Sample applications for personal cultivation of marijuana will be available online beginning Saturday. Actual applications will be available by Feb. 6, and both can be found at cannabis.mo.gov.
That is also the date when the applications can be submitted, according to the state Department of Health and Senior Services.
The new Division of Cannabis Regulation is also accepting microbusiness license applications beginning Feb. 6.
Missourians legalized recreational marijuana Nov. 8 with 53% of voters in favor. According to the approved amendment, Feb. 6 is the deadline for the state to not only accept license applications, but it is also the day dispensaries can begin selling recreational cannabis.
The Office of State Courts and the Missouri Judiciary are also working to meet a deadline of Aug. 5 to expunge criminal records of those with nonviolent marijuana-related convictions.
Personal cultivation applicationsA personal cultivation license will allow adults over the age of 21 to cultivate as many as 18 marijuana plants for an annual fee of $100.
Cultivation is not allowed until the license is obtained on or after Feb. 6, although the seeds, seedlings and clones needed to begin growing marijuana will not be available at dispensaries until Feb. 6.
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