Springfield News-Leader
The majority of Missouri s medical marijuana businesses recently have been granted extensions after failing to meet a one-year operating deadline, state authorities told the News-Leader this week.
That means roughly 260 out of 370 licensed marijuana companies won t have to be open for business until as late as September, rather than one year from the time they were licensed as required under state regulations, authorities said. Marijuana program documents provided to the News-Leader in early January and early February show that roughly 20 more cannabis companies have also asked for deadline extensions.
The question of whether a company gets an extension carries high stakes because, under state rules authorized by the constitution, a marijuana venture s license or certification may be revoked if a licensed facility has not passed a commencement inspection within one (1) year.
Edible marijuana products go on sale in Springfield, statewide Gregory J. Holman, Springfield News-Leader
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Missouri s first edible marijuana products will go on sale this week at all of the state s dispensaries currently open for business, the manufacturer told the News-Leader on Tuesday.
In Springfield, that means Old Route 66 Wellness will start carrying edibles on Thursday, co-owner John Lopez announced Tuesday night on YouTube.
Located at Glenstone Avenue and I-44, Old Route 66 is the city s only dispensary approved to operate at this time, two years after Missouri s constitutional amendment on medical marijuana went into effect.