Missouri’s plain packaging requirements for recreational cannabis products take effect Sept. 1, more than a year after the rule was put in place.
But many marijuana operators say the state is lagging on approving their new designs, according to the Missouri Independent.
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The deadline was pushed from May 1 to Sept. 1 after cannabis licensees told regulators that global shipping delays could prevent them from receiving the proper packaging in time.
Missouri’s Division of Cannabis Regulation (DCR) must approve the labels before the products can go on store shelves.
The agency has received nearly 150,000 submissions since the packaging approval process opened on Sept. 1, 2023. Half the submissions came in the past 60 days, spokesperson Lisa Cox said.
“Licensees have had
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