Following Missouri voters legalizing marijuana in last month’s election Kansas City has officially dismissed over 500 pending marijuana cases.
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“Kansas City Municipal Court has dismissed over 500 old marijuana cases since the effective date last week of Amendment 3 (legalized marijuana) in Missouri”, says Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas. “Glad to see not just proactive action for legal weed, but removal of past challenges affecting hundreds of our neighbors.”
According to a recent report government officials have provided nearly 2 million marijuana-related pardons and expungements in the U.S. since 2018.
Last month voters passed Amendment 3 with 53% in support. The initiative, which takes effect early next year, amends the state’s constitution to legalize the possession, consumption, cultivation and licensed distribution of cannabis and cannabis products.
