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Missouri Activists File Initiatives To Unify Marijuana And Hemp Regulations For 2026 Ballot

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Missouri campaign has presented several series 2026 Voting initiatives aim to unify Kalamu and Marijuana regulations Creating a comparison between two cannabis industries, with a review of the licensing system and to change current laws with legislative authorities.

Single-market missouric presented four versions of the proposal with the Secretary of State Office on Tuesday. Although the cross of the measures are the same, there are differences in terms of taxes and policies on regulatory authorities, for example.

The main regulations in the Constitution of the State in 2022 passed the main regulations of Marijuana Legalization Act, limiting the ability to carry out some legislative adaptations. The coalition behind new initiatives aims to play a large part of this language and legislators must provide the constitutional authority to develop state statute rules.

Dimensions are presented with the Secretary of the State Office, there will be a 50-day review process and officials can be secured by language and clear defenders to collect signatures.

When the campaign decides, which version is decided to get a single market correction, the plan is about to gather about 300,000 signatures from registered voters, starting this fall. It should be worth 180,000 to ensure the location of the votes with specific conditions for signing thresholds from the State Congress districts.

But this process could be complex if the legislature progresses with a couple of proposals that are considered in a constant special session. It would review the map of the District of Missouri Congress, advantages of Republicans and the other, they would request initiatives to request support throughout the state in the Congress district.

There is also a new reform proposal in Cannabis, arguing that at least the Missouri Marijuana Industry Association, the “repeal” would be “abolition” in the law of legal law, especially to benefit the hemp market.

“The interests of marijuana monopoly has blocked the path to court to regulate the hemp,” eaping thappy, in the right of study of the right presented. “Meanwhile, thousands of companies are facing the sustainable political risk, when the marijuana declines industry, a single-market lawyer wants to finish the monopoly and create a free and regulated market without favoritism.”

The measures say that legislators will not create borders, sell alcohol or tobacco or stronger than individual / entity licensing requirements for retail establishments that sell tobacco or alcohol. ” They also determine that the licensing rates for retail business cannabis business could not be able to sell the retail liquor sales.

Marijuana or hemp also will no longer be purchase or property.

It is a unique policy among the provisions of the initiatives, therefore, that people could only grow his cannabis to his private residence, as well as selling the product to other adults or outlets through a regulated path that tests.

“We want to expand and protect each adult’s ability to grow their cannabis and process their use for its use,” Marijuana moments said last month.

“Part of this is to ensure that Kalamua is regulated and protected, and Marijuana has fallen to the free market, to be able to produce and sell it,” he said.

Other notable provisions in the initiatives can have car certificates for medical marijuana.

The four initiatives presented on Tuesday have the same key goal, but there are special differences.

For example, two measures would set tax on Marijuana and Hemp 11% in the first 10 years. These tax dollars would gather the income departments to cover administrative costs and the rest would go to a veteran health fund. After that, cannabis would be taxed using the equivalence model of each dose, which are not exceeded by taxes applied to alcohol, based on independent scientific standards and public health data, reflecting comparable psychoactive effects of alcohol. “

Two other initiatives use an alcohol-peer tax model immediately.

Both versions would have legislators who model alcohol rules that model the Kalamu-Thc drinks.

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Andrew Mullins said the executive director of Munjuanntrade in June, as a result of June, “Missouri’s voting population has been approved by the population of the pipe”, referring to medical and adult use measures.

“Missouri’s degree, regulated marijuana industry created $ 241 million last year in State and local tax entries and is rounded throughout the country,” said at the time.

Completely changing the State Canaving Policy “would be a spectacular failure, especially those who are financed by bad unregulated cannabis actors who are sold abroad in gas stations and smoke stores,” Mullins argued. “Missourians are not from local communities, veterans and hundreds of billion from the justice system, in the expectations that politicians will eventually replace something on the road. The voters of the show are very intelligent, and change.”

