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Missourians with epilepsy that cannot be effectively treated by conventional means will now be able to use a cannabis extract under legislation signed into law Monday by Gov. Jay Nixon.
Yesterday, St. Louis mayor Francis Slay signed a marijuana decriminalization measure into law, which takes effect June 1, 2013.
The city had no law on marijuana possession, so police had to enforce a more rigid state law, handcuffing and arresting suspects.
An officer sued the St. Louis Police Commission, claiming it violated his rights by threatening to discipline him for advocating reform of marijuana laws.
St. Louis 25th Ward alderman Shane Cohn emailed a copy of the proposed bill to his colleagues on the board. He says that city police officers have more serious crimes to fight.
