Medical Marijuana Dispensaries in Missouri

Does Missouri Have Marijuana Dispensaries?

Missouri’s Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) awarded 192 dispensary licenses in January and was right on schedule to see the first of them open late this spring — and then COVID-19 happened. Created in 2018 after the passage of Amendment 2, the Medical Marijuana Program was nearly across the finish line until the final stretch turned into quicksand amidst the global pandemic.

Critical last steps like securing investments, completing retail space construction, finalizing staffing plans, and stocking store shelves with Missouri-grown cannabis have all seen buffering time added. All this has been to the dismay of many ambitious dispensary owners who hoped to have their doors open by 4/20; however, the coronavirus has not derailed the program itself, merely added another layer of logistical complexities to parse.

Can I Still Apply for a Medical Marijuana Dispensary License?

The license application process to obtain a medical marijuana dispensary license in Missouri has closed

No. The application process for medical marijuana businesses took place from June – August of 2019, and the initial licenses have been awarded. In the event that those awarded licenses are unable to complete their operational buildout, the license will then be awarded to the next highest-scoring application in that congressional district.

When Will Dispensaries Open in Missouri?

For those of you hoping I would say you’d be able to walk into a dispensary next week and stock your mason jars with their first hoard of Missouri’s legal weed, this news will come as a major buzzkill.

At this time, no medical marijuana business has passed commencement inspection from DHSS, meaning, not only are no dispensaries open, but legal cultivators don’t even have seeds or clones in the ground. Nonetheless, significant progress has been made by a few licensed cultivators, and it wouldn’t come as much of a surprise if the first announcements of facilities passing commencement inspections began to trickle in early this month.

Considering that even the quickest grow periods hover around 3 months, it is foreseeable that Missouri’s first operational medical marijuana cultivators could have the first round harvested, processed, and ready for packaging and sale to patients as early as September.

For patients who received their medical marijuana cards last June, there will certainly be a justifiable sense of having wasted $25 as the patient cards are only valid for a year before requiring renewal. Although they are protected from arrest and prosecution for possession, , there is not yet an avenue for patients to purchase medical marijuana products in Missouri nearly a full year since DHSS began issuing patient identification cards.

What Kind of Medical Marijuana Products Will I Be Able to Purchase in Missouri?

Under Missouri law, licensed dispensary facilities are able sell a wide array of medical marijuana products, including traditional flower, pre-rolled joints, edibles, topicals, tinctures, and concentrates. Dispensaries are also able to sell pipes, rolling papers, bongs, lighters, and other cannabis paraphernalia.

Flower – When we refer to weed flower, this is the dried, smokeable portion of cannabis, sometimes referred to as “bud” and is most commonly sold in measurements of eighths (1/8th) of the ounce. The three primary categories your chosen flower will fall into are Indica, Sativa, and Hybrid; you commonly find stoners in disagreement on which weed varietal they prefer Traditional methods of administration include joints, blunts, pipes, and bongs after crushing the flower with a sturdy grinder, though more experienced cannabis enthusiasts may prefer to grind with their fingers (a.k.a. God’s grinders).

Pre-rolls – Rolling a joint is an art form that usually requires significant effort and dedication to achieve that masterful look and smokeability. For this reason, it is common for dispensaries to make pre-rolled joints available for sale, which can be a preferred method for certain patients.

Edibles – The sky is the limit with the possibilities of edible marijuana confections. Some frequently sold edibles in out-of-state dispensaries include brownies, chocolate bars, gummy candies, and drink packets. Because the demand for edibles takes up a significant share of the market for marijuana and marijuana products, you can likely expect to find cannabis edibles of a wide variety available at most dispensaries.

