MO Prosecutor Expects Increase in DWI Cases Involving Marijuana
January 9, 2023 5:45AM CST
FILE – Marijuana plants for the adult recreational market are are seen in a greenhouse at Hepworth Farms in Milton, N.Y., Friday, July 15, 2022. Missouri voters are set to be the first in the nation to sign off on automatically forgiving past marijuana crimes if they approve a constitutional amendment to legalize recreational pot in November 2022. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)
(MISSOURINET) – Recreational marijuana use is now legal among adults in Missouri and a Missouri prosecutor expects an increase in DWI cases involving marijuana. Randolph County Prosecuting Attorney Stephanie Luntsford says she first noticed an increase in DWI cases involving pot after Missouri voters first approved medical marijuana use in 2018. Missouri does not have a legal limit for marijuana use among drivers, and Luntsford says a standard could help prosecutors.
Missouri’s medical marijuana shops could start selling pot for recreational purposes as early as next month.
