More than 2,000 entrepreneurs applied for the chance to be awarded one of 57 microbusiness licenses up for grabs in Missouri’s second round of cannabis dispensary license drawings. The state Department of Health and Senior Services anticipated a potential uptick in applications, and received almost 500 more than in the first round of applications in August, said spokesperson … [Read more...] about Missouri gets 2,000 applications for cannabis microbusiness licenses. Only 57 are available.
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Legal cannabis in Missouri has generated $19 million for veterans, treatment, public defenders
Fifth-three percent of Missouri voters signed off on a constitutional amendment legalizing recreational marijuana on Nov. 8, 2022 (Carol Yepes/Getty Images). Since recreational weed was legalized in 2022, it has led to more than $19 million going towards three causes — supporting veterans, expanding substance use treatment programs and adding to the Missouri Public Defenders … [Read more...] about Legal cannabis in Missouri has generated $19 million for veterans, treatment, public defenders
Efforts to legalize medical marijuana in Kansas failed — but thousands are getting weed from Missouri
A customer looks at marijuana buds at the Proper Cannabis dispensary in Kansas City, Missouri, on March 17, 2023. - Missouri, a largely conservative Midwestern state, is the latest to legalize the recreational use of cannabis. The new regulation, approved by voters in a referendum in November, has sparked an economic boom for the "Show Me" state, fueled by thousands of pot … [Read more...] about Efforts to legalize medical marijuana in Kansas failed — but thousands are getting weed from Missouri
Missouri Would Allocate $10 Million from Opioid Settlement to Psilocybin Research in New Budget Bill
The House of Representatives in Missouri has approved a budget bill that allocates $10 million from the state’s opioid settlement funds for research grants. But not just any research grants. These are intended to explore the effectiveness of psilocybin in treating opioid use disorder, which is currently considered a public health crisis in the United States. Originally, thanks … [Read more...] about Missouri Would Allocate $10 Million from Opioid Settlement to Psilocybin Research in New Budget Bill
Missouri dispensaries, convenience stores clash over hemp-derived cannabis sales
JEFFERSON CITY — A fight is brewing under the Capitol Dome over whether Missouri should allow the sale of hemp-derived cannabis products at gas stations and other outlets across the state. The conflict is pitting the state’s convenience stores against representatives of Missouri’s legal marijuana industry, which operates a network of more than 200 dispensaries licensed by the … [Read more...] about Missouri dispensaries, convenience stores clash over hemp-derived cannabis sales
After incident at St. Louis school, dispensary calls for increased regulation of gas station cannabis products
ST. LOUIS — Jeff Rowse is both an educator and employee at Feel State Dispensary in Florissant. Hearing the news about several Sumner students taking edibles at school didn't surprise him. Rowse said variants they could've gotten their hands on include Delta 8, 9 or 10. "I'm not necessarily happy about it happening. It doesn't paint my industry in the best light," Rowse … [Read more...] about After incident at St. Louis school, dispensary calls for increased regulation of gas station cannabis products
Missouri Courts Request $3.7 Million for Expungement
A clerk from the Missouri Supreme Court recently shared in a House of Representatives committee meeting on Jan. 17 that the state has expunged 103,558 cases involving people with cannabis convictions. However, many older court records are not digitized, and it is requiring a lot of time and effort on the parts of circuit clerks to comb through every case in search of … [Read more...] about Missouri Courts Request $3.7 Million for Expungement
Report finds almost half of marijuana microbusiness licenses applicants are from out of state
COLUMBIA- Roughly 40% of applicants for marijuana microbusiness licenses in Missouri were from out of state, according to a report from the Division of Cannabis Regulation Wednesday. Those states were California, Michigan, Louisiana and Arizona. The report also indicates another category with 372 applications from other states. Individual Owner Applicants by State via the … [Read more...] about Report finds almost half of marijuana microbusiness licenses applicants are from out of state
Missouri nearing $1 billion in recreational marijuana sales
Mature cannabis plants with buds full of crystal-like formations called trichomes are ready for harvest in an environmentally controlled room at the Standard Wellness cultivation facility in Vandalia, Mo. on Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023. “There wasn’t enough raw material upstream, so it caused an increase in prices across the board,” said Ben Burstein, a LeafLink data and market … [Read more...] about Missouri nearing $1 billion in recreational marijuana sales
Missouri poised to revoke 11 marijuana social equity licenses
Missouri regulators could revoke up to 11 of the 48 marijuana social equity licenses issued earlier this fall after discovering the applicants were ineligible. In October, the state issued 48 microbusiness licenses reserved for “marginalized and under-represented individuals” who were selected by lottery from a pool of more than 1,600 applicants. Applicants needed to meet at … [Read more...] about Missouri poised to revoke 11 marijuana social equity licenses
