Lawsuit filed to bar marijuana legalization question from Missouri ballot

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1. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

   Anti-drug advocate sues Missouri secretary of state to block marijuana question from ballot ↗ (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

   Published Aug 21, 2022

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   The lawsuit claims that the number of signatures verified by local election authorities was not enough to get the petition on the ballot.

2. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

   Lawsuit filed to bar marijuana legalization question from Missouri ballot ↗ (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

   Published Aug 21, 2022

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   A Jefferson City woman who works with a national anti-drug organization filed a lawsuit last week to block an amendment to legalize recreational marijuana from the Missouri ballot.

3. Missouri Independent

   Lawsuit asks judge to block marijuana legalization from appearing on Missouri ballot • Missouri Independent ↗ (opens Missouri Independent)

   Published Aug 21, 2022

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   The lawsuit argues the marijuana petition was improperly certified by the Missouri Secretary of State and shouldn't appear on the ballot.

4. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

   Lawsuit filed to knock recreational pot off Missouri ballot ↗ (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

   Published Aug 21, 2022

   Same headline from 1 more outlet

   ABC 17 Mid-Missouri's feed description

   By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — An anti-drug group is backing a lawsuit to take a recreational marijuana legalization proposal off Missouri’s November ballot. A Jefferson City woman filed the lawsuit Friday. National anti-drug group Protect Our Kids is supporting it.

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