On Tuesday Missouri’s Secretary of State approved the legalization of marijuana for recreational to be on the ballot in November.
Chip Sheppard is a local attorney and has been a marijuana advocate since 2013. He said that this being on the ballot is going to show how having something like a cannabis-related charge removed from your record, can open doors for minority and underrepresented groups in Missouri.
“If you are a person of color, you are 2.6 times more likely to get arrested for marijuana possession than if you’re white. and in some Missouri counties, it’s ten times more,” said Sheppard.
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