Missouri

While a large part of Missouri Gov. Mike Parson's (R) ban on intoxicating hemp products may be on pause, plans are underway to kick it back up next summer, according to a preliminary budget request by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. The department has asked for $877,000 to

The court debate Tuesday over how Missouri marijuana products get taxed statewide sounded similar to a grammar class on conjunctions and comma placement. The constitutional amendment voters approved in 2022 legalizing recreational marijuana allowed local governments to impose additional sales tax on

Last month, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services announced that their enforcement of Gov. Mike Parson's executive order on hemp products will focus on the misbranded THC products that pose a danger to children. At St. Louis Children's Hospital, we thank the governor for his

Contract tied to six revoked microbusiness licenses aimed to give investor full ownership of the business, while Black disabled veteran applied for the license Destiny Brown thought she had been recruited last year to own and operate a small-scale Missouri cannabis dispensary — and get paid $200,000

Missouri Cracks Down on Cannabis Products Packaged Like Candy. Marijuana Skittles? The Missouri government says some cannabis products are getting into kids' hands because they look like candy, and the Attorney General is promising to get them off retailers' shelves. Missouri leaders are stepping up

Missouri Cannabis Companies Face Delays Under New Plain Packaging Rules. Under Missouri's new rules that require plain packaging for marijuana products, items must be individually approved by the state. Licensees were up against a Sept. 1 deadline, and not all got the green light, meaning some

After the Missouri Secretary of State rejected his emergency rule, Missouri Gov. Mike Parson announced new efforts on Tuesday to further regulate the hemp industry. The Department of Health and Senior Services started enforcing Parson’s new regulations this month. Now, Parson and Missouri Attorney

Missouri's New Cannabis Packaging Rules Aim to Protect Children, Deadline for Compliance Approaches. Under Missouri's new cannabis regulations, labels and packages for marijuana-related products must have limited colors and can't appeal to children or resemble candy. (Photo by Rebecca Rivas/The

Governor Parson Condemns Secretary Ashcroft for Blocking Emergency Cannabis Safety Rules. Governor Mike Parson has expressed strong disapproval of Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft’s refusal to sign off on the emergency rulemaking process associated with Executive Order 24-10. The executive order

Missouri Cannabis Recalls Double in Scope, Affecting Over 135,000 Products Statewide. State regulators issued two cannabis recall notices last week involving 135,000 marijuana products — more than double Missouri’s first massive cannabis product recall exactly one year ago. “I’ve never seen recalls

Missouri Faces Another Major Cannabis Product Recall, Affecting Thousands of Products and Dispensaries. Just one year since the first cannabis product recall hit the adult-use market in Missouri, another round of recalls have been issued. This time a Springfield-based producer is at the heart of the

Hemp industry leaders call Missouri governor’s order banning THC products an ‘overreach’. Missouri Gov. Mike Parson holds up an example of a legal package of Life Savers Gummies, left, and a slightly smaller package of hemp-derived gummies, right, at the Capitol in Jefferson City on Thursday, Aug. 1