First 12 Springfield marijuana dispensaries approved to sell recreational products
The first 12 marijuana dispensaries in Springfield have been approved by the Department of Health and Senior Services to begin selling recreational marijuana products to Missourians over the age of 21.
As of 10 a.m. on Friday, the following dispensaries have been approved to sell recreational products:
BD Health Retail 2 at 2126 E. Dale St.
MO Retail Products Group at 1868 S. Glenstone Ave.
BBMO 2 at 2868 S. Glenstone Ave.
Old Route 66 Wellness at 2823 N. Glenstone Ave.
Revival 98 Dispensary at 2782 W. Republic Road
Ozarx Botanicals at 3800 W. Sunshine St. Suite 100
OWG I at 2935 E. Chestnut Expressway
Bloom Medicinals at 751 S. Glenstone Ave.
V3 MO Vending 5 at 850 E. Kearney St.
Grassroots OpCo MO at 1306 N. Stewart Ave.
A handful of other dispensaries have opened in the surrounding area:
Missouri Joint Ventures "MOJO" at 202 West St. Suite 1 in Nixa
Easy Mountain at 7827 W. Farm Road 174 in Republic
Old Route 66 Holdings at 1421 W. State Highway J in Ozark
COMO Health at 18490 Business 13 in Branson West
Grassroots OpCo MO at 201 S. Wildwood Drive in Branson
SW Retail Holdings at 18490 Business 13 in Branson West
As of Friday morning, 207 marijuana dispensaries had been approved throughout the state to begin selling recreational marijuana products, along with 72 manufacturers and 56 cultivation facilities, according to DHSS Communications Director Lisa Cox.
The Department of Health and Senior Services' Division of Cannabis Regulation began approving and denying marijuana dispensary license conversion requests Friday morning. Once a dispensary's request is approved, it may begin selling recreational products.
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Missouri medical marijuana dispensaries could submit for a license conversion starting on Dec. 8, 2022. If approved, a medical marijuana dispensary's license is converted to a comprehensive marijuana dispensary license, allowing the sale of both medical and recreational products.
Ninety-seven percent of the state's medical marijuana dispensaries requested to convert their licenses, Cox said.
Throughout the day, more dispensaries in Springfield may be approved for recreational sale, as the Division of Cannabis Regulation works through all the requests. The division must approve or deny all requests submitted on Dec. 8, 2022 by Monday.
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services is updating a list of approved marijuana dispensaries, manufacturers and cultivation facilities on its website at bit.ly/3HxVdAF.
This article originally appeared on Springfield News-Leader: Springfield's first dispensaries approved to sell recreational weed
