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2015

“From California to Maine, activists are eyeing new targets…mostly liberal or libertarian strongholds where polls suggest voters are ready to rewrite pot laws,” Newsweek said. “[Travis] Maurer, however, wants to replicate his quixotic effort in an unlikely battleground: Missouri, a deeply red state.” In 2018, Missouri became the 31st state to legalize medical marijuana. This year, momentum to lift penalties spread nationwide. President Biden pardoned all federal offenses of marijuana possession in October. Missouri, along with four other states, voted for recreational use of weed last month.

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