Medical marijuana

While marijuana for medical purposes has yet to be legalized in Kansas, Barry Grissom, former U.S. Attorney for the District of Kansas and chamber member, said he is optimistic that legislation will pass and the state will have a booming cannabis industry.

A Kansas City nurse is helping patients navigate the world of medical marijuana. Also, local home gardeners fight on behalf of native plants, which are bringing bees, butterflies and some unwanted code enforcers to their front yards.

Medical marijuana offers a means for thousands of Missourians to manage pain and other medical symptoms. But, people interested in those products may have questions about where to even start.

Since Oklahomans passed medical marijuana in 2018, 8,630 growers have opened in the state, serving nearly 10% of the state’s population with medical marijuana licenses. The rapid expansion is stressing rural electric and water infrastructure.

We Are Jaine plans to offer opportunities to connect women with resources that will help them start and grow businesses in the male-dominated industry.

After Missouri legalized medical marijuana in 2018 the industry has remained majority white, but one cannabis brand is changing that.

Fears mount as COVID-19 numbers continue to climb across Missouri, and a local cannabis company is the first Black-owned brand to be sold at a dispensary in the state.

The new industry has generated more than $70 million in less than a year. State officials said that amount is good but falls in line with expectations.

Unlike every other legal business in the state, marijuana companies are currently prohibited from deducting business expenses on their taxes.

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Nearly 100,000 Missourians now have a medical marijuana card, and demand for edibles is booming. Here’s a behind-the-scenes look at how they’re made.

The legalization measure puts in tight restrictions on what conditions cannabis could be used for, and which doctors can recommend it, in an effort to win over support from conservatives.