Marijuana

Flatland reporters, producers and host Mary Sanchez, Vicky-Diaz Camacho, D. Rashaan Gilmore, Cody Boston, Catherine Hoffman and Cami Koons on the set at Kansas City PBS.

Flatland on Kansas City PBS: A Year in Review

By Cami Koons, Mary Sanchez, Vicky Diaz-Camacho, Catherine Hoffman, Cody Boston | December 15, 2022

Flatland’s Emmy-winning reporting team looks back on some of the biggest issues over the past year, and how they may unfold in 2023.

Man in hat trims cannabis plants in a large cultivation site.

Finding Your Future in the Emerging Marijuana Industry

By Cami Koons | November 9, 2022

Career opportunities are available at many ancillary businesses that stand to benefit after Missouri voters approved recreational marijuana.

From left: Tanisha Patterson, Ryan Quinones and Chris LeGrand celebrate the passage of Amendment 3 on Tuesday during a watch party at the Crown Room in downtown St. Louis.

Missouri Voters Approve Amendment 3, Legalizing Recreational Marijuana

By Sarah Kellogg, St. Louis Public Radio | November 9, 2022

Missouri voters have approved the legal use of recreational marijuana by adults.

Passenger Kayla Whitney died when this 1996 Mustang slammed into a light pole on Oct. 11, 2021.

Driving While High: Difficult to Measure, Harder to Enforce

By Mary Sanchez | November 3, 2022

Kayla Whitney’s death illustrates the scientific shortcomings in understanding and measuring how cannabis affects the body when it comes to driving while high.

Credit Laws Could Slow Missouri’s Potential Marijuana Industry Boom

By Dan Mika, The Beacon | November 2, 2022

Unless prospective cannabis entrepreneurs have cash in hand, they could struggle to find financing to open new businesses if Missouri voters approve recreational marijuana.