In 2021, more Missourians applied for medical marijuana cards — and got them August 22, 2022 AggregatedNews Missouri 0 Comments Since 2020, more Missourians have applied for medical marijuana licenses, and more have been receiving them, according to the annual report from the Missouri Medical Marijuana Regulatory program. In 2021, 119,894 patient licenses were issued. The Missouri Department of Health and… Read More→
Secret marijuana records would be unveiled under plan approved by Missouri House May 11, 2022 AggregatedNews Missouri 0 Comments The state House on Tuesday voted to pry open a trove of secret state records that detail the ownership structures of Missouri’s medical marijuana companies. Lawmakers approved the plan, as an amendment to an unrelated bill, on a bipartisan 128-6… Read More→
Medical marijuana sales in Missouri top $200M, meeting expected projections January 3, 2022 AggregatedNews Missouri 0 Comments More than 160,000 Missourians have access to medical marijuana products, said Lyndall Fraker, director of the section on medical marijuana regulation in the Department of Health and Senior Services. "We believe it will continue to grow," Fraker said. "It will… Read More→
Missouri medical marijuana sales pass $200 million after launching 14 months ago December 21, 2021 AggregatedNews Missouri 0 Comments In October 2020, the first medical marijuana sale was made by a qualified patient in Missouri. Fourteen months later, more than 158,000 patients have been granted access through Missouri’s medical marijuana regulatory program, and the total sale of state-regulated medical… Read More→
Missouri proposes rules allowing marijuana dispensaries to promote sales events November 6, 2021 AggregatedNews Missouri 0 Comments Missouri medical marijuana officials proposed new rules this week that would let licensed dispensaries hold promotional events and publicize price discounts. If they do so, state-licensed dispensaries would be required to include a disclaimer with any promotion that reads: “Medical decisions should not be… Read More→
Key vendor in Missouri’s medical marijuana program hit with $28 million judgment October 27, 2021 AggregatedNews Missouri 0 Comments A company hired by the state to score applicants for medical marijuana licenses has lost a $28 million lawsuit brought by one of the jilted companies. In the latest legal fallout from Missouri’s rocky rollout of its medical marijuana program, Wise… Read More→
Federal judge strikes down Missouri medical marijuana residency requirement October 14, 2021 AggregatedNews Missouri 0 Comments A federal judge has struck down Missouri’s residency requirement for ownership in the state’s medical marijuana companies, which could open the door to out-of-state operators capturing a larger share of the fledgling industry. The requirement had already been blocked from… Read More→
Lawsuit Targets Residency Requirement For Missouri Medical Marijuana Licenses December 16, 2020 AggregatedNews Missouri 0 Comments 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… Read More→
Haves, have-nots of Missouri cannabis industry in conflict as dispensaries open December 14, 2020 AggregatedNews Missouri 0 Comments 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… Read More→
Missouri’s medical marijuana program director believes voters could legalize marijuana as soon as 2022 October 28, 2020 AggregatedNews Missouri 0 Comments 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… Read More→
Cultivating a cannabis crop: Missouri grow site gets ready to harvest medical marijuana September 21, 2020 AggregatedNews Missouri 0 Comments With medical marijuana expected to be available in a few weeks, a cultivation facility near St. Louis has geared up for a cannabis harvest that will supply a good portion of the crop. Situated 26 miles west of St. Louis,… Read More→
Missouri burns through $1.3 million in veterans’ money in effort to limit marijuana businesses September 14, 2020 AggregatedNews Missouri 0 Comments Seven months after state officials finished awarding medical marijuana business licenses, regulators have spent $1.3 million in court to defend themselves against a wave of lawsuits filed by businesses whose applications the state denied. Rejected applicants originally filed 853 appeals… Read More→
Nearly two years later, why are Missouri patients still waiting for medical marijuana? August 6, 2020 AggregatedNews Missouri 0 Comments Suffering patients in Missouri who qualify for medical marijuana still can’t buy it at a store. Why has it taken nearly two years for voter-approved medical marijuana to become commercially available in Missouri? That question should be the focus of… Read More→
Missouri says it’s investigating 600 fraudulent medical marijuana patient certifications June 21, 2020 AggregatedNews Missouri 0 Comments The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services said Friday it issued about 600 medical marijuana licenses to patients who submitted an “unauthorized physician signature” on their patient applications. Lisa Cox, spokeswoman for the health department, said patients submitted the… Read More→
Two Missouri businesses now legally allowed to grow marijuana June 18, 2020 AggregatedNews Missouri 0 Comments A local marijuana company is among two Missouri businesses now able to legally grow the plant after passing inspections by the state’s Department of Health and Senior Services. The two growers, Earth City-based BeLeaf Medical and Perryville-based Archimedes Medical Holdings… Read More→