Missouri-based Greenlight is Growing April 2, 2024 Tom Hymes Company Stories, News & Insights, Spotlight 0 Comments When Cannabis Business Executive profiled Greenlight in September 2022, the MSO was flying under the radar in three states – Missouri, Arkansas, and West Virginia – with two more – Illinois and South Dakota – about to open up. Founded… Read More→
Missouri company at center of cannabis recall used hemp instead of marijuana in products September 11, 2023 AggregatedNews Missouri, News & Insights 0 Comments Other business owners say they had no idea they were paying marijuana prices for a ‘synthetic’ THC that had been converted from hemp Richard Batenburg Jr. feels deceived and cheated. His cannabis brand, Colorado-based The Clear, has been partnering with a… Read More→
State Cannabis Gun Right Laws Won’t Work March 27, 2023 AggregatedNews Gun Rights, Policy & Legal 0 Comments By Griffen Thorne, Attorney at Harris Bricken In the past few weeks, I’ve published a few posts (here and here) about recent federal cannabis gun rights cases. In those cases, the courts disagreed on whether the federal government can prohibit… Read More→
Nearly every Missouri marijuana facility applied for new license December 17, 2022 AggregatedNews Missouri 0 Comments KANSAS CITY, Mo. — One week after marijuana became legal in Missouri, nearly all of the dispensaries, manufacturing, and cultivation facilities in the state have applied to change their licenses. The businesses when through an application process in order to… Read More→
Operator’s Guide to Maryland and Missouri Adult-Use Cannabis Legalization November 23, 2022 Peter Murphy Maryland, Missouri 0 Comments By Peter S. Murphy, Attorney at Saul Ewing On November 8, 2022, Maryland and Missouri residents voted to legalize adult-use cannabis. Similar ballot measures failed in North Dakota, South Dakota and Arkansas, leaving some to wonder whether the overall result is… Read More→
After election, marijuana advocates look to next states November 15, 2022 AggregatedNews Policy & Legal 0 Comments Law-abiding marijuana enthusiasts could find themselves in a bit of a predicament following voter approval of a recreational cannabis initiative in Missouri. Though it soon will become legal for adults to possess and ingest cannabis, it could take a couple… Read More→
Missouri legalizes recreational weed. What that means, and when you can buy a joint November 9, 2022 AggregatedNews Missouri 0 Comments Recreational weed is soon to be legal in Missouri after voters approved Amendment 3 — so when will you be able to pick up some legal gummies, and when will your record be cleared of past weed charges? Although voters… Read More→
Missouri’s marijuana legalization campaign is splitting the weed world November 7, 2022 AggregatedNews Missouri 0 Comments The state's upcoming weed referendum is pitting advocates against industry. KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Soirée Steak & Oyster House, a Southern restaurant in one of this city’s historically Black neighborhoods, is one of Ashley Bland Manlove’s favorite haunts. The Democratic… Read More→
Gov. Parson shuts door on marijuana special session in Missouri September 6, 2022 AggregatedNews Missouri 0 Comments JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri lawmakers will not take up legalization of recreational marijuana when they convene at the Capitol next week: A spokeswoman for Gov. Mike Parson said Tuesday that the governor will not expand the scope of his upcoming… Read More→
If Missouri approves recreational marijuana, how will Kansas react to legal weed in KC metro? August 25, 2022 AggregatedNews Missouri 0 Comments If Missouri voters approve a recreational marijuana ballot measure in November, dispensaries are anticipating a flood of Kansas customers, eager to purchase legal joints, gummies and other cannabis products. Kansas City will be the epicenter of that border hopping. But… Read More→
Missouri voters to weigh forgiveness for past weed crimes August 18, 2022 AggregatedNews Missouri 0 Comments COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri could become the first state to pass a voter-led effort to require courts to automatically forgive past marijuana crimes as part of a constitutional amendment to legalize recreational pot on November’s ballot. Of the 19… Read More→
Missouri medical marijuana program hit with another subpoena from feds November 2, 2021 AggregatedNews Missouri 0 Comments JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri marijuana regulators received a federal grand jury subpoena last fall, almost a year after authorities issued an initial demand for records from the state. It is unclear whether or how the two subpoenas are related. The… Read More→
Recreational Marijuana, Criminal Justice Reform Might Land On Missouri’s 2022 Ballot August 30, 2021 AggregatedNews Missouri 0 Comments John Payne knows it’s time for Missouri to legalize recreational marijuana, but there’s something else he wants to go along with it: criminal justice reform. Payne serves as a campaign manager for Legal Missouri 2022, a statewide coalition of activists,… Read More→
Wana Launches in Missouri for Medical Marijuana Patients January 5, 2021 Press Release Wana Brands 0 Comments PRESS RELEASE KANSAS CITY, MO. (Jan. 5, 2021)—Missouri’s medical marijuana patients now have access to Wana Brands’ potent and effective Sour Gummies, available in a range of ratios designed to meet different needs. Wana products available through Missouri medical marijuana… Read More→
Messenger: What’s that burning in the oven? It’s Missouri’s medical marijuana license process. September 20, 2020 AggregatedNews Missouri 0 Comments Think of Missouri’s rollout of its medical marijuana licensing like a pot brownie. The conflicts of interest and corruption aren’t accidental ingredients, they’re baked into the system. That appears to be the conclusion after multiple open records requests made by… Read More→