Meanwhile, Missouri’s hemp market has higher pressure in the state, such as officials such as cannabis products, such as marijuana program. State chief law A dozen of business made in June has sent a continuous orders in JuneThe threat of legal measure for non-compliance companies.

Legislators have planned multiple approaches, what kind of product types of different authorized details and what limits would be established in products.

In February, legislation Allows low-dose hemp drinks to continue selling In food and liqueur stores, the committees at home and Senate were informed in the right way, but they did not have law.

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We are officially closing for the holidays. MMJDaily will be back on January 5, 2026, a little more rested.

Thank you for staying with us until 2025. Go enjoy your vacation, eat too much, sleep too little and try not to set anything on fire. See you next year!

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Bipartisan Majority Of American Voters Support Marijuana Legalization, New Poll Finds After Trump Orders Rescheduling

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A two-fold majority of American voters across nearly every major demographic — age, race, gender and political affiliation — support legalizing marijuana, according to a new poll released just days ago. President Donald Trump issued an executive order to agencies to further reform cannabis rescheduling..

The poll, conducted by JL Partners and commissioned by The Daily Mail, showed that 53 percent of registered US voters support legalization. This includes 62% of Democrats and 51% of Republicans.

The poll simply asked, “Would you be for or against the legalization of marijuana?”

While there was majority support among all age demographics, 30-49 year olds had 61 percent support. But even 50 percent of the over-65s, historically the most conservative age group, favor policy change.

58% of men are in favor of legalization, and 50% of women are in favor of reform.

The survey Between December 20 and 21, there were interviews with 1,000 registered voters. This means that Trump has asked the attorney general to declare marijuana under Title III of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA).

The move would not have federally legalized cannabis, and administration officials stressed at the signing ceremony of the reorganization order that legalization was not their intention.

However, what the reorganization would do is symbolically recognize marijuana’s medical value, allow cannabis companies to take federal tax deductions, and loosen some research barriers related to Schedule I drugs.

A recent Daily Mail poll comes with growing bipartisanship over legalizing marijuana in general, but Another recent YouGov poll found Republicans evenly split on the issue41% in favor and 41% against the wider reform.

However, a bipartisan majority of Americans said in that poll that they support federally rescheduling marijuana.

Additionally, a majority (76%) of respondents to the YouGov survey also said marijuana either “definitely” (43%) or “probably” (33%) has “legitimate medical uses.” There was also a bilateral agreement on that question. Most Democrats said cannabis has medical value (84%), followed by independents (74%) and Republicans (73%).

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The reorganization process started by the Biden administration, which Trump has now called for an end, is still pending. Congressional researchers also recently released a report indicating that there is a possibility The Justice Department may choose to restart the process, or even not complete it. But according to previous polls, reform across the corridor is politically popular.

The president said this month that cannabis can “make people feel a lot better.” It serves as a “substitute for addictive and potentially deadly opioid painkillers.” He clarified, however, that he personally has no interest in using marijuana himself.

So does Trump He dismissed the concerns of GOP lawmakers who oppose the reconsiderationstating that an overwhelming majority of Americans support reform and that cannabis can help people with serious health problems—including his personal friends.

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Nighttime humidity is not a problem that needs to be vented away

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Night hours present a persistent and costly challenge for commercial greenhouse operators. When the thermal screens are closed and the ventilations are closed, the greenhouse is closed, trapping the moisture produced by the crop. This creates a high-stakes battle against condensation, disease and unnecessary energy loss. Amir Kandlik, B.Sc. Plant Science and Genetics in Agriculture and agronomist with Drygair explores the critical problem of nighttime humidity and explains the strategic shift from traditional ventilation-based control to a system built around active indoor dehumidification. “This ‘closed greenhouse’ approach improves energy efficiency and supports stronger crop health.”

