Missouri Division of Cannabis Regulation

Cannabis business owners say they are in limbo as they wait roughly 4 months for their label and packaging submissions to be approved by the Division of Cannabis Regulation. Division officials deny claims of a backlog.

A company that made THC concentrate oil for Delta Extraction says it is owed millions in the aftermath of last year’s product recall.

The Missouri Division of Cannabis Regulation’s guidance comes two weeks after it revoked nine licenses linked to out-of-state groups.

If the Court of Appeals ruling had been allowed to stand, Missouri argued it would have been forced to award marijuana licenses to applicants who might not have even gotten the necessary scores in 2019.

Delta-8 THC products — including a large variety of drinks that are popular at bars and available at gas stations throughout the state — can be sold in Missouri stores because they are made from hemp, which is federally legal.

Delta Extraction will try to convince the Administrative Hearing Commission to reverse its license revocation and allow it to sell its product in Missouri after allegations the company violated state law by selling THC concentrate derived from out-of-state hemp.

Members from both Missouri's Democrats and Republican parties questioned current science and testing to determine is someone is impaired by marijuana use.

While dispensary workers see progress, marijuana manufacturing employees say they are stuck in a ‘gray area,’ unable to unionize because they may be considered agriculture workers.

A bipartisan panel voted unanimously that the state overstepped its authority by requiring plain packaging in the adult-use cannabis market.

The fate of 45,000 recalled products is still pending before the Missouri Administrative Hearing Commission.