts. Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft’s office is reviewing recently submitted reports from county election officials. John Payne of Legal Missouri 2022 says they’re working to ensure every valid signature is counted. The campaign submitted more than 400-thousand signatures in May to legalize adult cannabis use and expunge most nonviolent marijuana offenses.