Missouri Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Seeking to Block Cannabis Legalization Question from Ballots
Mon / Sep 19th
A Missouri judge dismissed a lawsuit that sought to block a cannabis legalization question from appearing on the state’s November ballots.
A Missouri ballot initiative amended the state constitution in 2018, making medical cannabis legal. The plant remains illegal for recreational consumption, though the Senate decriminalized possession in 2014. This page sorts the Missouri cannabis industry news, policy, and other updates:
Mon / Sep 19th
A Missouri judge dismissed a lawsuit that sought to block a cannabis legalization question from appearing on the state’s November ballots.
Thu / Sep 1st
A Missouri Democratic representative formed a coalition this week opposing the state’s cannabis legalization ballot measure over its lack of social equity measures, its proposed fines for smoking cannabis in public, and issues with its automatic expungement provisions.
Tue / Aug 16th
Internal polling data from Missouri NORML shows that 62% of voters are likely to back the state’s adult-use cannabis reforms during the November elections.
Wed / Aug 10th
Missouri’s cannabis legalization initiative has been cleared for November ballots.
Fri / Jul 22nd
A bid to put a cannabis legalization question on the midterm ballots in Missouri this year may be in jeopardy after early tabulations suggested the petition may fall short of signature requirements.
Fri / Jun 10th
Missouri companies Archimedes Medical Holdings, FUJM, and Holistic Health Capital must destroy medical cannabis products and relinquish their licenses as per an agreement with regulators following accusations of “pervasive irregularities.”
Tue / May 24th
A new survey in Missouri found that 62% of adults support cannabis legalization in the state.
Thu / May 12th
The 4/20 holiday represented a single-day record for Missouri with medical cannabis sales reaching $2.85 million, leading to a $6 million increase in April over March.
Mon / May 9th
Cannabis advocacy group Legal Missouri collected and submitted twice the number of signatures needed to add an adult-use legalization question to ballots this November.
Mon / Feb 21st
A bipartisan cannabis legalization proposal in Missouri includes provisions for adult-use sales, consumption lounges, expungement, and banking.
Mon / Jan 3rd
Missouri medical cannabis sales have exceeded $200 million during the program’s first 14 months.
Wed / Dec 22nd
Luxury Leaf, Missouri’s first Black-owned medical cannabis dispensary, is ready to open in January 2022.
Wed / Dec 15th
St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones signed a law to decriminalize the possession of cannabis, up to two ounces, and to prevent warrantless searches by police due to cannabis odor.
Fri / Dec 10th
A bill proposed by Missouri Democratic state Rep. Ian Mackey would prevent law enforcement from performing warrantless searches based on the odor of fresh cannabis.
Wed / Nov 24th
The St. Louis, Missouri Board of Aldermen approved a measure to decriminalize cannabis possession up to 35 grams, remove cannabis screening from the hiring process for most city positions, and stop cannabis from being used as the basis for a warrantless police search.
Mon / Nov 8th
Missouri officials have proposed new medical cannabis industry rules that would allow promotional events and the posting of price discounts. The rules also include a ban on hemp-derived Delta-8 THC.
Wed / Oct 27th
The company hired by Missouri to handle cannabis licensing was successfully sued for $28 million by GMT Consulting, who said they were denied a license because the application scoring method was flawed and “corrupt.”
Tue / Oct 12th
A Missouri judge last week ordered a permanent injunction against the state’s medical cannabis law requiring cannabis businesses in the state to be at least 51% owned by Missouri residents.
Thu / Oct 7th
Under a new directive, Missouri medical cannabis companies can no longer advertise strain names or engage in any other form of advertising.
Fri / Sep 24th
Kansas City, Missouri voted on Thursday to end pre-employment cannabis drug screenings at most city jobs.
Fri / Sep 17th
Missouri officials transferred more than $6.8 million of the state’s $8.9 million in cannabis tax revenue to the Veterans Commission, as required under the state’s medical cannabis law.
Mon / Aug 30th
Advocates in Missouri have filed a ballot initiative to legalize cannabis for adults in the state. They must now collect 175,000 signatures to secure the issue on next year’s midterm ballots.
Tue / Aug 24th
Missouri-based O’Fallon Brewery and SWADE Cannabis are teaming up on a non-alcoholic, THC-infused beer that starts with a traditional beer recipe and removes the alcohol in a unique process.
Thu / Aug 5th
Medical cannabis delivery is now a legal option for Missouri patients.
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