Missouri prepares for final marijuana microbusiness lottery under tougher rules

By: Rebecca Rivas

Outlets: Missouri Independent

Published: August 20, 2026

Words: 1,137

Last Updated: 2 months ago

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Missouri received nearly 900 applications for its final round of marijuana microbusiness licenses, with the Missouri Lottery scheduled to draw applicants on Sept. 9 for 77 available licenses.

But unlike the entrepreneurs selected in the program’s first two rounds, this year’s applicants will enter a system reshaped by two years of growing pains and dozens of license revocations.

Jimi Poe, owner of 816 Dispensary in Platte City, was among the first microbusiness licensees …

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