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Does Missouri's new 'Right to Farm' amendment protect marijuana growers? Judge snuffs out argument

Submitted by Marijuana News on Tue, 06/09/2015 - 08:00

A circuit judge has ruled that Missouri's so-called "Right to Farm" amendment doesn't allow farming pot.

Gene and Dolores Halbin were charged last year in Bates County — south of Kansas City — for growing marijuana in their basement. Gene Halbin used marijuana to treat a painful form of glaucoma, said Dan Viets, their attorney.

Viets is also the chairman of Show-Me Cannabis, a group that advocates for regulating marijuana instead of prohibition. He filed a motion to dismiss felony charges against the Halbins based on their rights under the Right to Farm amendment to the Missouri Constitution, which won voter approval in August by a thin margin.

The amendment states, in part, that "the right of farmers and ranchers to engage in farming and ranching practices shall be forever guaranteed in this state."

Viets argued the language is broad, but Circuit Judge James Journey wasn't...

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