Cody Boston, Producer
The legalization of medical marijuana in Missouri has resulted in $30 million in sales in June 2022 alone. As an upcoming ballot measure seeks to legalize recreational use, Flatland looks at who currently benefits most from this emerging industry and whether those affected most by damaging policies of the war on drugs are getting a fair cut.
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Legal Missouri 2022
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Minorities for Medical Marijuana
Kansas Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly wants to use billions in surplus cash to cut taxes. But Republican leaders appear reluctant to go along in an election year.
Cannabis activists have filed initiative petitions seeking to amend Missouri’s constitution to allow “adult use of cannabis.”
Twice last year a federal grand jury demanded the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services turn over records pertaining to the medical marijuana program.
What questions do you have about legalizing recreational marijuana in Missouri? Flatland's curiousKC team will find the answers.
Manufacturers are finding new ways to make sustainable products using hemp fiber.
Growing industrial hemp has proven riskier and more difficult than many farmers in Kansas and Missouri initially expected.
Missouri’s marijuana industry could soon open wide if voters approve a proposed amendment on the November ballot. But new entrants would face challenges.
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