JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A Missouri judge on Monday ruled in favor of the state’s medical marijuana licensing rules.
A family from the southwestern Missouri town of Sarcoxie sued after being denied a license to grow medical marijuana. Lawyers for the family argued the state’s decision to award only 60 licenses violated their right to farm.
But Cole County Circuit Judge Patricia Joyce wrote in her ruling that the state acted within its authority to put limits and regulations on the industry to protect patient safety, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported.
“The…
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – A Missouri judge on Monday ruled in favor of the state’s medical marijuana licensing rules.
A family from the southwestern Missouri town of Sarcoxie sued after being denied a license to grow medical marijuana. Lawyers for the family argued the state’s decision to award only 60 licenses violated their right to farm.
But Cole County Circuit Judge Patricia Joyce wrote in her ruling that the state acted within its authority to put limits and regulations on the industry to protect patient safety, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported.
“The…
