Less than two years after Missouri voters approved a ballot measure to legalize medical marijuana, dispensaries made the stateâs first cannabis sales to patients on Saturday. NâBliss Cannabis opened the doors of two separate St. Louis County locations, in Ellisville and Manchester.
âMissouri patients have always been our north star as we work to implement the stateâs medical marijuana program,â Dr. Randall Williams, director of the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, said in a press release. âWe greatly appreciate how hard everyone has worked so that patients can begin accessing a safe and well-regulated program.â
Officials have touted the speed with which they have gotten the voter-approved cannabis program off the ground, saying it is âone of the fastest implementations of a medical marijuana program in the United States.â âA tremendous amount of work has occurred by the licensed facilities and our team to get us to this point, and we continue to hear from more facilities that they are ready or almost ready for their commencement inspection,â Lyndall Fraker, director of the Section for Medical Marijuana Regulation, said in a press release. âWe look forward to seeing these facilities open their doors to serve patients and caregivers.â
The impending launch of sales on Saturday was first announced by the Missouri Medical Cannabis Trade Association on Friday and reported by The Springfield News-Leader.
The state, which has so far licensed 192 dispensaries and expects most of them to open their doors by the end of the year, posted an interactive map that tracks the status of approved medical marijuana businesses. For months, regulators have been caught up in lawsuits and appeals challenging their licensing decisions, with revenues that would otherwise go to supporting veteran services instead being allocated to covering legal costs. Missouri isnât the only state to see medical cannabis sales launch this weekend. Virginiaâs first medical marijuana dispensary also held its grand opening on Saturday. Meanwhile, recreational sales of marijuana rolled out in Maine last weekâfour years after voters there approved a legalization ballot measure.
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