JEFFERSON CITY — A Columbia man who has been indicted on federal drug charges donated thousands of dollars to Missouri campaigns in recent years as he lobbied for drug-reform policies. Eapen Thampy, 35, was indicted by a federal grand jury Thursday on a felony marijuana distribution conspiracy charge and a felony marijuana possession charge. If […]
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Rules for Medical Marijuana Facilities in Missouri and a Look at the Application Process
Last year in a statewide referendum, the citizens of Missouri voted to legalize medical marijuana when they passed a constitutional amendment by a margin of 66 percent to 34 percent. The amendment requires the Missouri Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) to generate rules and regulations toward the creation of a program designed to […]
Missouri officials reject bid to overturn medical marijuana contract
JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri officials have rejected a politically connected company’s challenge of a contract to help run the state’s fledgling medical marijuana program. In a decision issued Monday, Gov. Mike Parson’s administration said it was denying a protest by BioTrackTHC, which said the state should not have awarded a contract to a competitor in April […]
What will it take to win a license to grow or sell marijuana in Missouri?
Anyone wanting to grow or sell marijuana in Missouri should have hundreds of thousands in cash and be prepared to describe the minutiae of their business plans, from controlling odor from marijuana facilities to keeping the drug from entering the illegal market. That’s according to a long-awaited draft of applications for marijuana business licenses posted […]
Missouri releases draft rules for marijuana doctor paperwork, transportation companies
Late Friday, Missouri officials released drafts of medical marijuana rules for physicians who will write certifications so patients can access medical marijuana, along with proposed rules for transportation facilities handling marijuana. Missouri’s medical marijuana system was approved by voters in November 2018. By a wide margin, they chose Amendment 2 among three rival ballot initiatives. The amendment sets out […]
Missouri posts draft rules for medical marijuana dispensaries, grow facilities and more
Late Friday, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services released more drafts of rules for the state’s emerging medical marijuana system. According to a news release sent around 4:30 p.m., DHSS has posted draft regulations for marijuana cultivation facilities, dispensaries, manufacturing facilities and medical marijuana establishments in general. Officials emphasized the rules are just […]
Missouri just posted rules for medical marijuana patient cards. Here’s the FAQ.
In late February, Missouri’s Department of Health and Senior Services posted its first draft of rules for the medical marijuana system that state voters overwhelmingly approved as a constitutional amendment in Nov. 2018. The first batch of draft rules lists requirements and responsibilities related to ID cards for the program. State officials are writing other medical marijuana rules, too. […]
Missouri collected $3 million in medical marijuana license fees. From whom? That’s secret.
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 […]
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 […]
