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A coalition of Missouri hemp businesses has filed petitions to repeal the state's 2022 recreational marijuana amendment.

The proposed initiatives would regulate marijuana and intoxicating hemp products similarly to alcohol and tobacco.

Supporters argue this would increase tax revenue and public safety, while opponents fear it would dismantle a successful, voter-approved program.

A coalition of Missouri hemp business leaders and advocates formally filed four initiative petitions Tuesday, Sept. 9, that would ask voters to allow marijuana and intoxicating hemp products to be sold in the same stores as alcohol and tobacco.

The goal of the effort, led by Kansas City-based hemp business American Shaman, is to repeal the 41-page constitutional amendment that legalized rec

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