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The case looks at the grading process of marijuana facility licenses in 2019, which the state auditor found earlier this year to have erratic scoring and poor documentation.

Juicy J’s cherry limeade infused pre-rolls failed testing for Aspergillus, a mold that can pose health risks at high levels or for people with weakened immune systems.

The company Proper Brands operates a large plant in Rock Hill, Missouri, for growing marijuana and manufacturing cannabis products. Plaintiffs call the odors coming out of the plant "noxious."

Hemp companies in Missouri and across the country are rethinking their business plans in anticipation of the federal ban.

Missouri shop owners are also questioning the evidence behind Attorney General Catherine Hanaway’s crackdown, which relies heavily on lab results gathered by a marijuana industry group —whose members compete with hemp retailers.

A Missouri bill that would outlaw hemp-derived products has a new section to protect cannabis workers' right to organize.

All intoxicating hemp products, including THC seltzers currently sold in bars and grocery stores, would be removed from shelves in November if Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe signs the bill into law. Such products are not regulated by any government agency.

The changes tighten oversight of the state’s troubled marijuana microbusiness program, but lawmakers stripped out a proposal targeting people tied to denied or revoked licenses.

Some marijuana growers in Missouri “gift” their product in exchange for donations. It's a practice that exists in a legal gray area created by a single clause in Missouri’s Constitution: Adults 21 and older may gift up to 3 ounces of cannabis to another adult “without consideration.”

The lawsuits argue that the arrangement creates an uneven playing field, while hemp businesses say they're following federal law.

State regulators discovered cultivation licensees were bringing in clones, seeds and tissue cultures from other states, in violation of Missouri’s marijuana tracking regulations.

Rescheduling won't allow interstate commerce, federal legalization or an instant federal regulatory takeover. But it will give Missouri marijuana companies some tax relief.