Missouri (Jurisdiction Profile)

Jurisdiction Identity

Field Value
State Missouri (MO)
Country United States
Primary cannabis authority Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) — Division of Cannabis Regulation (DCR)
Official website https://health.mo.gov/business-professionals/cannabis-regulation
Last verified 2026-08-09

Current Cannabis Framework

Dimension Status
Adult-use possession Permitted (21+; up to 3 oz)
Adult-use commercial sales Operational (since February 2023)
Medical cannabis Regulated program (2018)
Home cultivation Permitted (up to 6 flowering plants per person, 12 per household, with registration)
Hemp relationship Hemp regulated under the 2018 Farm Bill framework

Regulatory Overview

Missouri legalized medical cannabis in 2018 and adult use in 2022 (Amendment 3), with adult-use retail from February 2023, regulated by the DHSS Division of Cannabis Regulation. The state publishes a sales dashboard (data from October 2020 forward); no documented API was located, and the seed-to-sale contract was in flux during 2026 (source-stability risk).

Data Surface

Data surface Available? Official source Machine-readable? Notes
License registry partial DHSS licensee records no Licensees published; no documented API
Testing-laboratory registry partial DHSS licensee records no No distinct public testing-lab registry located
Laboratory testing rules yes 19 CSR 30-95 (cannabis regulations) no Codified testing requirements
Contaminant/action limits yes 19 CSR 30-95 no Set in regulation
Recalls/advisories partial DHSS notices no Not structured
Product/package identifiers unknown — — Not confirmed as publicly exposed
COAs/batch results no public source located — — Not published as open data
Sales data partial health.mo.gov cannabis-regulation reports no Dashboard only; no documented API
Open-data downloads no public source located — — Dashboard-oriented; seed-to-sale vendor in flux (2026)

Sources & Provenance

  • Statutory framework: Amendment 2 (2018, medical); Amendment 3 (2022, adult use).
  • Regulator: DHSS Division of Cannabis Regulation — https://health.mo.gov/business-professionals/cannabis-regulation
  • Data note: dashboard-only, no documented API; 2026 RFP for seed-to-sale vendor (2026-08-08, docs/state-expansion-roadmap.md §3.11).
  • Retrieval date: 2026-08-09

Graph Connections

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