Review and approval of a summary statement prepared for the initiative petition submitted by Bradley Bradshaw regarding a proposed amendment to Article XIV of the Missouri Constitution (2018-041).

CHRIS KOSTER ATTORNEY GENERAL ATTORNEY GENERAL O F M I SSOU RI JEFFERSON C I TY 6510 2 January 3, 2017 P.O.BoxB99 (573) 751-3321 OPINION LETTER NO. 3-2017 The Honorable Jason Kander Missouri Secretary of State James C. Kirkpatrick State Information Center 600 West Main Street Jefferson City, MO 65101 Dear Secretary Kander: This opinion letter responds to your request dated December 21, 2016, for our review under § 116.334, RSMo, of a proposed summary statement prepared for the petition submitted by Bradley Bradshaw regarding a proposed constitutional amendment to amend Article XIV of the Missouri Constitution (2018-041). The proposed summary statement is as follows: Shall the Missouri Constitution be amended to: • allow the use of marijuana for medical purposes, and create regulations and licensing procedures for mariJuana and mariJuana facilities; • impose a 15 percent tax on the retail sale of marijuana, and a tax on the wholesale sale of marijuana flowers and leaves per dry-weight ounce to licensed facilities; and • use funds from these taxes to establish and fund a state research institute to conduct research with the purpose of developing cures www.ago.mo.gov OP-2016-0295 The Honorable Jason Kander Page 2 and treatments for cancer and other incurable diseases or medical conditions? Pursuant to § 116.334, RSMo, we approve the legal content and form of the proposed statement. Because our review of the statement is mandated by statute, no action that we take with respect to such review should be construed as an endorsement of the petition, nor as the expression of any view regarding the objectives of its proponents. et.:lz~.r~-- CHRIS KOSTER Attorney General OP-2016-0295