MISSOURI— Election day is now just one week away. Maybe the most controversial decision for Missouri voters – recreational marijuana. The question for Missouri Amendment 3 – vote yes to give more people access to marijuana or no to keep crime from spiking. Supporters and opponents are getting louder as election day gets closer.

“Legalizes The Adult Use of Marijuana. So that means that it’s for people over the age of 21, not for anyone under the age of 21. It does also retain several public safety provisions,” said John Payne, LegalMO2022.

A group called “Legal Missouri 2022” says that means it would still be illegal to drive under the influence and would also prohibit use in public. However, the slate would be wiped clean for many past marijuana convictions.

“It expunges the records automatically for people that have previous nonviolent marijuana offenses, with the exception of sales to minors. This automatic part of this expungement is very important because what will be what we’ve seen in other states that have passed expungement through a process where people have to apply and hire an attorney. It’s time-consuming very few people actually ended up doing it relative to how many people are eligible,” said Payne, LegalMO2022:

They add passage would raise tens of millions of dollars for healthcare for vets and drug addiction treatment. But the Missouri Association of Prosecuting Attorneys says vote no, predicting serious…