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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.

State regulators believe many designated contacts have kept the actual eligible applicants in the dark about business and license dealings

Of the 96 microbusiness licenses issued by the state through a lottery since the program’s inception last year, cannabis consultant David Brodsky is connected to seven. They are all under investigation or facing revocation

The circuit clerk’s office is responsible for determining which cases are eligible for expungement. Circuit Clerk Sherry Terrell said employees are working overtime, sometimes on weeknights and Saturdays, to clear eligible records while performing the office’s other responsibilities during a normal workday.

A circuit court in May ruled that both a county and a local municipality can impose a 3% sales tax at dispensaries in their jurisdictions

BeLeaf Medical is arguing the post-harvest employees at its Sinse facility in St. Louis don’t have the right to unionize because they’re considered agricultural workers

At the press conference announcing the task force, Governor Mike Parson left the door open for legislative efforts to regulate the hemp industry.

Decades of hemp being illegal to grow has left farmers in Missouri without the infrastructure to grow their business.