The EVOLUTION Magazine December 2021 | Page 12

MO Medical Cannabis Licenses Issued
Found in Over
Locations
Manufacturing
Industry Jobs Created

Missouri Medical Cannabis

GROWING Program Stats

Stats Updates as of 11.10.21

By the NUMBERS

MO Medical Cannabis Licenses Issued
192 — Dispensaries 60 — Cultivation Facilities 86 — Infused Manufacturing Facilities 10 — Testing Laboratory Facilities 21 — Transportation Facilities

MMJ Cumulative Sales : $ 160 . Million

( Sales October 2020 through 11.5.2021 )
On 9.16.21 the DHSS paid $ 6.8M to the Veterans Commission from Missouri ’ s medical marijuana program . This is the second like-payment since the program stated .

Dispensaries Now OPEN

172 of 192 Licenses Issued

Cultivation

Now Operational

40

Found in Over

360 +

Locations

Missouri ’ s only ( Grassroots ) Medical Cannabis Health and Wellness Magazine published monthly . Reaching a circulation of over 30,000 –– monthly with a passalong readership of over 55,000 and growing rapidly . Printed copies distributed at over 350 locations throughout Missouri ; Springfield , Joplin , Columbia , Jefferson City , Lake of the Ozarks region , select St . Louis , Eastern Kansas , and northern Oklahoma locations . �Past issues found on our website .

Manufacturing

52

Testing Labs Open

8 of 86 Licenses Issued

Producing ; Edibles , Chocolates , Drinks , Concentrates , Pre-Rolls , Vapes and more .
of 10 Licenses Issued
Ensuring the safety and quality of Missouri medical cannabis cultivators flower for manufactures to produce infused medical cannabis products and flower sold at dispensaries to Missouri patients . Plus , testing of hemp-derived CBD products for consumers .

Industry Jobs Created

Over 5,710
and growing daily
Agent IDs Approved : Over 5,710 approved to work at various Missouri medical cannabis facilities . of 60 Licenses Issued
Growing Missouri medical cannabis flower for patients , dispensaries , and a variety of infused medical cannabis products .

Patients Approved for Medical ID Cards

Nearly

157K

This number grows daily and averages about 1,600 new patients weekly . However , the week of 11 / 12 grew by1,751 patients in that week alone .
Alcohol-related deaths total approximately 88,000 annually and the figure for tobacco is 480,000 ( nationwide ). A study comparing the relative risk assessment of alcohol , tobacco , cannabis , and other illicit drugs showed that cannabis , by a wide margin , is the least risky of what are considered recreational drugs . Over 22 million Americans currently use cannabis ( defined as past-month use ), despite the Schedule I designation and potential legal consequences , many of whom obtain it from unregulated and concerning sources .
12 December 2021 Source : TheCannabisIndustry . org

Transportation

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