Missouri Marijuana

An appeals court ruled in favor of Missouri cannabis industry groups. They argued it's unconstitutional for counties and municipalities to each impose a 3% sales tax.

A circuit court in May ruled that both a county and a local municipality can impose a 3% sales tax at dispensaries in their jurisdictions.

Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft contends the governor did not prove that restricting establishments with liquor licenses from selling hemp-derived edibles and drinks was an emergency.

The governor wants to curb hemp-derived THC edibles and beverages that are sold at places with liquor licenses. Ashcroft says the rules don’t meet emergency standards.

The drug is currently legal in Missouri for adults 21 and older. But the federal prohibition makes it difficult for businesses in the state to get access to bank loans.

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

Under the 2022 constitution amendment that legalized marijuana, Missouri courts were required to complete misdemeanors by last June and felonies by last December.

For the second year in a row, dispensaries across the state experienced IT problems on the industry’s biggest and most important sales day.

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

BeLeaf Medical is arguing the post-harvest employees at its Sinse facility in St. Louis don’t have the right to unionize because they’re considered agricultural workers.