JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri is the 32nd state to legalize “medical marijuana,” and nine states have legalized cannabis for “recreational use.” Missourians approved Amendment 2 by a 65 percent vote, and we now await new rules by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. Patients can purchase medical marijuana at 192 state dispensaries. A Marijuana Card Application for “Certification” (not to be confused with a prescription) is to be prepared, plus Marijuana Growing Applications. … [Read more...]
‘Plastic Reindeer Rule’ protects public Christmas displays
For several decades the City of Ozark (Christian County) has decorated their city park on the banks of the scenic Finley River. Thousands of families drive through the large park and enjoy hundreds of lights and Christmas scenes - and alas, even a nativity scene and a large lighted cross. Enter the Freedom from Religion Foundation sending threatening letters from Madison, Wisconsin, telling us how to celebrate the birth of Jesus. They threaten a lawsuit to teach us a lesson - an attempt … [Read more...]