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JEFFERSON CITY â While scores of would-be entrepreneurs sit out, barred from participating in Missouriâs medical marijuana program, a select number of cannabis businesses are racing to cash in on the stateâs newest industry. The Department of Health and Senior Services, as of Friday, had cleared 17 dispensaries to open their doors, as well as 11 cultivators and one manufacturer of cannabis-infused products. Not all of the approved businesses â including the lone manufacturer â have started selling product. Those lucky winners, critics say, are beneficiaries of arbitrary caps on the number of licenses and of a flawed scoring process, which have reduced the availability of medical cannabis and limited competition. ....