Legislative Focus on Marijuana in 2020

Posted on May 20, 2020May 20, 2020 by GSTL-NORML

The Missouri General Assembly 2020 session ended on May 15, 2020. Never before in recent history has Marijuana taken center stage in the legislative process with several related bills put forth this year. While Missouri is in the final stages of rolling out our new medical marijuana program amidst a continuing license scoring controversy, state legislators could not resolve the Department of Health and Senior Services' (DHSS) flawed licensing process by removing license caps. Instead, le...

Nevada’s Green Rush Leaves Missouri in the Dust

Posted on May 31, 2017 by GSTL-NORML

Nevad's early start adult-use cannabis program starts mid-2017.

Missouri cannabis activists will be watching from the sidelines again as another state scrambles to hire hundreds of cannabis industry workers and braces for tens of millions of retail cannabis sales to adults starting this summer. Nevada state officials couldn't wait until January 1, 2018 to start their voter-approved adult-use cannabis market. The state's tax officials approved temporary regulations at the end of May for retail cannabis sales mid-2017. Now the rush is on to get ready for re...