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Missouri Medical Marijuana Companies Win Tax Relief From State Lawmakers

Missourians voted to legalize medical marijuana in 2018. But under federal law, growing, transporting or selling marijuana remains a crime. Unsurprisingly, that dynamic has created a lot of headaches for the fledgling industry. One notable example: Unlike every other legal…

Missouri’s Cannabis industry hits high revenue numbers

COLUMBIA — Promoters of Medical Cannabis in Missouri said the fledgling business continues to see major success. Medical Cannabis officials said dispensaries seem to be the only business without a hiring problem. In fact, they are dealing with the opposite,…

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Secrecy Around Ownership Records Raises Questions About Missouri Marijuana Networks

Greenlight Dispensary advertises 16 medical marijuana locations across Missouri, from Cape Girardeau to Kansas City, and all points in between. Justice Grown, a Pennsylvania-based company, has ties to 14 dispensaries in Missouri. Yet Missouri’s constitution prohibits the state from granting…

First Missouri medical marijuana dispensaries to start selling vape products Friday

Eight Missouri medical marijuana dispensaries, including three in the Kansas City area will be selling vape pens and cartridges for the first time Friday. Customers have clamored for them for some time, despite varying opinions on just how safe they are.…

Missouri starts revoking marijuana business permits at companies that didn’t meet operating deadline

Missouri health authorities recently began revoking a handful of medical marijuana business permits after most of the state's would-be cannabis companies weren't ready to open for business roughly a year after winning the licenses, which would allow them to grow and sell the…

Efforts underway to legalize recreational marijuana in Missouri

Could recreational marijuana become legal in Missouri? There are several efforts in the works to make it happen, from legislation to petitions. But not everyone is on board. Running a dispensary is more than a full-time job. "It's a lot.…

Missouri extends deadlines after most medical marijuana businesses failed to open on time

February 24, 2021
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The majority of Missouri's medical marijuana businesses recently have been granted extensions after failing to meet a one-year operating deadline, state authorities told the News-Leader this week. That means roughly 260 out of 370 licensed marijuana companies won't have to be…

Probe of Missouri’s troubled medical marijuana program may resume

January 16, 2021
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Missouri lawmakers may resurrect their probe of the state’s beleaguered medical marijuana program. Rep. Jered Taylor, R-Nixa, the new head of the House Special Committee on Government Oversight, said Thursday he is open to continuing the panel’s investigation, which stalled…

Republican Files Legislation to Legalize Recreational Marijuana in Missouri

Missouri state Representative Shamed Dogan (R-Ballwin) is pushing for a constitutional amendment to legalize the sale of recreational marijuana in Missouri. The GOP representative filed a bill last week that would change the Missouri constitution and allow for voters to…

Judge tosses lawsuit challenging Missouri medical marijuana license caps

December 23, 2020
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A Cole County judge on Monday threw out a lawsuit alleging limitations on the number of medical marijuana licenses issued by the state were unconstitutional. Cole County Circuit Judge Patricia Joyce ruled that the regulations at the heart of the lawsuit were…

Lawsuit Targets Residency Requirement For Missouri Medical Marijuana Licenses

December 16, 2020
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A federal lawsuit filed last week seeks to strike down a Missouri requirement that medical marijuana licenses go to businesses owned by residents of the state. A constitutional amendment approved by voters in 2018 that legalized medical marijuana requires facilities to…

Haves, have-nots of Missouri cannabis industry in conflict as dispensaries open

December 14, 2020
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While scores of would-be entrepreneurs sit out, barred from participating in Missouri’s medical marijuana program, a select number of cannabis businesses are racing to cash in on the state’s newest industry. The Department of Health and Senior Services, as of…

Missouri’s Medical Marijuana Program Sees 67K Eager Customers Wanting More

December 9, 2020
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Missouri’s fledgling medical marijuana program has approved nearly 70,000 patient and caregiver applications — so many, there is not yet enough legal cannabis in the state to serve them all. And for some patients, the prices seem pretty high. But…

Missouri’s medical marijuana program director believes voters could legalize marijuana as soon as 2022

October 28, 2020
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It’s been almost two years since Missouri voters legalized medical marijuana and by the beginning of next week, there will be four total dispensaries open in the state. Voters in the Show Me State passed an amendment in 2018 legalization…

Kansas City’s first marijuana dispensary sells out in two days. When will more open?

October 23, 2020
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On Monday, patients celebrated the first legal sales of marijuana in the Kansas City area. But by the end of the day Tuesday, the dispensary was sold out. The Fresh Green dispensary in Lee’s Summit opened with long lines but…

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