State asks Missouri Supreme Court to block award of 13 marijuana licenses

By: Rebecca Rivas

Outlets: Missouri Independent

Published: September 23, 2026

Words: 922

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago

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The Missouri Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday challenging an appeals court’s decision in March directing the state to award cannabis company Hippos LLC 13 facility licenses after finding the 2019 application scoring process was inconsistent.

It’s been five years since the Missouri Administrative Hearing Commission denied Hippos’ appeal over its applications for marijuana facility licenses, after the company argued identical applications received different scores from the same grader.

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