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Maddening Process For Rejected Reefer Applicants

Hundreds of medical marijuana applicants throughout the state appealing application denials issued through the Missouri Department Health and Senior Services.

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Patients Flock to Clinics for Medical Marijuana Certifications

Kansas City-area clinics are ramping up to meet demand from patients for medical marijuana certifications.

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Measuring the Medical Marijuana Market in Missouri

Call it the battle of weed vs. tweed. The contest pitted Missouri’s medical marijuana industry against academics (famous for woolen sports jackets with elbow patches) at the University of Missouri-Columbia. And, as it turned out, the pot people beat the pencil-necks in predicting the bumper crop of patients certified to participate in Missouri’s new medical…

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Kansas Authorities Join National Counterparts In Trying To Contain Vaping Illnesses

With a population of nearly 3 million people, Kansas is less than one tenth the size of California. Yet according to national health data, the two states are equal in one category. They both have logged two of the confirmed deaths from vaping, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Oregon is…

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Looking Ahead to Medical Marijuana, Clinic Opens In River Market

By Alex Smith Medical marijuana is not yet available for purchase in Missouri, but patients may be able to jump start the process and get it with the help of a newly opened clinic. The Green Clinic opened for business this week in a fourth floor loft at 415 Delaware in the River Market, with…

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