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Eric Schmid | St. Louis Public Radio2020 will be a year of new marijuana laws. Illinois became the 11th state to legalize recreational marijuana on Jan. 1, six years after Colorado first started recreational sales. Missouri begins medical marijuana sales later in the year — likely this spring — and thousands of residents have already received certification cards. -
not for file use/not for file useThe Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services has awarded licenses to 192 medical marijuana dispensaries throughout the state. According to the constitutional amendment voters approved in 2018, 24 dispensaries were licensed in each of Missouri’s eight congressional districts.
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The bill would put the hemp-derived THC products under the same regulations as marijuana. Proponents say it’s about safety, though critics complain it further fuels the ‘marijuana monopoly.’ -
Strong demand has led to a tighter cannabis supply as growers in the state adjust to meet consumers' needs. -
St. Louis and St. Louis County are among the jurisdictions where voters approved the tax, but there are questions about the scope of countywide marijuana taxes. -
The number of licenses DHSS approves for new employees each month has quadrupled since November. -
Some members of the St. Louis County Council were upset that $300,000 was allocated to inform voters about the 3% tax on cannabis products.
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Missouri courts need state funds to expunge marijuana convictions by deadline: 'It's a mammoth task'A huge selling point for those who voted for Amendment 3 in November was the automatic expungement provision — meaning people who have already served their sentences for past charges will have their records cleared. All marijuana-related misdemeanors must be expunged by June 8 and felonies by Dec. 8. -
Missouri’s recent legalization of recreational, adult-use marijuana has opened new opportunities for more people to buy from dispensaries. Experts say the state’s relatively low prices and taxes have created a “canna-tourism” industry. -
Business owners across the state are looking to the future after riding out a surprising first few days of recreational marijuana sales. -
The 2022 ballot item legalizing recreational marijuana allows local governments to levy a 3% tax on sales with voter approval. -
Nearly all of Missouri's businesses approved to sell medical marijuana applied for a license to also sell it for recreational use.
