The Missouri House Special Committee on Government Oversight is investigating the state’s handling of medical cannabis industry licensing and is seeking records from Gov. Mike Parson’s (R) deputy chief of staff, chief operating officer, and Steve Tilley, a longtime lobbyist and advisor to the governor, the Kansas City Star reports.
The investigation follows public testimony by members of the administration and cannabis regulators earlier this year, along with a whistleblower complaint from a purported Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) employee. The complaint accuses department officials of lying during that public testimony and questions the salaries and qualifications of those running the program.
The investigation is focused on reports of irregularities in how the license applications were scored – that Wise Heath Solutions, the private company hired to score them, may have tainted the process – and conflicts of interest within DHSS, the report says. Wise Health is a joint venture of Nevada-based Veracious Investigative & Compliance Solutions and Oaksterdam University.
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