Medical Marijuana

Update: The Governor signed the law on April 27 and it will go into effect July 23, 2017 Update: The Senate passed HB 2064 48-0 on April 12. The bill will now go to the Governor for their signature or...

Update: The Missouri legislature is adjourned and the bill will not recieve further consideration this year. Update: On May 12 HB 1095 was referred to the House Select Committee on Local, State, Federal Relations and Miscellaneous Business. Legislation has been...

Update: The bill will not recieve further consideration this year. Update: SB 579 and SB 648 both passed their first readings and were referred to committees. Update: A Senate version of the bill has been introduced, SB 579, by Senators Joel...

Update: An amended version of HB 1580 was signed into law and is now Act 1098. It states, “A cultivation facility, dispensary, or other marijuana business shall collect and remit a special privilege tax of four percent from the...

Update: Gov. Jim Justice signed SB 386 into law on April 19. Update: The House and Senate concurred on an amended version of SB 386 on April 6. A summary of the amended bill is online here. The measure now goes to...

Update: AB-1578 was passed by members of the Senate Public Safety Committee on June 27 by a 5-2 vote. Update: AB 1578 passed the Assembly on June 1 and now moves to the Senate for consideration. Update: AB 1578 was passed by...

Update: Indicating to reporters that a federal crackdown is forthcoming, Attorney General Jeff Sessions said "I'm definitely not a fan of expanded use of marijuana," he said. "States they can pass the laws they choose. I would just say it does...

Update: Governor Dennis Daugaard signed legislation March 27, Senate Bill 95, excluding cannabidiol (CBD) from the legal definition of marijuana. The measure reclassifies CBD under state law as a schedule IV controlled substance. You can read the full text here. The...

Update: Members of the Senate Judiciary have failed to take any further action regrading SB 860. No further movement is expected on either bill this legislative session. Update: The House version of the bill has been tabled for the 2017...

Update: The second bill, Assembly Bill 75, was referred to committee. Update: The first bill, Senate Bill 38, was referred to committee. Senator Jon Erpenbach (D-Middleton) and Representative Chris Taylor (D-Madison) introduced a pair of bills seeking to provide qualified patients...