As of November 7, 2018 Amendment 2 has passed in Missouri, legalizing growing, manufacturing, selling and consuming marijuana and marijuana products for medicinal use at the state level. In January 2020, Missouri’s Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) awarded the first 192 dispensary licenses in the state.
The Department of Health and Senior Services is tasked with implementing the provisions of Article XIV. This includes but is not limited to:
See our FAQ’s about Missouri Medical Marijuana
Please note; while we aim to keep these pages fully up to date with the latest information, cannabis laws are always changing. We encourage you to verify these rules and regulations in the official legal text, which can be found here.
Caregivers grow and process cannabis on behalf of patients. They cannot charge for cannabis, only recoup the costs of goods.
Current Estimated Patient Counts: TBD
In order to obtain a medical marijuana card in Missouri you must submit the Patient/Caregiver Application Registration through the online registry system. Below is a list of useful resources for obtaining your medical marijuana card as well as a list of qualifying medical conditions per Article XIV.
Physician Certification Form (Standard)
Physician Certification Form (Alternative Amount)
Cultivators (also commonly referred to as Producers or Growers) – Cultivators are responsible for growing cannabis. Mature plants are harvested and transferred to a manufacturing facility or dispensary.
The current number of cultivation licenses allowed in Missouri has been capped at 60.
Most states require an extensive seed-to-sale cannabis tracking system to monitor cultivation efforts and inventory. Our cultivation seed-to-sale-tracking solution provides comprehensive data tracking with an emphasis on compliance. Customized to meet the unique regulatory frameworks in each state, BioTrack also features an all-in-one business tool to help you operate every aspect of the cultivation business by itself, or as part of the vertically-integrated cannabis business.
For more information on Marijuana Cultivation in Missouri check out our FAQs
Product Manufactures take harvested cannabis from Cultivators and create derivative extracts for edibles, concentrates, topicals, and prepacks. Finished products are transported to Retail Marijuana Stores.
The current number of manufacturing facility licenses is limited to 86.
Most states require an extensive seed-to-sale cannabis tracking system to monitor processing and manufacturing efforts, which is especially important in this part of the supply chain due to conversions into multiple byproducts and higher amounts of waste. Our processing seed-to-sale-tracking solution provides comprehensive conversion tracking focused on compliant data points. Customized to meet the unique regulatory frameworks in each state, BioTrack also features an all-in-one business tool to help you operate every aspect of the cultivation business by itself, or as part of the vertically-integrated cannabis business.
For more information check out our FAQs.
Laboratories test cannabis for concentration and contaminants. Prior to entering the consumer market, all regulated cannabis is required to undergo quality assurance testing.
The number of medical cannabis testing facility certifications in Missouri will intitially be limited to 10.
Retail Marijuana stores sell legal cannabis, and cannabis products, to registered patients and caregivers in compliance with local regulations.
The number of medical marijuana dispensary facility licenses in Missouri will initially be limited to 192.
Most states require dispensaries to track and trace all of their cannabis-related products for regulatory and compliance reporting requirements. Our Dispensary Point of Sale and inventory management system provides comprehensive seed-to-sale cannabis tracking with a focus on compliant data points. If your state requires seed-to-sale systems to stay compliant, BioTrack has you covered. Our system is customized to meet the unique regulatory frameworks in each and every state.
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Qualifying patients may only purchase, or have purchased on their behalf by their primary caregivers, four (4) ounces of dried, unprocessed marijuana per qualifying patient, or its equivalent, in a thirty-day period.
Qualifying medical conditions as diagnosed by a physician includes the condition of, symptoms related to, or side-effects from the treatment of:
Yes, however you must first obtain a patient cultivation card which is an additional $100 fee.
Then each patient can grow up to six flowering plants, six nonflowering plants (over fourteen inches tall), and six clones (plants under fourteen inches tall) at any given in time a single, enclosed locked facility.
Yes, dispensaries are required to charge a tax set by the state on all medical marijuana sold in Missouri.
Yes, BioTrack has been awarded one of the first 6 medical cannabis “seed-to-sale” licenses to operate in Missouri.
Yes, BioTrack is a full vertical software that can be utilized to improve operations in grows, manufacturing facilities, and dispensaries.
Yes, BioTrack is a full vertical software that can be utilized to improve operations in grows, manufacturing facilities, and dispensaries.
