Missouri's microbusiness license program was described as a way to help victims of the War on Drugs get a toehold in the burgeoning cannabis industry but regulators say predatory practices have ...

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Racks of cannabis plants sit ready to harvested in a cultivation facility in Kansas City, Missouri. Missouri's microbusiness program was sold as a way to help victims of the War on Drugs get a toehold ...

As the Missouri marijuana industry rakes in millions from recreational weed, state regulators have slowly started to roll out a program intended to help small and minority-owned businesses break into ...

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Marijuana flower buds are one of the most popular sales items across stores in Missouri. When Missourians voted to legalize recreational marijuana in 2022, they also approved the creation of a ...

Missourians voted to legalize recreational, adult-use marijuana in November. That constitutional amendment also established a framework for marijuana "microbusinesses" — business licenses intended to ...

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