The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services announced the timeline on which the next round of cannabis microbusiness licenses will be issued.
Officials in the department said they will accept applications from April 15 through April 29 and that licenses are expected to be issued in July, based on a lottery drawing set to take place in the previous month.
Microbusinesses are different than dispensaries, in that they are under a growth limit of 250 flowering plants. They are also allowed to manufacture, package, and transport products.
The first round of microbusiness facility licenses was issued in October. "Microbusinesses are marijuana facility licenses that are only issued to eligible entities and individuals and are designed to allow marginalized or under-represented individuals to participate in the legal marijuana market," officials stated in a press release.
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