Yes, BioTrack is a full vertical software that can be utilized to improve operations in grows, manufacturing facilities, and dispensaries.
Yes, BioTrack will directly integrate with the Metrc system to help ensure accuracy and timeliness of reporting the required Metrc data points.
Metrc is simply a reporting tool used by the state to track plants for quality and safety and to prevent diversion to the black market. Without BioTrack reporting to the Metrc system is time consuming and prone to errors.
BioTrack provides you with an easy inegration to the Metrc system, but more importantly with the tools you need to run a successful and efficient business.
Indoor facility utilizing artificial lighting – 30,000 sq ft of flowering plant canopy space
Outdoor facility utilizing natural lighting – no more than 2,800 flowering plants
Greenhouse utilizing both natural and aritficial lighting – can choose when licensed between either no more than 2,800 flowering plants or 30,000 sq ft of flowering plant canopy space
Facilities must keep records, by month and by batch, of all pesticides, herbicides, fertilizers, and other agricultural chemicals applied to marijuana plants and growing medium during production and processing at its facility for at least five (5) years.
All records must be kept for a period of no less than 5 years.
Here is an overview of the rules and regulations that can be addressed using seed to sale cannabis tracking software. For the full set of rules and regulations, please click here.
(1) Access to Seed-to-Sale Tracking System Certifications.
(A) The department will not limit the number of certifications available for seed-to-sale tracking system entities.
(B) The department will begin accepting applications for review on August 3, 2019. All complete applications received by the department that are submitted on or after that date will be approved or denied within one hundred fifty (150) days of that application’s submission. An application will be considered complete if it includes all information required for applications by this rule. The department will notify an applicant if an application is incomplete and will specify in that notification what information is missing. Applicants will be given seven (7) days to provide missing information. Failure to provide missing information may result in denial of the application.
(C) The department shall charge an application fee for a seed-to-sale certification and also an annual fee once a certification is granted. The first annual fee will be due thirty (30) days after a certification is issued and shall be due annually on that same date as long as the certification remains valid. The department shall publish the current fees, including any adjustments, on its website at http://medicalmarijuana.mo.gov. The amount of fees due will be the amount that is effective as of the due date for the fee.
(2) Application Requirements. All applications for seed-to-sale tracking system certifications shall include at least the following information:
(A) Name and address of the applicant;
(B) Legal name of the entity, including any fictitious business names, and a certificate of good standing from the Missouri Office of the Secretary of State;
(C) An attestation by an owner or principle of the entity that the seed-to-sale tracking system can and will comply with this rule; and
(D) All applicable fees or proof that all applicable fees have already been paid.
(3) Seed-to-Sale Tracking System Requirements. All seed-to-sale tracking systems used by cultivation, manufacturing, dispensary, testing, and transportation facilities shall be capable of—
(A) Interfacing with the statewide track and trace system such that a licensed or certificated facility may enter and access information in the statewide track and trace system as required for inventory control and tracking by 19 CSR 30-95.040(4)(G) and for purchase limitations by 19 CSR 30-95.080(2)(C);
(B) Providing the department with access to all information stored in the system’s database;
(C) Maintaining the confidentiality of all patient data and records accessed or stored by the system such that all persons or entities other than the department may only access the information in the system that they are authorized by law to access; and
(D) Producing analytical reports to the department regarding— 1. Total quantity of daily, monthly, and yearly sales at the facility per product type; 2. Average prices of daily, monthly, and yearly sales at the facility per product type; and 3. Total inventory or sales record adjustments at the facility.
(4) Seed-to-Sale Tracking System Prohibitions.
(A) No certified seed-to-sale tracking system entities may begin operations before signing the department’s Medical Marijuana Application Programming Interface User Agreement.
(B) No seed-to-sale tracking system entity may sell seed-to-sale tracking services or services related to compliance with seed-to-sale tracking regulations to a licensed or certified facility if it is owned by or affiliated with an entity that holds a contract with the state of Missouri for any product or service related to the department’s medical marijuana program.
(5) Failure to comply with this rule and failure to abide by the department’s Medical Marijuana Application Programming Interface User Agreement may result in revocation of certification.
Please note that this page is meant to serve as a resource and not an official set of requirements. For the official rules and regulations, please click here.
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