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

Kansas hemp growers and processors say the new, stricter federal law could derail the entire industry. The state has grown to one of the top five hemp producing states in the country.

Test results showed that 96% of the products purchased for the research were actually marijuana or synthetic THC — tetrahydrocannabinol, the main ingredient in a cannabis plant that makes users feel high.

Many are grappling with the financial uncertainty of investing their life savings as they work to make their marijuana businesses a success.

More than 40,000 Missouri food establishments and stores are estimated to be impacted by federal regulations on hemp products, which were included in the new spending package that reopened the federal government.

Missouri already allows dispensaries to offer drive-thru and delivery services, but curbside service would mean customers can pay online in advance so they don't need to exchange cash on site.

Marijuana remains completely illegal in Kansas. On Wednesday, KBI and local law enforcement raided smoke and vape shops in Concordia, McPherson, Pratt, Salina, Topeka and Wichita accused of illegal retail drug sales.

Even as court cases seek to throw out the new redistricting plan approved in the special session, a referendum campaign to put it before voters is gaining momentum. At the same time, campaign committees are preparing to battle over the initiative process.

When Missourians voted to legalize recreational marijuana in 2022, they also approved the creation of a social-equity focused microbusiness program. Two years in, Missouri’s marijuana micro-industry is finally becoming operational — and the first micro-dispensary opened in Platte City in June.

The Trump administration is considering placing marijuana in the same federal classification as codeine, instead of where it currently is alongside heroin.

Retailers in other states have offered steep discounts that threaten market stability, analysts said at the MJ Unpacked cannabis conference in St. Louis.

The court ruled 6 to 1 that counties cannot levy a 3% tax on marijuana dispensaries in cities and towns — only in unincorporated areas.