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The decision lands weeks after a scathing audit of Missouri’s cannabis agency and may unsettle other licensing appeals built on the same scoring system

Missouri lawmakers could soon make intoxicating hemp products illegal.

The Missouri Division of Cannabis Regulation published a draft of a proposed amendment to allow curbside pickup at dispensaries on Tuesday and is asking for public feedback until Oct. 28.

Missouri’s marijuana trade association urged council members to allow state lawmakers to address the issue.

The Missouri Division of Cannabis Regulation released the draft of cannabis rules that would give it more authority to keep non-compliant owners from obtaining other licenses

The move comes amid a mishmash of regulation at the state and federal levels.

The effort may face fierce resistance from the marijuana industry, which accused hemp leaders of trying to roll back cannabis legalization amendments ‘all in hopes that politicians will eventually replace it with something down the road’

The majority were revoked for failing to show the licenses would be majority owned and operated by eligible individuals.

The legislation allows drinks but prohibits the sale of intoxicating hemp edibles outside of marijuana dispensaries

The bill aims to bring hemp drugs into the regulatory fold by subjecting them to the same rules as marijuana.