Missouri Judge Tosses Out Lawsuit About Recreational Marijuana Ballot Measure

(Missourinet) A recreational marijuana ballot measure can appear on Missouri’s general election ballot in November after all. Cole County Circuit Court Judge Cotton Walker has dismissed a lawsuit against Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft, alleging that Ashcroft broke the law by certifying thousands of un-validated signatures. Ashcroft says new technology allowed his office to digitally verify what election workers could not. The ballot measure would allow adult use of marijuana and expunge nonviolent convictions involving three pounds or less of marijuana.