Tag: Missouri cannabis

Court: Missouri’s double-tax practice on cannabis unconstitutional

Local governments in Missouri can add a 3% local tax on cannabis products to state sales tariffs, but the law forbids cities and counties to “stack” local levies on top of one another. That’s the “unambiguous” language in the state constitution, according to a Missouri Court of Appeals decision that’s set to cut retail taxes […]

Missouri pulls more than half of social equity cannabis licenses

Missouri regulators denied certification for a slew of social equity marijuana licenses issued in a recent lottery, citing eligibility issues. The state health department announced last week that only 25 of the 57 microbusiness licenses issued in June were certified as eligible. “Licenses that are not certified as eligible are subject to revocation,” the department […]