Missouri

Cannabis legalization efforts in Missouri have likely stalled after a stay-at-home order was issued for the state.

Hundreds of rejected medical cannabis applicants in Missouri have filed appeals against the state’s cannabis licensing process.

Activists in Missouri have started collecting signatures to put an adult-use legalization initiative on the November ballot; the effort is backed by the same group from the state’s successful 2018 medical cannabis push.

A Missouri lawsuit is challenging the state’s cap on medical cannabis licenses, arguing that the cap violates the state’s Right to Farm Act passed in 2014.

Applicants who wish to grow hemp will need to submit their fingerprints as well as parcel maps of their proposed crops.

Missouri health officials have proposed banning medical cannabis companies from using cash to make state payments, including taxes, fees, and penalties.

A CBD shop in Chicago is suing its landlord after being told they couldn’t display their logo, which contains a hemp leaf, on local signage because the landlords claim it would promote “marijuana usage.”

More than 2,100 medical cannabis industry applications have been turned in to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services.

The University of Missouri has planted the state’s first hemp crop in 70 years; the school will be studying the crop to help farmers prepare for the 2020 growing season.

More than 500 applications have been filed to sell medical cannabis in Missouri, including 175 hopeful businesses across the St. Louis metro area. At least nine of the applicants represent out-of-state entities looking to enter Missouri’s upcoming market.

Hopeful medical cannabis patients in Missouri can officially begin applying for patient cards today after state officials moved up the start date for applications from July 4.

Missouri officials have decided to award 60 medical cannabis cultivator licenses; additionally, 86 manufacturing licenses and 192 dispensary licenses will be issued.

Pre-applications require a large fee and do not guarantee priority in the final licensing process, which will occur after June 4.