Concentrates – Concentrates are just that: concentrated extracts of marijuana that takes a variety of shimmery, sticky appearances. Various forms of concentrates include shatter, budder, sauce, and diamonds and are administered through vaporization and inhalation through either a rig or a vaporizer. Concentrates arouse intense effects, typically more powerful than traditional flower, and is a preferred method of consumption for some patients as there is significantly less irritation. Also, vaporizing concentrates still produces a distinct aroma, but it is significantly less pungent than smoking bud. Because it has the potential of being a more discreet way of medicating, along with its other benefits, concentrates are championed by a large sect of cannabis enthusiasts.

Tinctures – Tinctures are also a splendid way to discreetly consume medical marijuana, as it takes the form of a carrier liquid, such as oil, that is dropped underneath the tongue through an eyedropper. It involves no smell whatsoever and makes it quite simple to administer a consistent dose of medical marijuana.

Topicals – If the previous selections weren’t enough, you can also apply certain cannabis products directly to your skin. Various skin care products infused with relatively lower dosages of THC than other methods include lotions, oils, body butters, and creams. These tend to be a preferred method of administration for patients experiencing chronic pain in the form of arthritis or healing mild burns of skin inflammation. These are also preferred by patients who do not prefer powerful psychoactive effects.

Where Will Missouri Marijuana Dispensaries Be Located

You will be able to buy legal weed and medical cannabis products at medical marijuana dispensaries all across Missouri. Find out where.

In January, as directed by Amendment 2 (Now Article XIV of the Missouri Constitution), DHSS awarded 192 medical marijuana dispensary licenses, distributed evenly at 24 dispensaries for each of Missouri’s eight congressional districts. Not surprisingly, there is a noticeable clustering of licensed dispensaries located in the metropolitan areas of Saint Louis, Kansas City, Springfield, and Columbia.

Interactive Map of Licensed Dispensaries

A Complete List of Licensed MO Dispensaries

Licensed Central Missouri Dispensaries:

Missouri Health & Wellness — 1404 Missouri Blvd., Jefferson City
Nirvana Bliss III — 310 S. Platte Clay Way, House Springs
Shangri-La Jefferson — 1417 Missouri Blvd., Jefferson City
MOAZ Industries — 24 Putt N. Bay Drive, Sunrise Beach
Heya Eldon Retail — 1812 Highway 54, Eldon
Holistic Missouri — 19 Highway 5, Sunrise Beach
Blue Arrow Holdings — 12077 N. State Highway 5, Sunrise Beach
Missouri Health & Wellness — 1801 S. Limit Ave., Sedalia
BMD Warrensburg — 219 W. Young Ave., Warrensburg
Mo Med Moberly — 106 N. Clark St., Moberly
GRD Mexico — 3848 S. Clark St., Mexico
GRD Columbia — 204 E. Broadway, Columbia
Shangri-La Columbia — 1501 Creekwood Parkway, Columbia
Shangri-La Columbia South — 3919 Peachtree Drive, Columbia
CoMo Health — 4003 Ponderosa St., Columbia
QPS Missouri Holdings — 1500 Interstate 70 Drive SW, Columbia
QPS Missouri Holdings — 231 Saint Robert Blvd., St. Robert
Natural Healthcare of Missouri — 2415 Mid America Industrial Drive, Boonville
Agri-Genesis — 422 W. Coates St., Moberly
SMO5 — 1210 Deadra Drive, Lebanon
GRD MOBERLY — 412 W. Coates St., Moberly
Holistic Missouri — 1400 Forum Blvd., Columbia
BBMO 3 — 5320 Interstate 70 Drive SE, Columbia
Organic Remedies MO — 4407 Wisconsin Ave., Sedalia
Nature’s Health and Wellness — 1421 Forum Drive, Rolla
Nature’s Health and Wellness — 9322 State Highway 7, St. James

Licensed Kansas City Region Dispensaries:

BMD Swift — 1520 Swift Ave., North Kansas City
From The Earth Dispensaries 351 HWY — 9002 E. State Highway 350, Raytown
From The Earth Dispensaries — 6200 Troost Ave, Kansas City
From The Earth Dispensaries — 3241 Independence Ave, Kansas City
From The Earth Dispensaries — 2918 Southwest Blvd., Kansas City
V3 MO Vending 6 — 7025 Prospect Ave., Kansas City
Fresh Green — 1041 NE Sam Walton Lane, Lee’s Summit
SLCC — 1421 Wabash Ave., Kansas City
THF Partners — 16730 E. U.S. Highway 24, Independence
Purple Leaf — 207 NE 72nd St., Gladstone
Fresh Green — 7130 Wornall Road, Kansas City
Purple Leaf — 15823 E. U.S. Highway 24, Independence
Grassroots OpCo MO — 13621 E. 40 Highway, Independence
Grassroots OpCo MO — 490 SW State Highway 7, Blue Springs
THF Partners — 14655 Prospect Ave., Kansas City
Terrapin Investment Fund IV — 5400 Prospect Ave., Kansas City
Verano MO — 10899 Summit St., Kansas City
THF Partners — 8304 Hickman Mills Drive, Kansas City
True Level Investments — 240 E. Linwood Blvd., Kansas City
Purple Leaf — 2631 NE Vivion Road, Kansas City
CPC of Missouri — 4446 Belleview Ave., Kansas City
AW Enterprises of Mo — 510 SW 3rd St., Lee’s Summit
Releaf Resources — 13836 S. U.S. Highway 71, Grandview
TC AppliCO — 200 E. 20th St., Kansas City
BMD Smithville — 13518 U.S. Highway 169, Smithville
BMD Liberty — 5918 Southview Drive, Liberty
Kansas City Cannabis Company — 149 Crown Hill Road, Excelsior Springs
Kansas City Cannabis Company — 1713 NW Burdett Crossing, Blue Springs
Kansas City Cannabis Company — 310 S. Platte Clay Way, Kearney
Kansas City Cannabis Company — 9322 State Highway 7, Lee’s Summit
Agri-Genesis — 2 E. 2nd St., Parkville
From The Earth Dispensaries — 19341 E. U.S. Highway 40, Independence
True Level Investments — 10915 NW 45 Highway, Parkville
Missouri Health & Wellness — 17211 S. Highway, Belton
Harvest of Missouri — 1905 W. Foxwood Drive, Raymore
Terrapin Investment Fund IV — 114 E. North Ave., Belton
JG Missouri — 109 N. Cedar Drive, Belton
Riverside Wellness — 4403 NW Gateway Ave., Riverside

Licensed St. Louis Area Dispensaries:

