Missouri Marijuana Regulations Amendment (2026)
| Missouri Marijuana Regulations Amendment | |
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| Election date November 3, 2026 | |
| Topic Marijuana laws | |
| Status Cleared for signature gathering | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin Citizens |
The Missouri Marijuana Regulations Amendment may appear on the ballot in Missouri as an initiated constitutional amendment on November 3, 2026.
This amendment would replace the current marijuana and hemp regulations with a provision recognizing the right to use or cultivate marijuana; provide for the legislature to regulate it by 2027; remove license caps, possession limits, and mandatory seed-to-sale tracking; provide for automatic expungement of prior non-violent marijuana and hemp offenses; and establish a tax on marijuana and hemp sales for 10 years to provide services for veterans and addiction programs.[1]
Text of measure
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The filed versions (#141-144) of the initiative are available here.
Path to the ballot
Process in Missouri
In Missouri, the number of signatures required to qualify an initiated constitutional amendment for the ballot is equal to 8 percent of the votes cast for governor in the previous gubernatorial election in six of the eight state congressional districts. Signatures must be filed with the secretary of state six months prior to the election.
The requirements to get an initiated constitutional amendment certified for the 2026 ballot:
- Signatures: The smallest possible requirement is 170,215 valid signatures. The actual requirement depends on the congressional districts in which signatures are collected.
- Deadline: The deadline to submit signatures is May 3, 2026.
Once the signatures have been filed with the secretary of state, the secretary copies the petition sheets and transmits them to county election authorities for verification. The secretary of state may choose whether the signatures are to be verified by a 5 percent random sample or full verification. If the random sampling projects between 90 percent and 110 percent of required signatures, a full check of all signatures is required. If more than 110 percent, the initiative is certified, and, if less than 90 percent, the initiative fails.
Stages of this ballot initiative
- The ballot initiatives, submitted by Eapen Thampy, was approved by the Secretary of State on October 28, 2025.
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