Recreational marijuana is here! Yep, after decades of advocacy, numerous proposed bills, and a little more than four years of medical marijuana, Missouri officially became the 21st state to legalize adult-use marijuana with the passing of Amendment 3 during the November 2022 election cycle. The new law now makes it A-OK for adults over the age of 21 to purchase (limited amounts of) marijuana from licensed dispensaries and also increases the purchasing limits for medical marijuana patients.

Starting on December 8, the MO Department for Health and Senior Service (DHSS) began accepting requests from existing medical dispensaries to begin recreational sales and has 60 days to approve these requests. That means as early as the beginning of February, adult recreational marijuana will be available.

All around – it’s a good time for marijuana in Missouri! But it did take some time to get here.

What’s next for the Show-Me State patients and adult users? Check out our article in the Riverfront Times for more!