Missouri Division of Cannabis Regulation

Missouri's marijuana microbusiness license application period opens July 13-27, with 77 licenses to be awarded via lottery by September 9. The program, established by a 2022 constitutional amendment, aims to support marginalized individuals through requirements like compliance training and majority ownership verification under new May 2024 rules.

Missouri cannabis regulators are preparing a final lottery for 77 microbusiness marijuana licenses with new rules targeting predatory ownership deals. The rules, effective May 2024, require applicants to take compliance courses and undergo pre-approval reviews to ensure licenses are majority owned and operated by marginalized individuals, as intended by the 2022 constitutional amendment legalizing recreational marijuana.