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DHSS subcommittee makes recommendations to prevent child fentanyl deaths

A Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) subcommittee released recommendations Wednesday to prevent fentanyl-related deaths in Missouri children.

The Missouri Women, Infants and Children program (WIC) is extending its temporary increase of the cash value benefit for fruits and vegetables through March.

Medical marijuana dispensaries coming to downtown Springfield and Branson this spring

Medical marijuana dispensaries coming to downtown Springfield and Branson this spring Gregory J. Holman, Springfield News-Leader © Gregory Holman/Springfield News-Leader Greenlight Dispensary s Springfield location, one of 16 in Missouri, is shown on April 26, 2021. Its projected opening is expected in a few weeks, said Greenlight CEO John Mueller. Roughly six months after licensed medical marijuana dispensaries started opening in Springfield, one is coming to the eastern edge of downtown. Popular Searches Another location under the same branding will open just south of the Highway 76 strip in Branson, at the corner of Green Mountain and Wildwood drives. That s according to Greenlight Dispensary CEO John Mueller, who spoke to the News-Leader from his office near Kansas City Monday morning.

Medical marijuana: Greenlight Dispensary coming to Springfield, Branson

Mueller said Greenlight s tagline, cannabis with culture, is meant to express closeness with medical marijuana patients. The patients, you know, just don t believe that they should be treated like a criminal, Mueller said. I just don t believe in (situations) where you ve got to got through big glass walls and all kinds of other stuff to serve a normal patient. So I think it s more of a one-on-one connection, and connecting that patient with the person behind the counter. Mueller said the Springfield Greenlight Dispensary had its walk-through inspection with state medical cannabis regulators a couple of weeks ago. It could be open in two to three weeks, he said. 

WEDNESDAY UPDATES: Truman VA vaccinates 10,000th veteran against COVID-19

WEDNESDAY UPDATES: Truman VA vaccinates 10,000th veteran against COVID-19 Jonathan Crews, Laureen’s husband and also a U.S. Army Veteran, was Truman VA’s 10,001 Veteran to be vaccinated. The Truman VA vaccinated their 10,000 veteran Wednesday against COVID-19. Officails say Laureen Crews and her husband Jonathan Crews, also a U.S. Army Veteran, were the 10,000 and 10,001 Veteran to be vaccinated. Since implementing a dedicated COVID vaccine clinic in December 2020, Truman VA has administered almost 20,000 first and second doses of vaccine to eligible Veterans and staff. “Each year we care for almost 40,000 Veterans,” said Patricia Hall, PhD, FACHE, Medical Center Director of Truman VA. “That means as of today, we’ve vaccinated more than 25 percent of the Veterans we care for. Right now, we’re administering more than 2,000 vaccine doses per week. I’m very proud to lead such a dedicated group whose mission is to expedite the vaccination of our Veterans.”

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