Missourians Can Soon Buy Recreational Marijuana
February 3, 2023 5:50AM CST
FILE – Marijuana plants for the adult recreational market are are seen in a greenhouse at Hepworth Farms in Milton, N.Y., Friday, July 15, 2022. Missouri voters are set to be the first in the nation to sign off on automatically forgiving past marijuana crimes if they approve a constitutional amendment to legalize recreational pot in November 2022. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)
(MISSOURINET) – Following voter approval of Amendment 3, Missourians have been gearing up for when recreational marijuana can be legally purchased. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services says that they will begin approving facility requests for comprehensive operations starting today (Friday) as emergency rules go into effect, meaning you could legally buy cannabis as early as today. Jason Nelson, CEO of Swade Cannabis in St. Louis discusses what Missouri can expect…
It is now legal for adults over the age of 21 to have up to three ounces of cannabis. The tax rate for adult-use marijuana sales will be 6-percent, with local governments being able to add a three-percent sales tax.
