In the week since Missouri voters approved legalizing recreational marijuana use, nearly all of the state’s dispensaries, manufacturers, and growers have applied to update their licenses. When medicinal Marijuana was legalized in Missouri in 2018, the companies that wished to serve this market applied for licenses.
Owners have waited four years before applying to upgrade their medicinal marijuana licenses to more extensive comprehensive permits. Businesses in Missouri can sell to both medical and recreational customers with a full license. Businesses seeking marijuana sales licenses have kept the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services busy during the past week.
Eight days after medical marijuana was legalized in Missouri, the state’s Department of Revenue reports that 318 of the state’s 322 approved facilities have applied for complete licenses. Even though applications were submitted, no full licenses have been awarded as of yet. It will take the state 60 days to decide on the application.
A government representative has stated that their current priority is completing the necessary regulations so that dispensaries can begin selling Marijuana to recreational users. No later than February 6, 2023, the rules must be finalized. The health department has stated that it will not issue any all-encompassing licenses until the final regulations are in place.
After that time, anyone over the age of 21 can legally buy Marijuana for recreational use by presenting a valid government-issued ID at a dispensary. Legalization has already made it possible for adults without a medical marijuana license to possess up to 3 ounces of the drug.