VMO-Ops — 3420 Iowa Ave., St. Louis
BeLeaf Medical — 6036 Delmar Blvd., St. Louis
GF Wellness S. Grand — 3737 S. Grand Blvd., St. Louis
CoMo Health — 11088 New Halls Ferry Road, Florissant
FP4-Broadway — 8542 N. Broadway, St. Louis
Agri-Genesis — 6407 Michigan Ave., St. Louis
BeLeaf Medical — 2734 Lafayette Ave., St. Louis
FP2-Natural Bridge — 4451 Brown Road, Berkeley
Heya St. Ann Retail II — 10417 St. Charles Rock Road, St. Ann
TCAppliCO — 3230 Parker Road, Florissant
V3 Mo Vending 2 — 7766 N. Lindbergh Blvd., Hazelwood
CoMo Health — 5501 Chippewa St., St. Louis
6662 Delmar SL — 6662 Delmar Blvd. Suite A, University City
BeLeaf Medical — 1315 Cherokee St., St. Louis
GF Wellness Franz Park — 6660 Manchester Ave., St. Louis
Holistic Missouri — 20 S. Euclid Ave., St. Louis
Growing Jobs Missouri — 5870 Martin Luther King Drive, St. Louis
VMO-Ops — 2001 Olive St., St. Louis
Occidental Group — 7555 Olive Blvd., University City
FP1-S Florissant — 517 S. Florissant Road, Ferguson
Growing Jobs Missouri — 2732 Cherokee St., St. Louis
Robust Missouri Dispensary 3 — 444 Howdershell Road, Florissant
Jais — 10812 Saint Charles Rock Road, St. Ann
Growing Jobs Missouri — 1463 S. Vandeventer Ave., St. Louis
Bloom Medicinals of MO — Phoenix Parkway & Technology Drive, O’Fallon
Nirvana Bliss V — 15396-15398 Manchester Road, Ellisville
TC AppliCo — 3739 S. Lindbergh Blvd., St. Louis
BeLeaf Medical — 16075 Manchester Road, Ellisville
Nirvana Bliss II — 1266 Old Orchard Center, Ballwin
TC AppliCo — 453 N. Lindbergh Blvd., Creve Coeur
TC AppliCo — 76 Hilltop Village Center Drive, Eureka
JG Missouri — 2093 Smizer Station Road, Valley Park
Growing Jobs Missouri — 15654 Manchester Road, Ellisville
Captiva Healing — 9933 Watson Road, St. Louis
Nature’s Med MO — 234 Kingston Drive, St. Louis
GF Wellness St. Peters — 3004 S. Saint Peters Parkway , St. Peters
QPS Missouri Holdings — 1416 Harvestowne Industrial Drive, St. Charles
QPS Missouri Holdings — 10425 Watson Road, St. Louis
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V3 MO Vending 7 — 11062 Olive Blvd., Creve Coeur
orizon — 7417 S. Lindbergh Blvd., St. Louis
JG Missouri — 914 S. Brentwood Blvd., Clayton
Organic Remedies MO — 354 Skinker Lane, Fenton
CoMo Health — 839 Meramec Station Road, Valley Park
VG S. Lindbergh — 5511 S. Lindbergh Blvd., St. Louis
Missouri Wild Apothecary — 1120 Technology Drive, O’Fallon
BBMO 1 — 17409 Chesterfield Airport Road, Chesterfield
Grassroots OpCo MO — 15230 Manchester Road, Ballwin
LSL Management — 180 Gravois Bluffs Circle, Fenton
Nirvana Bliss I — 2285 U.S. Highway 67 South, Festus
Occidental Group — 1168 W. Gannon Drive, Festus
North Medical Group — 929 Peachtree Plaza Drive, Hillsboro
Missouri Health & Wellness — 10 Franklin Ave., Washington
BeLeaf Medical — 104 Hospital Drive, St. Peters
Blue Sky Health & Wellness — 1197 Bryan Road, O’Fallon
GRD Troy — 109 N. Lincoln Drive, Troy
V3 MO Vending 1 — 1172 W. Terra Lane, O’Fallon
New Growth Horizon — 711 N. State Highway 47, Warrenton
LSL Management — 3899 Veterans Memorial Parkway, St. Peters
Mint MO 4 — 150 Mid Rivers Mall Circle, St. Peters
North Medical Group — 1709 State Highway Z, Pevely
Heya St. Charles Retail II — 4300 N. Service Road, St. Peters
Harvest of Missouri — 859 Robert Raymond Drive, Lake St Louis
VG Imperial — 1229 Main St., Imperial
Missouri Wild Apothecary — 2173 W. Terra Lane, O’Fallon
GF Wright City — 14980 Veterans Memorial Parkway, Wright City
LSA314 (ST CLR)— 1909 N. Service Road E, St. Clair
Green Gryphon — 6 Dell Centre Way Union Way, Union
Columbia Care MO — 1380 High St., Washington

Licensed North Missouri Dispensaries:

Missouri Health & Wellness — 215 E. Charles St., Kirksville
Bloom Medicinals of MO — 205 N. East St., Plattsburg
Vertical Enterprise — 402 Messanie St., St. Joseph
True Level Investments — 2221 N. Belt Highway, St. Joseph
Red Stag Retail — 509 N. Main St., Gallatin
BMD Cameron — 714 N. Walnut St., Cameron
MO Med Hannibal — 2000 Highway 61 S, Hannibal
Mother Dispensaries — 4225 Commonwealth Court, St. Joseph
JG Missouri — 2400 N. Baltimore St., Kirksville
Mo Med Chillicothe — 941 Washington St., Chillicothe
Agri-Genesis — 2120 N. Baltimore St., Kirksville
Agri-Genesis — 2005 N. Missouri St., Macon
Shangri-La Cameron — 1 Baldwin Road, Cameron
Heya Kirksville Retail — 120 S. Main St., Kirksville

