COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
Two locations in Columbia were among the 48 marijuana microbusiness licenses awarded on Monday by the Missouri Division of Cannabis Regulation, according to a press release.
The DCR stated in the release that it received more than 1,600 applications during the July 27-Aug. 10 application period. A majority of the approvals – 19 – came from the St. Louis area.
Six microbusiness licenses were awarded within each of Missouri’s eight congressional districts through a random lotteray, according to the release. Of the six in each district, two are microbusiness dispensary licenses and four are microbusiness wholesale facility licenses. Prior to issuing the licenses, DCR conducted a review to determine whether applicants were eligible to receive a license.
The following applications were approved in Mid-Missouri:
- Frankenstein Enemy, LLC at 700 Vandiver Drive, Columbia
- Cannarooted LLC at 206 East Texas Ave. in Columbia
- Garrett Endeavors, LLC at 11530 Twitty Drive, Rolla (Phelps County)
- Smugglers Din at 131 Main Street in Rothville (Chariton County)
- Lea Yohe Cannabis Micro Grow at 14313 Monroe Road 921 in Madison (Monroe County)
According to Cannabis.Mo.Gov, applicants for a microbusiness license needed to meet each of following criteria:
- Have a net worth of less than $250,000 and have had an income below 250% of the federal poverty level, or successor level, for at least three of…
