Despite increased demand, marijuana experts not concerned about shortages in Missouri April 4, 2023 AggregatedNews Missouri 0 Comments Even with the demand for recreational marijuana exceeding expectations, experts say Missouri customers don’t need to worry about major shortages or price hikes for now. Andrew Mullins, executive director of the Missouri Cannabis Trade Association, also known as MoCann Trade,… Read More→
Missouri sees surge in cannabis jobs after legalization vote April 3, 2023 AggregatedNews Missouri 0 Comments Marcus Kerr was running his own food truck in California in 2018, when he parked by a marijuana dispensary one day. “I just ended up meeting the owner of this company, and they had my food,” he said. “They said,… Read More→
As expungements on marijuana convictions continue in Missouri, few in prison are eligible March 29, 2023 AggregatedNews Missouri 0 Comments Cody Spencer was arrested in 2009 for marijuana possession and spent two years in prison. At the time it was a crime, but now, thanks to a newly passed constitutional amendment, the Columbia resident is eligible to have it expunged… Read More→
Missouri weed prices are about to go up. How high? That depends whom you ask March 29, 2023 AggregatedNews Missouri 0 Comments In February, the first month that recreational marijuana could legally be sold in Missouri, sales hit $103 million — well above what many industry observers predicted. That’s good news for the marijuana business. For consumers, it could be more of… Read More→
Missouri: the new haven for pot smokers in US Midwest March 27, 2023 AggregatedNews Missouri 0 Comments Sisters Juree Burgett and Tanya Knight, both in their 60s, smell various marijuana buds, assessing their options at a trendy dispensary in Missouri. They drove three hours from Kansas -- where recreational cannabis use is still illegal -- to make their… Read More→
New customer-friendly legal recreational cannabis in Missouri cuts into Illinois’ market March 20, 2023 AggregatedNews Illinois, Missouri 0 Comments Illinois had a three-year head start on legalizing recreational marijuana, but in many ways, Missouri has surpassed it after just one month. The two states came to legalization very differently, which makes the laws in each state very different —… Read More→
Amy Moore Named as the new director of Missouri’s Division of Cannabis Regulation March 7, 2023 AggregatedNews Missouri 0 Comments Amy Moore was named as the new director of Missouri's Division of Cannabis Regulation within the Department of Health and Senior Services in early February. Moore takes on the role as the division reorganizes and expands with the legalizing of… Read More→
It’s been one month since Missouri legalized recreational weed. Here’s how it’s going March 6, 2023 AggregatedNews Missouri 0 Comments It’s been one month since Missouri began approving licenses for dispensaries to sell recreational marijuana Feb. 3. In less than 30 days, Missouri’s nearly 200 dispensaries made about $103 million in weed sales – nearly $72 million of that came from recreational sales. According… Read More→
As Missouri marijuana businesses cash in, small Black-owned shops are stuck in limbo February 20, 2023 AggregatedNews Missouri 0 Comments When Missouri allowed the first dispensaries to begin selling marijuana earlier this month, Andrew McDowell was frustrated. Although he was happy for his community to finally have access to recreational weed, his Black-owned smoke shop in Raytown still can’t sell… Read More→
How much tax will you have to pay on legal pot purchases? Missouri is still deciding. February 13, 2023 AggregatedNews Missouri 0 Comments A legal fight over how much tax can be collected on marijuana sales is brewing between county leaders, the pot industry and the state of Missouri. When Missourians voted to legalize recreational marijuana, they also legalized taxing it. Counties want… Read More→
After strong first weekend, Missouri’s recreational marijuana sellers are planning ahead February 9, 2023 AggregatedNews Missouri 0 Comments In the first weekend of recreational cannabis sales in the state, Missourians spent more than $12 million on both recreational and medical products. The strong sales were despite many operators being caught by surprise; the opening of recreational sales came a… Read More→
Some Missouri dispensaries may start selling recreational marijuana Friday February 2, 2023 AggregatedNews Missouri 0 Comments EFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Adults in Missouri could be able to start buying recreational marijuana as soon as Friday. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services said that’s when it will begin approving requests from marijuana dispensaries to convert… Read More→
Recreational marijuana sales will begin on Friday in Missouri February 2, 2023 AggregatedNews Missouri 0 Comments The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services emailed dispensaries across the state Thursday afternoon to announce it will award comprehensive licenses on Friday, the last step before dispensaries can sell adult-use marijuana. "In order to ensure all systems and… Read More→
Missouri marijuana companies can now deduct business expenses on state income taxes January 10, 2023 AggregatedNews Missouri 0 Comments Marijuana companies will be able to deduct business expenses on their state taxes for the first time this year, a Missouri Department of Revenue spokeswoman confirmed to The Independent. Missourians voted to legalize medical marijuana in 2018. But under federal law,… Read More→
Recreational marijuana is legal in Missouri. What’s next? December 19, 2022 AggregatedNews Missouri 0 Comments Missouri’s new marijuana law went into effect this month, making it legal for anyone older than 21 to buy, possess, deliver, use, manufacture and sell marijuana in the state. It also sets the stage for thousands of Missourians to have… Read More→