The legal distribution of recreational marijuana will begin in less than a week in Missouri.
Legal marijuana sales for everyone 21 and older begins in the state on February 8th, just three months after voters passed an initiative to make such sales possible. The initiative passed 53% to 47%, placing them among 20 other states with legal marijuana.
Most medical marijuana dispensaries started the official conversion process to allow them to sell recreational marijuana on December 8th, which was followed by a 60-day review period by the state. This 60-day period ends on February 8th, hence that being the sale sales will begin
Amendment 3, passed by voters in November, establishes a constitutional amendment removing the state’s prohibitions on purchasing, possessing, consuming, using, delivering, manufacturing and selling marijuana for personal use for adults over 21. The new law imposes a 6% tax on the retail price of marijuana.
The full text of Amendment 3 can be found by clicking here.
