Amendment 3

Chief Justice Paul C. Wilson also urged lawmakers to approve a cost-of-living adjustment for judiciary employees, extend a filing fee that funds court automation and protect judges by making their home addresses private.

Nearly all of Missouri's businesses approved to sell medical marijuana applied for a license to also sell it for recreational use.

St. Louis residents who’ve purchased recreational marijuana at Metro East dispensaries say the convenience of having local shops and lower taxes will make Missouri locations more attractive.

Adults in Missouri can now legally use marijuana. Dispensary operators say some with medical marijuana cards may choose to keep them to take advantage of lower taxes and other benefits that customers who use marijuana recreationally don't have.

Thanks to voter-approved Amendment 3, Missouri residents will be able to legally use marijuana recreationally in the state, and thousands of people will be able to expunge criminal convictions.

Two other issues on the ballot passed, including a measure creating a separate Missouri Department of the National Guard and one that forces Kansas City to increase funding for its police department. Two measures failed: one giving the treasury greater leeway in investing and the other prompting the state to hold a constitutional convention.

There are a total of five statewide measures that are on the ballot for Missouri voters, but the one earning the most attention is whether the state should legalize the adult use of marijuana for those 21 and older.

After facing little public resistance for months, Amendment 3 is suddenly under assault seemingly from all sides, leaving it fending off fierce — and at times contradictory — criticism.

Under Amendment 3, known as Legal Missouri 2022, some state marijuana offenses could be expunged either automatically or through an appeal process. However, critics of the amendment say the provisions pick and choose who are forgiven.

Amendment 3 would make recreational use of marijuana legal in the state. The proposed constitutional amendment received enough signatures to appear on the November ballot back in August.