Missouri officials said Thursday that more than $3 million medical marijuana license fees have been paid since the state began accepting pre-filed applications a month ago. In a statement, Department of Health and Senior Services spokeswoman Lisa Cox said 418 “pre-filed application forms” have been sent in, accompanied by a total of $3,020,000 in fees. The […]
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Missouri Businesses Look to Profit From Medical Marijuana
Bennie Palmentere has been looking for warehouse space lately. The shelves at River Market Hydro, Palmentere’s small gardening store, are already stacked high with fans, grow lights and row after carefully placed row of plant food. The urban hipster movement toward growing more food at home has already been good for business. Now Missouri is about to […]
Missouri gets $2 million in medical marijuana fees
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) has accepted more than 250 forms and more than $2 million in medical marijuana application fees this week. DHSS began accepting fees Monday and is now in the process of forming rules for the program in order to efficiently regulate and control the cultivation, manufacturing and […]
Missouri begins to process toward medical marijuana
Missouri has begun the move toward legalized medical marijuana by naming an outgoing lawmaker to a leadership role and announcing the start of the process for those who want to grow, make or sell marijuana products. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services said Wednesday it will begin accepting application fees for cultivation, infused […]
Marijuana Embraced in Michigan, Utah and Missouri, but Rejected in North Dakota
Marijuana initiatives appeared on ballots in four states in the midterm elections. In Michigan and North Dakota, initiatives gave voters the opportunity to legalize marijuana for recreational use. In Missouri and Utah, voters chose whether to allow people who are sick to use the drug for medical reasons. Here are the results of those initiatives. […]
Missouri Votes To Legalize Medical Marijuana
Missouri voters have approved at least one of three medical marijuana measures appearing on the state’s ballot on Tuesday. With 50 percent of precincts reporting, the Associated Press projected that Amendment 2, a constitutional amendment to allow medical cannabis, passed. Under the new law, qualified patients who have approval from their physicians will receive identification cards from the state that will […]
Where marijuana is on the ballot tomorrow — and where it’s most likely to win
It has been a big year for marijuana policy in North America. Mexico’s supreme court overturned pot prohibition last week, while Canada’s recreational marijuana market officially opened its doors in October. Stateside, recreational marijuana use became legal in Vermont on July 1, Oklahoma voters approved one of the country’s most progressive medical marijuana bills in June, the New York Department […]
Marijuana and the midterms
Elections can hold significant consequences when it comes to the future of marijuana policy. In 2016 voters in California, Maine, Massachusetts and Nevada approved ballot initiatives legalizing adult marijuana use. While voters in Arkansas, Florida, Montana and North Dakota elected to either legalize or expand medical cannabis access. The outcome of the 2018 midterm elections will be […]
Missouri Legislature Let Medical Marijuana Die In Last Days Of Session Leaving It To Voters In November
A push in the Missouri legislature to legalize medical marijuana has gone up in smoke. The legislature’s chances to make Missouri the 30th state to legalize medical marijuana died in a conference committee two days before the end of session, leaving the issue up to voters to decide in November. Rep. Jim Neely, R-Cameron, added […]
Missouri Votes Votes To Legalize Medical Marijuana
Missouri voters may have the option to legalize medical marijuana this November. Lawmakers are rushing to get there first. The Missouri House voted Tuesday to legalize medical marijuana and Republican Rep. Jim Neely, the bill’s sponsor and a physician, argued that it was important that the Legislature set the rules for the industry. “If we […]
Missouri House gives initial approval to medical marijuana bill
The Missouri House voted Monday evening in Jefferson City to give initial approval to legislation that would allow people suffering from terminal illnesses and debilitating medical conditions to use medical marijuana. State Rep. Jim Neely, R-Cameron, a physician at northwest Missouri’s Cameron Regional Medical Center, is the bill sponsor. He spoke several times Monday on […]
These 5 States Are Not Making It Easy To Legalize Marijuana
While many states are standing in the way of marijuana legalization, they usually aren’t outright sabotaging efforts to do so. Even politicians who don’t support cannabis end up implementing the new laws if the voters want it. But some states will go to extreme lengths to prevent the voters’ will from becoming law. Here are […]
Missouri Advocate Groups Are Making Another Push for Medical Marijuana
JEFFERSON CITY • Proponents of legalizing marijuana for medical use say 2018 is the year for Missouri. Public opinion has shifted. Money is flowing. And canvassers dot street corners. But we’ve heard this before. After raising more than $1.3 million through June of last year, a group called New Approach Missouri — run by some of […]
New Bill Would Allow for Use, Sale and Growth of Marijuana in St. Louis
A bill filed this week allowing the use, sale and growth of marijuana in St. Louis aims to reduce disproportionate penalties for existing violations and free up time for police to focus on crimes with victims. The bill, sponsored by Alderwoman Megan Green, 15th Ward, would stop enforcement of any laws that permit “the civil […]
With Illinois as a Model, Missouri Could See Medical Marijuana After 2018
A small building nestled off Interstate 70 in Collinsville looks like a typical doctor’s office, until you get inside and look up close at the colorful artwork on the walls. They’re portraits of marijuana plants. At this dispensary, about 12 miles east of the Missouri border, patients and the medical staff have lively conversations about the […]
Kansas City Votes to Limit Marijuana Penalties to $25 and No Jail Time
Kansas City voters on Tuesday decided to lower penalties in city court for people caught with small amounts of marijuana. With 97 percent of precincts reporting, a measure to reduce fines and eliminate jail time for marijuana possession was winning 71 percent of the vote. The measure lowers the maximum fine for marijuana possession in […]
These 11 States May Change Their Marijuana Laws in 2017
After four states legalized recreational marijuana last year and twice that many approved new medical marijuana laws, at least eleven more are considering changing their laws in 2017. Here are the states and the legislation they’re proposing: 1. Connecticut Not only are lawmakers hoping to expand Connecticut’s five-year-old medical marijuana legislation, but Martin Looney, the […]
Missouri Medical Marijuana Initiative Falls Short on Signatures for November Ballots
It looked like 2016 might finally be the year for medical marijuana to gain a legal foothold in Missouri. Opinion polls suggested the state might finally be ready to join places like Colorado. New Approach Missouri, the group formed to bring a ballot initiative to voters in November, raked in an astonishing $1.3 million in […]
