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3rd October 2023
16th August 2023
11th July 2023
US - Missouri: Governor Mike Parson has signed House Bill 202 into law, repealing the Industrial Hemp Regulatory Program. The state had already transferred regulatory authority for hemp cultivation to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) at the beginning of the year.
10th July 2023
16th May 2023
US - Missouri: Both chambers of the General Assembly have passed two bills that would ease cannabis businesses’ banking access. Senate Bills 186 and 63 would both allow any licensed or certified cannabis facility to request a state agency to share their licensing and inspection information with financial institutions. Both are now on Republican governor Mike Parson’s desk.
15th May 2023
23rd March 2023
US - Missouri: House Bill 644, which would erase obsolete provisions allowing hemp extract for the treatment of epilepsy, has passed the House and now moves to the Senate. The law has become obsolete in light of changes to the state’s hemp and cannabis laws.
6th February 2023
23rd January 2023
US - Missouri: The Missouri Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has issued proposed rules on recreational cannabis that will take effect on 3rd February. The DHHS will then begin approving or denying requests by medical cannabis dispensaries to also dispense recreational cannabis, and accepting applications from adults (21+) to cultivate cannabis at home.
18th November 2022
9th November 2022
US - Missouri: Voters passed a ballot initiative to legalise recreational cannabis, amending the state constitution, press reports. The initiative also makes several amendments to the state’s medical cannabis laws. Adults (21+) will be allowed to possess up to 3 oz of dried cannabis and up to six flowering plants, six non-flowering plants, and six clones. Purchase limits must be set later by regulation. A sales tax of 6% will be imposed on recreational cannabis sales.
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