http://kcur.org en http://kcur.org/post/mo-lawmaker-wants-lighten-1st-time-marijuana-possession-sentences-expunge-some-records <p>A St. Louis-area&nbsp;<a href="http://house.mo.gov/default.aspx">State House</a> member&nbsp;is proposing legislation that would lessen penalties for possession of small amounts of marijuana in Missouri, and would allow for some misdemeanor criminal records to be expunged. Fri, 01 Feb 2013 21:53:47 +0000 Marshall Griffin 31321 at http://kcur.org http://kcur.org/post/k2-synthetic-marijuana-ban-passes-missouri-senate <p class="legacy-audio-url"> <div class="audio-container"> <div id="jp-interface-518bd2b01c723" class="jp-interface"> <div id="post-audio-518bd2b01c723" class="jp-player" jp-instance="518bd2b01c723"></div> <div class="jp-controls column"> <div class="jp-progress"> <div class="jp-seek-bar"> <div class="jp-play-bar"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="playpause column"> <a href="http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kcur/local-kcur-900181.mp3" class="jp-play">Listen</a> <a class="jp-pause"></a> </div> <div class="jp-time-holder column"> <div class="jp-custom-current-time"></div> <div class="jp-custom-duration"></div> </div> <div id="slider"></div> </div> </div><!-- container --> </p> <p>Jefferson City, Mo. – The Missouri Senate has passed a bill that would outlaw K-2, a group of synthetic compounds that attempt to mimic the effects of marijuana. But the chamber also lessened the proposed penalties for possessing the compounds.</p> Wed, 05 May 2010 20:33:35 +0000 Marshall Griffin 6592 at http://kcur.org K2, Synthetic Marijuana Ban Passes Missouri Senate