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Missouri Initiative To Unify Marijuana And Hemp Regulations Will Be Filed Within Days As Activists Aim For 2026 Ballot

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A Missouri campaign will be sent to a situation within a few days The 2026 voting initiative aims to unify the Kalamua and Marijuana regulationsCreating a parity between two cannabis industries, a renewed license system and legislative authority to change legislative laws.

“It’s reality, the plant is the same,” Eap Thappy, who coordinates Missouri for a single market campaign, said Marijuana at the moment. “It should be regulated in a fashion.”

“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.

Not everyone in the space of cannabis, however, was argued that at least the Missouri Marijuana Association of Industry, while the “repealing” would be “abolition” to accept voters, especially while the hemp market was beneficial.

Thampy, on the other hand, said there are motivations to drive two motivations behind the initiative.

First, the current cannabis system of Missouri is “broken and damaged,” he said, if he left a lot of requests without a request, without making proper transparency.

Second, the initiative is equal to the field of game between Marijuana and Kalamu Markets. The first “he wanted to” want to “obtain the voter from a measured legalization, Thampy said, and they also worked to carry out legislation that weakens hemp businesses.

Voting voters in 2022 spent the regulations of the State Constitution to legalize the law of Marijuana by removing the ability to carry out some legislative adaptations. The coalition behind the next initiative aims to play a large part of that language and instead of legislators must provide constitutional authority to develop the rules of themselves.

While participating last week, the organizers of the new efforts of the initiative explained the next steps of the campaign. After submitting the state office secretary, it is expected within days, there will be a 50-day review process and officials can ensure the language and clear advocates for signature session.

The plan is to gather about 300,000 signatures of registered voters, starting in mid-October. It should be worth 180,000 to ensure the location of the votes with specific conditions for signing thresholds from the State Congress districts.

From mid-July, Missourians for a single market new In contributions to effort for $ 6,000, according to the Missouri Ethics Committee.

“This process is a horrible logistical task,” if the initiative is “quite simple,” said at the meeting.

“If we succeed, the sketch of our language is similar to the license system similar to tobacco and alcohol. “We protect them for existing businesses, so we ensure that existing kalamu and marijuana businesses can take part in the licenses without jumping without extra hoops and barriers.”

“Here, in the state of Missouri, we already regulate pharmacies, we already regulate alcohol, we already regulate the tobacco and know how to make things like age gatina,” he said.

“This proposal is: Let’s regulate it very similar to the spectrum of alcohol and tobacco from your bars and restaurants from your comfort stores, gas stations, grocery stores, and market retail establishments for your independent users.”

He said, according to today’s rules, there is a limited number of marijuana dispensers throughout the state, which does not meet the demand for consumers, to drive for a few hours to reach the authorized retail trade.

Moreover, with the regulations on the marijuana side, you are talking about limited selection of products with great costs, “Thampy argued.

It is a unique policy among the provisions of the next initiative that people could only grow his cannabis in its private residence, but selling the product directly to other adult consumers 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,” Thampy said.

Other provisions based on the initiative except Marijuana doctor.

He decided to retreat against critics in marijuana industry, “it is not remarkable”.

“It is a strategy that can be said, which is a market share, but to leave out of business or change their business significantly, referring to the owners of hemp businesses attending the meeting. “So people in your shoes and your business saves people and your business incredibly and create a free, unified, straightforward and direct market for your products.

The current system “now isn’t really a monopoly right now, but it’s very close,” Johnson said. “Technically called Oligopoly, players with similar products and services that own market products, and create obstacles for everyone else. They want to capture it in the market and market only for other people.

These comments were given answers to a local proposal from Saint Louis County Intoxication of hemp products could only be sold in the dispensers of the doctors of the jurisdiction. This bill stopped at a final meeting.

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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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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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