Yahoo Movies Weed sales have begun in Missouri. Here are Kansas City dispensaries where you can buy
Recreational weed sales have officially begun in the state of Missouri.
To the surprise of many dispensary owners and customers alike, Missouri will allow the first dispensaries to begin selling marijuana for recreational use on Friday.
That means adults 21 years and older will be able to purchase recreational weed throughout the state over the weekend.
Monday, Feb. 6 had previously been identified as the day recreational sales would begin, but the state announced Thursday that many dispensaries will be granted their licenses earlier — as soon as Friday morning.
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services confirmed on Friday morning that it has approved recreational licenses for 207 dispensaries across the state, including dozens around Kansas City.
All dispensaries that are licensed to sell medical marijuana in Missouri will have their license to sell to recreational users by Monday at the latest.
“Anybody can come in and buy,” said Chris McHugh of Vertical Cannabis in St. Joseph. “You don’t even have to be a resident as long as you’re 21 years or older. All you need is your ID, and your shopping experience would be kind of like any other place like a beer and wine store.”
The products you’ll be able to buy as a recreational user aren’t any different from the products you can buy as a medical user, according to McHugh. There aren’t separate ‘medical’ or ‘recreational’ weed products.
The taxes you pay will depend on what credentials you bring with you to the dispensary — medical users will need to bring their medical card and ID, and recreational users will only need to bring an ID to show they’re at least 21 years old.
Marijuana has an added state tax of 4% for medical users, and 6% for recreational users, on top of normal state and local sales taxes.
Editor’s note: This list includes all of the Kansas City area dispensaries that Missouri DHSS included in its release Friday morning, as well as any that Star reporters confirmed. More dispensaries could have received their adult use licenses that we haven’t been able to confirm yet, and all others will receive their adult use licenses by Monday, Feb. 6.
WHERE ARE THE DISPENSARIES AROUND KANSAS CITY?
3rd Street Dispensary, one location:
BesaMe Wellness, five locations:
Bloc Dispensary, one location:
Elevate MO, three locations:
The Forest Kansas City, one location:
Fresh Green, two locations:
Fresh Karma Dispensaries, two locations:
From the Earth, five locations:
The Forest Dispensary, one location:
Greenlight, two locations:
Green Releaf Marijuana Dispensary, two locations:
HomeState Dispensary, one location:
Kansas City Cannabis Company, three locations:
Local Cannabis Company, one location:
Missouri Cannabis Clinic, two locations:
Nature Med Dispensary, three locations:
Proper Cannabis, one location:
ReLeaf Resources, one location:
The Source Cannabis, one location:
Stairway Cannabis, one location:
Terrabis, one location:
Vertical, one location:
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Editor’s note: This story had initially listed Feel State on Wabash Avenue. That dispensary has recently changed its name to Proper Cannabis.
