“It is largely up to individuals and dispensaries to ensure they are in compliance with the portion of this rule related to purchases.”
By Rebecca Rivas, Missouri Independent
Missouri cannabis regulators have changed their guidance on whether or not medical marijuana patients can purchase from licensed dispensaries as a regular consumer, following complaints over the last year that the state’s policy was an unconstitutional restriction.
But the update ended up causing more confusion about what patients can or can’t do, cannabis advocates say.
In the FAQ section of Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services’ website, it lists the question: As a qualifying patient over the age of 21, can I choose to purchase marijuana as a patient and also purchase marijuana as a consumer?
Previously, the answer was a straight “no.”
“…patient ID card holders are not allowed to purchase as a consumer in a licensed dispensary,” the department, which is Missouri’s cannabis regulatory agency, stated.
The rule, regulators said, was meant to ensure that patients and consumers stay within their allowed possession limits.
But on December 8, the department changed the answer to say they don’t exactly know.
It now says: “State law does not explicitly address the question of whether
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