/tags/marijuana-legalization Marijuana Legalization en-US Copyright © 2024 �������� Tue, 16 Jan 2024 11:00:00 GMT /economy-business/2024-01-16/sprawling-marijuana-manufacturing-cultivation-facility-opening-soon-in-maryland-heights The entire facility is 130,000 square feet, with the manufacturing portion taking up 55,000 square feet. The rest is under construction to build out the cultivation side — where the plants will grow — with opening anticipated for April. Tue, 16 Jan 2024 11:00:00 GMT /economy-business/2024-01-16/sprawling-marijuana-manufacturing-cultivation-facility-opening-soon-in-maryland-heights Rebecca Rivas /economy-business/2024-01-04/nearly-half-of-missouri-social-equity-marijuana-license-requests-were-from-out-of-state Three companies — one from Michigan, one from Arizona and one from Missouri — appear connected to 43% of the social equity applications in Missouri. Thu, 04 Jan 2024 18:18:30 GMT /economy-business/2024-01-04/nearly-half-of-missouri-social-equity-marijuana-license-requests-were-from-out-of-state Rebecca Rivas /government-politics-issues/2023-09-15/missouri-company-at-center-of-cannabis-recall-used-hemp-instead-of-marijuana-in-products Business owners say they had no idea they were paying marijuana prices for a ‘synthetic’ THC that had been converted from hemp. Fri, 15 Sep 2023 10:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2023-09-15/missouri-company-at-center-of-cannabis-recall-used-hemp-instead-of-marijuana-in-products Rebecca Rivas /government-politics-issues/2023-08-25/can-i-bring-my-weed-into-the-music-festival-at-the-public-park Missouri law prohibits smoking marijuana in public places, unless local governments pass ordinances to permit it. But, what does that mean for Evolution Festival this weekend? Fri, 25 Aug 2023 19:54:51 GMT /government-politics-issues/2023-08-25/can-i-bring-my-weed-into-the-music-festival-at-the-public-park Rebecca Rivas /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2023-06-20/missouri-courts-expunged-thousands-of-cannabis-crimes-but-more-remain More than 40,000 marijuana cases have been expunged, but one advocate said some courts “have made little or no effort.” Tue, 20 Jun 2023 21:14:07 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2023-06-20/missouri-courts-expunged-thousands-of-cannabis-crimes-but-more-remain Danny Wicentowski /government-politics-issues/2023-06-19/missouri-micro-cannabis-license-rules-limit-review-of-jail-data-to-20-years Omitting marijuana incarceration rates from before 2003 limits eligibility in many areas with high Black populations, some advocates say. Mon, 19 Jun 2023 15:24:23 GMT /government-politics-issues/2023-06-19/missouri-micro-cannabis-license-rules-limit-review-of-jail-data-to-20-years Rebecca Rivas /government-politics-issues/2023-06-14/legal-marijuana-puts-drug-sniffing-police-dogs-out-of-work-in-missouri Now that cannabis is legal in Missouri, drug-sniffing police dogs face early retirement if they are attracted to the smell of marijuana. Wed, 14 Jun 2023 19:13:21 GMT /government-politics-issues/2023-06-14/legal-marijuana-puts-drug-sniffing-police-dogs-out-of-work-in-missouri Clayton Vickers /government-politics-issues/2023-06-07/legal-pot-meant-a-second-chance-for-thousands-in-illinois-did-the-state-keep-its-promise Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed the recreational marijuana law nearly four years ago. It contained language that made hundreds of thousands of people eligible to have marijuana-related charges removed from their records. Wed, 07 Jun 2023 10:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2023-06-07/legal-pot-meant-a-second-chance-for-thousands-in-illinois-did-the-state-keep-its-promise Rachel Lippmann /government-politics-issues/2023-06-04/new-rules-stir-fear-black-missourians-will-once-again-lose-out-in-marijuana-licensing Missouri regulators listed ZIP codes that qualify as having historic incarceration rates for marijuana offenses in the new cannabis rules. None are in north St. Louis where about half of the state’s Black population resides. Sun, 04 Jun 2023 13:10:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2023-06-04/new-rules-stir-fear-black-missourians-will-once-again-lose-out-in-marijuana-licensing Rebecca Rivas /2023-05-15/theres-big-money-in-missouri-pot-legal-weed-is-the-states-newest-1b-industry Missouri’s emerging marijuana industry surpasses $1 billion in sales Mon, 15 May 2023 10:00:00 GMT /2023-05-15/theres-big-money-in-missouri-pot-legal-weed-is-the-states-newest-1b-industry Wayne Pratt