By John Payne I realize that everyone is very excited about starting a signature gathering campaign immediately, but please remember that we are still not
By John Payne The following review of Rise of the Warrior Cop: The Militarization of America’s Police Fores by Radley Balko appeared in The American Conservative on January 2. On
By John Payne Every January 1, we are presented with the opportunity to begin anew — to build and improve upon years past. We are
This week in St. Louis, John Payne of Show-Me Cannabis, the group attempting to legalize marijuana in Missouri through a constitutional amendment, debated against Sgt.
By John Payne Last Tuesday, December 3, Show-Me Cannabis Regulation board chairman Dan Viets filed ten different drafts of an initiative to legalize, tax, and
By John Payne, Show Me Cannabis Campaign I submitted the following letters to the Saint Louis Post-Dispatch and Saint Joseph News-Press, respectively. The first letter was published last Saturday,
By John Payne A version of the following editorial appeared in the Springfield News-Leader last Friday in advance of our Springfield Town Hall meeting. Around 70 people attended the
Open letter to officer requests apology for insulting Facebook post After attending a Show-Me Cannabis town hall meeting in Cape Girardeau last Monday, October 21,
By John Payne Last week, I gave blood. That is not an activity that I enjoy…at all. Despite playing numerous contact sports, I hate the
Opening remarks by Show Me Cannabis Reform Executive Director John Payne at the Show-Me Cannabis 2013 Spring Law Reform Conference, held April 13, 2013 at
John Payne with Show-Me Cannabis Reguation in Missouri talks about the latest poll numbers showing majority support for legalization in the state and the move
Some more great work from Show-Me Cannabis, our partners in Missouri! St. Louis has joined Columbia in reducing the penalty for possessing personal amounts of marijuana, setting the
By John Payne, Show Me Cannabis Regulation Last Friday, the Saint Louis Post-Dispatch published this editorial that I wrote, arguing that the Saint Louis Metropolitan Police Department’s
By Show-Me Cannabis Regulation Executive Director John Payne The wind is finally at our backs. Cannabis law reform is advancing across the country. A federal proposal
Show-Me Cannabis Regulation Backs Reforms SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI – 01/14/2013 – On Friday, Saint Louis alderman Shane Cohn introduced a bill to reform the way
A number of Show-Me Cannabis supporters from across the state have now written letters and submitted them to papers in their areas. We are also
When Will Mainstream Media And Veteran Politicians Accept The Fact That Marijuana Reform Is Here To Stay? By John Payne, Show-Me Cannabis Regulation Executive Director
Respect For Marijuana Reform Is Long Overdue Any cannabis law reform activist will tell you that it has been hard to get taken seriously by
A Cannabis Activist’s Open Letter To Missouri Candidate Bob Parker By John Payne, National Cannabis Coalition and Show Me Cannabis Regulation Bob Parker is running
Show-Me Cannabis Regulation Is Fighting Hard To Decriminalize Marijuana In Springfield By John Payne, National Cannabis Coalition and Show Me Cannabis Regulation The campaign to
Missouri Marijuana Activist Explains Why She Fights For Cannabis Reform By John Payne, Show-Me Cannabis Regulation Below you will find a letter from Show-Me Cannabis
The Mr. Mackey Argument Here in Missouri, Show-Me Cannabis Regulation has just launched a local initiative in Springfield – Missouri’s third largest city – to
SMCR Activists In Springfield Need Your Help! Show-Me Cannabis Regulation is proud to announce that we have launched an initiative in Springfield that would decriminalize
Cannabis Reform Has Become A Defining Issue In Politics By John Payne, National Cannabis Coalition Over at The American Prospect, Paul Waldman ponders why so
