Recreational Marijuana

A dispensary in St. Louis County sued over the tax levied by both Florissant and St. Louis County.

After voters legalized recreational cannabis for sale to adults in 2023, the industry generated nearly $1.5 billion in sales and $250 million in sales tax — but it hasn't come without its challenges.

Voters approved the 3% tax in April 2023 with the intent to “address historic inequalities."

Mayor Tishaura Jones plans to sign the bill, which allows dispensaries to stay open until 10 p.m. Currently, those businesses must close at 8 p.m.

The collaborative will bring people with various levels of experience in the cannabis industry together to discuss the potential federal rescheduling of marijuana, Farm Bill revisions and other subjects related to the cannabis market in Missouri.

For the second year in a row, dispensaries across the state experienced IT problems on the industry’s biggest and most important sales day.

The Missouri Division of Cannabis Regulation’s guidance comes two weeks after it revoked nine licenses linked to out-of-state groups.

BeLeaf Medical is arguing the post-harvest employees at its Sinse facility in St. Louis don’t have the right to unionize because they’re considered agricultural workers.

Testimony and evidence presented during this week’s appeal hearing showed state regulators were aware Delta Extraction was using hemp-derived THC long before its products were recalled.

Since recreational weed was legalized in Missouri, thousands of residents say they get a greater high than from the pot they used to buy. It's spurred many consumers to ask: "Has weed gotten stronger?"