Second round of marijuana microbusiness licenses awarded

Media Contact:
Lisa Cox
Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services

JEFFERSON CITY, MO - Today, Missouri's Division of Cannabis Regulation (DCR) issued 57 marijuana microbusiness licenses to top applicants drawn in the June 4 lottery, completing the second of three rounds for awarding microbusiness licenses as required in Section 2 of Article XIV. To ensure the integrity of the random drawing, the Missouri Lottery conducted the drawing without reference to the identities of the applicants. DCR received more than 2,000 applications during the April 15-29 application period. A list of lottery drawing results and approved microbusiness licensees will be posted tomorrow on the Department website, Cannabis.Mo.Gov.

A minimum of six microbusiness licenses were awarded to each of the eight Missouri congressional districts, with each district receiving two microbusiness dispensary licenses, and four microbusiness wholesale facility licenses. An additional nine licenses have been made available in this second round of applications due to the revocation of licenses from round one for rule violations. The additional licenses are issued across the six congressional districts where the licenses were revoked. Prior to issuing the licenses, the Department conducted a review of the drawn applications to determine whether applicants were eligible to receive a license.

Any applicant not chosen by lottery may be eligible for a refund, which must be requested by submitting the Microbusiness Application Refund Request form. Refunds may be granted if the applicant certifies they have met the criteria for a license and have no pending or future litigation. The refund request form will be available on the Department's website thirty days after round two of microbusiness licenses have been issued.

An additional 48 licenses will be issued through the next application/lottery window in 2025. For more information about microbusiness licensing and application requirements, visit Cannabis.Mo.Gov.