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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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

Revenue from marijuana sales has gone up, but fewer people are going to casinos in Missouri. That means funding that goes toward operational needs of the state’s seven veterans homes is still 'year to year to year,' according to lawmakers.