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Night challenge: Thermodynamic and pathological risk
“At night, plants continue to transpire even though photosynthesis has stopped. Without the drying effect of daytime conditions, the air mass in the greenhouse quickly approaches saturation,” says Amir. “Traditional methods rely on ventilation, but ventilation replaces warm, CO₂-rich air with cold outside air. This increases heating demand, destabilizes temperatures and can introduce more moisture, especially in humid weather.”

A variation of this, heating the air before it is vented, wastes energy because the air conditioner is blown out immediately. “In cold, rainy, or snowy conditions, ventilation becomes impossible and humidity increases unchecked. As relative humidity rises above 85 percent and temperatures drop, surface temperatures can drop below the dew point. Condensation then forms on leaves, fruit, and structural elements, creating conditions that promote Botrytis, powdery mildew, and powdery mildew.”

Solution: “Closed” paradigm with active dehumidification.
A more advanced strategy replaces night ventilation with active internal dehumidification, keeping the greenhouse closed. Amir explains that it starts when the unit pulls in moist air, cools it below its dew point and condenses the water vapor into liquid form. “The latent heat released by condensation is captured and recycled, heating the dry air before redistributing it throughout the cottage. Instead of losing heat to dryness, this method converts moisture into heat and creates a net positive energy cycle.”

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Basic advantages of the closed night strategy
This approach improves disease prevention by maintaining a stable vapor pressure deficit and preventing dew formation. Keeping surfaces above the dew point significantly reduces disease pressure. Flower tests recorded a 98% reduction in Botrytis when relative humidity remained below 85%. Energy efficiency is also increased because the airfields remain closed and latent heat is recovered during dehumidification. Vegetable producers have reported energy savings of 50%.

“Climate uniformity is improved as constant air circulation removes microclimates, and sealed conditions store CO₂ for uptake at dawn,” says Amir. Crop quality and yield benefit from consistent transpiration and improved movement of nutrients and calcium. Basil had a 15 percent yield increase without downy mildew, and unheated tomato houses had a 25 percent higher yield per stem.

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Adopting this strategy requires changing the operational logic, which is usually handled by a climate computer. “During the day, the vents are open and the natural ventilation manages the humidity, so the dehumidifiers are turned off. At night, when the outside temperature drops below the indoor set point, the vents and screens close, and the dehumidifier operates at an RH of about 75 to 80 percent. The priority is to maintain a dew point range of at least 2 degrees. While heating is used only for temperature stability, nighttime temperatures stay below 10 degrees Celsius. in regions with , an additional defrost coil is required for continuous operation.

Looking at the field results
Field studies show that flowers grown according to this strategy maintained lower relative humidity, achieved significant energy savings and did not require night ventilation. Basil trials showed a 15 percent increase in yield and zero downy mildew. Tomatoes and peppers have seen a 5 to 25 percent increase in yield and a 98 percent reduction in disease. Cannabis growers recorded 30 to 40 percent higher yields with about 50 percent energy savings.

Specific questions about geography and climate
In very cold climates, this view is especially good. Ventilating at minus 10 degrees Celsius creates an extreme heating load, and sealing the greenhouse and dehumidifying the interior retains heat, recovers latent heat and reduces boiler use. In hot and humid climates, night ventilation is unreliable during warm or rainy weather. Active dehumidification removes moisture in a controlled manner, and with additional Air-Water Heat Exchange, the system can heat or cool the air through an external water loop.

Supporting scientific and technical references
Research includes Elad and Shtienberg’s work on Botrytis cinerea, University of Massachusetts Extension greenhouse moisture reduction guidance, Stanghellini’s transpiration studies, and Ho and Adams’ work on water and nutrient uptake in tomatoes.

Without ventilation
“Nighttime humidity is not a problem to be banished, but an imbalance to be managed,” says Amir. “The closed greenhouse strategy treats moisture as an energy resource instead of a waste product. By keeping greenhouses closed at night and using active internal dehumidification, growers can reduce disease, improve energy efficiency, retain CO₂, stabilize the nighttime climate, and increase yield and crop quality. This is one of the most impactful changes in modern greenhouse climate management.”

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