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Missouri’s first legal sale of cannabis came in early February 2023. Kansas residents could immediately drive over and buy it legally, but risked arrest and prosecution if they brought their joints or gummies across the state line.
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Since recreational weed was legalized in Missouri, thousands of residents say they get a greater high than from the pot they used to buy. Plus: Patients in Kansas are losing access to basic health care as independently owned pharmacies close.
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Since recreational weed was legalized in Missouri, thousands of residents say they get a greater high than from the pot they used to buy. It's spurred many consumers to ask: "Has weed gotten stronger?"
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At the same time when courts are required to dig through decades of non-digitized records for expungements, they are also involved in a large redacting project to make court records accessible online. Missouri courts have granted more than 103,000 expungements so far.
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Missouri's microbusiness marijuana license program is meant to boost opportunities in the industry for businesses in disadvantaged communities. Three companies — one from Michigan, one from Arizona and one from Missouri — appear connected to 43% of the applications.
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After voters legalized recreational marijuana in November 2022, dispensaries licensed to sell medical products began selling to anyone over the age of 21 in February 2023. The state also rolled out the first round of a new social equity license program, which has posed some hurdles.
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Since Missouri began recreational-use cannabis sales in February, the industry has averaged $117.8 million overall sales per month. Experts expect cannabis sales to increase at the end of the year — and even into Dry January.
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When the 2024 Kansas Legislative session returns to Topeka next month, they are expected to once again debate cannabis. Republican Senate President Ty Masterson says he's against full legalization — even though a large majority of Kansans say they want it.
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While dispensary workers see progress — with stores voting to unionize in Kansas City and St. Louis — marijuana manufacturing employees say they are stuck in a "gray area," unable to unionize because they may be considered agriculture workers.
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Various state and local sales taxes lumped onto your purchase can add upwards of 20% to the cost of recreational marijuana in Missouri — but it's not clear how much is legal under the state's cannabis laws. Now, dispensaries are suing over the stacked taxes.
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One year ago, Missouri voters approved a constitutional amendment that legalized recreational marijuana in the state. Since then, the cannabis industry has grown rapidly, garnering over $1 billion in sales and creating thousands of jobs. Can the industry sustain its growth in a post-legalization world?
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Statewide purchases of marijuana reached $950 million since Missouri began offering recreational sales in February, and the job market continues to grow. The state has also begun awarding microbusiness licenses. But it hasn't been all roses for the weed industry.