Licensed Southeast Missouri Dispensaries:

Bloom Medicinals of MO — 69 Doctors Park, Cape Girardeau
Nirvana Bliss IV — 738 Weber Road, Farmington
Hayti Investments — 907 E. Washington St., Hayti
Heya Park Hills Retail — 100 Strauss Drive, Park Hills
Sikeston Investments — 850 Tanner St., Sikeston
Poplar Bluff Investments — 2200 S. Westwood Blvd., Poplar Bluff
Harvest of Missouri — 1636 Bruce Smith Parkway, West Plains
Nature’s Health and Wellness — 803 W. Scenic Rivers Blvd. Suite A, Salem
Astro Farms Alpha — W state Highway 72 – Bypass (Parcel Number: 07.3.2-07-000-000- 0), Fredericktown
OWG V — 200 E. 20th St., Mountain Grove
JG Missouri — 1200 Maple St., Farmington
Missouri Medical Marijuana Collective — 2387 W. Jackson Blvd., Jackson
Missouri Medical Marijuana Collective — 812 Lester St., Kennett
Bootheel CannaCare — 415 Mott St., New Madrid
Organic Remedies MO — 350 N. Kingshighway St., Cape Girardeau
Cape Girardeau Investments — 420 Siemers Drive, Cape Girardeau
29 AND 79 — 800 Valley Creek Drive, Farmington
QPS Missouri Holdings — 772 S. Kingshighway, Cape Girardeau
OWG III — 1391 Mitchell Road, West Plains

Licensed Southwest Missouri Dispensaries:

BD Health Retail 2 — 2126 E. Dale St., Springfield
Mo Retail Products Group — 3903 S. Campbell Ave., Springfield
Mo Retail Products Group — 2401 E. 32nd St., Joplin
COMO HEALTH — 18031 Business 13, Branson West
BBMO 2 — 2868 S. Glenstone Ave., Springfield
Old Route 66 Wellness — 2823 N. Glenstone Ave., Springfield
Old Route 66 Wellness — 1421 W. state Highway J, Ozark
Astro Farms Gamma — Lot 4B Highway 171 & Fir Road (Parcel No. 16-5.0-15-30- 6-1, Joplin
Grassroots OpCo MO — 201 S. Wildwood Drive, Branson
The Dispensary — 460 state Highway 76, Cassville
Mo Retail Products Group — 1868 S. Glenstone Ave., Springfield
Revival Ninety-Eight — 2860 S. Austin Ave., Springfield
Ozarx Botanicals I — 3800 W. Sunshine St., Springfield
SMO4 — 429 Peachtree Lane, Carthage
Missouri Joint Ventures — 202 West St., Nixa
OWG I — 2935 E. Chestnut Expressway, Springfield
Bloom Medicinals of MO — 751 S. Glenstone Ave., Springfield
V3 MO Vending 5 — 850 E. Kearney St., Springfield
SW Retail Holdings — 18490 Business 13, Branson West
Harmony Neosho — 890 W. Harmony St., Neosho
Grassroots OpCo MO — 1306 N. Stewart Ave., Springfield
Grassroots OpCo MO — 1729 E. 7th St., Joplin
Missouri Made Marijuana — 7110 W. 20th St., Joplin
Easy Mountain Investments — 1740 U.S. Highway 60 E, Republic
BD Health Retail 1 — 9700 Block SW 1300 Road, Humansville
Shangri-La Nevada — 2220 E. Austin Blvd., Nevada
THF Partners — 1408 N. state Highway 291, Harrisonville