Applications pour in for new medical marijuana facilities in Missouri

Missouri has received 2,267 applications for medical marijuana facilities and businesses, which means the new statewide industry may soon be coming to South County and Jefferson County.

The state brought in over $13 million in application fees and received 2,163 requests from prospective marijuana business owners during the Aug. 3 to Aug. 19 application window.

Across the entire state, potential marijuana business owners submitted 1,163 applications for dispensary facilities, along with 554 for cultivation sites, 415 for infused product manufacturing, 17 for testing facilities and 14 for transportation facilities.

With applications continuing to come in for transporters and seed-to-sale, plus an additional 109 facility applications that received a deadline waiver due to technological problems when applicants tried to submit their applications, the state has a total of 2,267 marijuana-related business and facility applications, Department of Health and Senior Services Communications Director Lisa Cox said in an email.

The state received 330 applications to operate in St. Louis County, including both unincorporated and incorporated areas, with 36 applications for South County. Jefferson County received 46 applications, and St. Louis city received 173.

Of the 330 requests to operate in St. Louis County, one was for a transporter, three were for testing facilities, 59 were for infused product manufacturing facilities, 61 were for cultivation facilities and 206 were for dispensaries. [Read more at Call Newspapers]