recreational marijuana

“As best I can tell, you denied this emergency rulemaking because you believe hurt feelings are more important than protecting children,” Gov. Mike Parson wrote in a letter to Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft.

The drug is currently legal in Missouri for adults 21 and older. But the federal prohibition makes it difficult for businesses in the state to get access to bank loans. U.S. Senate candidate Lucas Kunce said he supports changing that.

More than 135,000 marijuana products were recalled last week, including vapes, edibles and pre-rolled joints. The state says no adverse reactions have been reported yet.

Gov. Mike Parson signed an executive order this month banning intoxicating hemp products and threatening penalties to any establishment with a Missouri liquor license or that sells food products for selling them. Details of how it will be enforced are still being written.

Although the state of Missouri controls licenses for marijuana producers and dispensaries, it does not regulate cannabis lounges and consumption venues — leaving it up to cities and counties to decide for themselves.

Under the 2022 constitutional amendment that legalized marijuana, Missouri courts were required to review and expunge previous misdemeanors by last June and felonies by last December. Those deadlines came and went, and many counties are still months or more away from completing the task.

The collaborative will bring people with various levels of experience in the cannabis industry together to discuss the potential federal rescheduling of marijuana, Farm Bill revisions and other subjects related to the cannabis market in Missouri.

Delta-8 THC products — including a large variety of drinks that are popular at bars and available at gas stations throughout the state — can be sold in Missouri stores because they are made from hemp, which is federally legal.

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.

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.

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?"

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.