GLADSTONE, Mo. — ReLeaf Resources in Grandview is one of about a dozen medical marijuana dispensaries in the Kansas City metro.
Statewide, there are 101 dispensaries authorized to sell medical marijuana. You can find an interactive map with all of the state’s dispensaries here.
Josh Ordo, manager at ReLeaf Resources, is eager to talk about the explosive growth of Missouri’s newest multi-million dollar industry.
“I think we broke the five-year estimate (for sales) in six months,” Ordo told FOX4.
At this dispensary, and the others like it, only people with a state-approved medical marijuana card are buzzed into the premises to make purchases. You can find details on how to apply for a medical marijuana card click here.
And many of the patients here aren’t exactly who you might expect to see purchasing this newly legalized form of medical cannabis.
“Lisa,” who wanted to withhold her last name, became addicted to opioid painkillers after being diagnosed with chronic lower back pain.
“I was on hydrocodone for probably six months or so, and my back pain just kept getting worse and worse. I was pretty much bedridden,” Lisa said.
Not one to ever enjoy recreational marijuana, Lisa was a bit surprised when her doctor suggested medical marijuana. She now swears by a brand of edibles, which are combination of medical marijuana and CBD.
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GLADSTONE, Mo. — ReLeaf Resources in Grandview is one of about a dozen medical marijuana dispensaries in the Kansas City metro.
Statewide, there are 101 dispensaries authorized to sell medical marijuana. You can find an interactive map with all of the state’s dispensaries here.
Josh Ordo, manager at ReLeaf Resources, is eager to talk about the explosive growth of Missouri’s newest multi-million dollar industry.
“I think we broke the five-year estimate (for sales) in six months,” Ordo told FOX4.
At this dispensary, and the others like it, only people with a state-approved medical marijuana card are buzzed into the premises to make purchases. You can find details on how to apply for a medical marijuana card click here.
And many of the patients here aren’t exactly who you might expect to see purchasing this newly legalized form of medical cannabis.
“Lisa,” who wanted to withhold her last name, became addicted to opioid painkillers after being diagnosed with chronic lower back pain.
“I was on hydrocodone for probably six months or so, and my back pain just kept getting worse and worse. I was pretty much bedridden,” Lisa said.
Not one to ever enjoy recreational marijuana, Lisa was a bit surprised when her doctor suggested medical marijuana. She now swears by a brand of edibles, which are combination of medical marijuana and CBD.
