by Amy Wilding-Fox
Placed on the ballot by Missouri petition signatures gathered by Legal Missouri 2022, Amendment 3 legalizes cannabis for adults over the age of 21 who can possess up to 3 ounces and grow up to 18 plants. Many were skeptical of its passing this November. Polling was missed leading up to the election, but on voting day the amendment was approved by 53 percent majority of votes.
Amendment 3 was a constitutional amendment and received criticism from both sides of the political aisle. Some Democrats, the Missouri Legislative Black Caucus and the NAACP felt the amendment failed to provide adequate social equity for people of color who tend to be disproportionately affected by the war on drugs. Opponents on the right included the Missouri Catholic Conference, Missouri Sheriffs United, the Missouri Hospital Association, the Missouri Farm Bureau, the Missouri Baptist Convention and Pro-Choice Missouri.
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