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Posts Tagged ‘Elections’

What’s at Stake in Kansas City Elections? How the City Prioritizes Housing and Development

By | March 10, 2023 | 0
City Hall and the Jackson County Courthouse at the center of the downtown Kansas City skyline.

The upcoming Kansas City election will add several new members to the Kansas City Council and affect the direction of the city and Mayor Quinton Lucas’ agenda. 

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Missouri House Gives Initial Approval to Raising Bar for Voters to Amend the Constitution

By | February 1, 2023 | 0
Lawmakers in the Missouri House chamber on Jan. 18, 2022.

Legislation to make it harder for voters to amend the state constitution through the initiative petition process won initial approval in the Missouri House on Wednesday. 

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Finding Your Future in the Emerging Marijuana Industry 

By | November 9, 2022 | 0
Man in hat trims cannabis plants in a large cultivation site.

Career opportunities are available at many ancillary businesses that stand to benefit after Missouri voters approved recreational marijuana. 

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Missouri Voters Approve Amendment 3, Legalizing Recreational Marijuana

By | November 9, 2022 | 0
From left: Tanisha Patterson, Ryan Quinones and Chris LeGrand celebrate the passage of Amendment 3 on Tuesday during a watch party at the Crown Room in downtown St. Louis.

Missouri voters have approved the legal use of recreational marijuana by adults.

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Driving While High: Difficult to Measure, Harder to Enforce

By | November 3, 2022 | 0
Passenger Kayla Whitney died when this 1996 Mustang slammed into a light pole on Oct. 11, 2021.

Kayla Whitney’s death illustrates the scientific shortcomings in understanding and measuring how cannabis affects the body when it comes to driving while high.

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