But Missouri Rep. Jon Carpenter said during a hearing that legalizing medical marijuana would not lead to major problems.

“I don’t see the mass confusion happening [in states that legalized marijuana], so I’m not sure why we would anticipate having a different experience if we were to go down this path in Missouri.” 2/8/18

Democratic Rep. Jon Carpenter says he can’t imagine why anyone would “want to make criminals out of any of the people we’ve heard testify today.” 2/7/18