Medical cannabis entrepreneurs are eyeing Callaway County for their next venture.
Five growers and five dispensaries hoping to set up shop within Callaway County applied for licenses with the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services before the Aug. 17 deadline. The evaluation period for the licenses comes to an end Saturday, and the DHSS must approve or deny applications by Dec. 31.
Fulton City Clerk Courtney Crowson noted she hasn't yet received any business license applications for medical cannabis facilities.
"While we have had a few phone calls and individuals state they have submitted applications to the state for a license, I believe we will have a more-concrete idea once the state announces who will actually be receiving licenses," she said.
Following the passage of Amendment 2 in 2018, the DHSS planned to award a total of 348 licenses to hopeful operators of cultivation facilities, dispensaries, manufacturers and testing labs. They received a total of 2,163 deadlines, including 554 applications for the 60 available cultivation facility licenses and 1,163 applications for 192 dispensary licenses.
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