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COLUMBIA - Voters in several states have legalized marijuana for medical purposes, and supporters of a similar proposition in Missouri gathered in Columbia on Saturday.
The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws met on the MU campus.
Joe Blundell, the mayor of Cliff Village, near Joplin, spoke at the event.
The 50-person town passed an ordinance legalizing medical marijuana earlier this month, even though the state doesn't allow it.
The move stirred controversy statewide.
Blundell says legalization would change marijuana's role and people's perceptions of the drug.
"In legalizing, in licensing, you are taking power out of hands of drug dealers, you're taking it out of the hands of ignorance and you're educating, and making people responsible adults," Blundell said.
Blundell stresses marijuana use for mostly medical purposes, rather than recreation.
I be damnd:fighting0087::cool0041:
The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws met on the MU campus.
Joe Blundell, the mayor of Cliff Village, near Joplin, spoke at the event.
The 50-person town passed an ordinance legalizing medical marijuana earlier this month, even though the state doesn't allow it.
The move stirred controversy statewide.
Blundell says legalization would change marijuana's role and people's perceptions of the drug.
"In legalizing, in licensing, you are taking power out of hands of drug dealers, you're taking it out of the hands of ignorance and you're educating, and making people responsible adults," Blundell said.
Blundell stresses marijuana use for mostly medical purposes, rather than recreation.
I be damnd:fighting0087::cool0041: