Rebecca Rivas | Missouri Independent

The state has worked to purge the social-equity program of alleged ‘predatory’ practices. Contracts at the heart of 22 revoked licenses were written by an attorney who represents the state’s cannabis trade group and had a hand in the drafting of the marijuana legalization amendment that created the program.

Retailers in other states have offered steep discounts that threaten market stability, analysts explained at the MJ Unpacked cannabis conference in St. Louis.

The effort may face fierce resistance from the marijuana industry, which accused hemp leaders of trying to roll back cannabis legalization amendments ‘all in hopes that politicians will eventually replace it with something down the road.'

Starting July 1, state employees will arrive unannounced at dispensaries and collect about 50 products a month off the shelves for further testing.

Two years ago, Missouri regulators suspended Delta Extraction’s license after finding the company’s THC concentrate was made with out-state cannabis.

MoCann Trade urges state regulators to adopt a rule that would allow microbusiness licensees to sell license sooner, not have exclusive operational control of business.

More than 1,000 industry leaders gathered at the MJ Unpacked Conference in St. Louis to address issues facing the cannabis market.

The state health department will focus on edibles or drinks that mimic candy or regular food, giving up the push to ban all products made with hemp-derived THC.

The commander of the VFW post condemned the ‘raid’ that took place on 9/11, though the state said it was responding to a complaint.