Posted on Sep 30, 2022
Missouri's rural areas voted big for medical marijuana. Could they help legalize weed in...
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Rural Missourians voted heavily in support of medical marijuana legalization in 2018 and seem to have welcomed it readily into their communities. Come November, they could be the deciding votes on an adult-use marijuana legalization amendment.
In 2019, Brooke Foster learned her son was changing his undergraduate major and abandoning his pre-medicine track.
His new plan: cannabis.
Foster, who owned and operated her family’s chain of local grocery stores in rural, northern Missouri, was shocked.
She knew little about medical marijuana and, as many do, thought it was just a way for people to get high.
In 2019, Brooke Foster learned her son was changing his undergraduate major and abandoning his pre-medicine track.
His new plan: cannabis.
Foster, who owned and operated her family’s chain of local grocery stores in rural, northern Missouri, was shocked.
She knew little about medical marijuana and, as many do, thought it was just a way for people to get high.
Missouri's rural areas voted big for medical marijuana. Could they help legalize weed in...
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."Economic gain
Cash is the other crop when it comes to cannabis.
“What we have right now, marijuana prohibition, is a price support system for illegal drug dealers,” Viets explained. “It keeps the price and the profit of marijuana artificially high, and at the same time, those who engage in that illegal business do not pay one cent in taxes.”
If marijuana is going to be part of a community, Viets said, the community might as well benefit from it.
Amendment 3, if passed, would stipulate a 6% state sales tax on the sale of adult-use marijuana. Local governments would have the option to impose an additional 3% sales tax that would stay within that community.
According to Viets, the local tax is estimated to generate over $13 million in revenue. More than just a drop in the bucket for smaller cities.
“I think that’s another reason why rural communities will be receptive to adult-use marijuana taking place in their communities, sales and cultivation and manufacturing, because of the additional tax revenue,” Viets said.
In addition to promoting education around marijuana, Rhoad said Missourians should take advantage of this portion of the proposed amendment.
“Advocating for the local tax in your community would be a great thing for people to do because there will be a cost to local communities, so you need to get that passed as soon as possible,” Rhoad said."...
..."Economic gain
Cash is the other crop when it comes to cannabis.
“What we have right now, marijuana prohibition, is a price support system for illegal drug dealers,” Viets explained. “It keeps the price and the profit of marijuana artificially high, and at the same time, those who engage in that illegal business do not pay one cent in taxes.”
If marijuana is going to be part of a community, Viets said, the community might as well benefit from it.
Amendment 3, if passed, would stipulate a 6% state sales tax on the sale of adult-use marijuana. Local governments would have the option to impose an additional 3% sales tax that would stay within that community.
According to Viets, the local tax is estimated to generate over $13 million in revenue. More than just a drop in the bucket for smaller cities.
“I think that’s another reason why rural communities will be receptive to adult-use marijuana taking place in their communities, sales and cultivation and manufacturing, because of the additional tax revenue,” Viets said.
In addition to promoting education around marijuana, Rhoad said Missourians should take advantage of this portion of the proposed amendment.
“Advocating for the local tax in your community would be a great thing for people to do because there will be a cost to local communities, so you need to get that passed as soon as possible,” Rhoad said."...
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Thanks for sharing this. This item has been thought to be positive for overcoming illnesses. Some folks are unaware of its perceived value.Its my understanding that it can be prescribed by a physician.
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