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Nov. 7, 2018 |  By: Ryan Elliott

Election results on medical marijuana issues

A ballot measure allowing the use of medical marijuana with an emphasis on
helping veterans has passed, but two other medical marijuana measures were
turned down.

Missouri voters on Tuesday approved Amendment 2, a ballot measure backed by a
coalition of patients, doctors and veterans called New Approach Missouri. It was
one of three unrelated medical marijuana measures on the ballot.

Under Amendment 2, post-traumatic stress disorder is among the conditions that
qualify for use of medical marijuana, along with cancer and other serious
illnesses. A four percent sales tax will go to a newly-created fund for health and
care services for veterans. The sales tax revenue also will be used to
administer licensing of medical marijuana businesses.

Voters turned down Amendment 3, which would have included a 15 percent tax to
create a new state institute to research "presently incurable diseases." The
effort was largely self-funded by Springfield doctor and attorney Brad Bradshaw.

Also defeated was Proposition C, which would have imposed a two percent tax on
the sale of medical marijuana.