About MoCannTrade

MOCANNTRADE (THE MISSOURI CANNABIS TRADE ASSOCIATION) IS THE VOICE OF THE MISSOURI INDUSTRY

MoCannTrade is an association of business owners and professionals proactively working together to build a successful, safe and compliant medical and adult use cannabis industry. 

Our membership-based association is governed by a 15-member Board of Directors and 45-member Advisory Board with backgrounds in medical and adult use marijuana, licensed facility operations, as well as healthcare, law, science, agriculture, law enforcement, security, commercial real estate, finance, government and public affairs. Our collective association voice is comprised of five external industry facing committees, 3 internal association management committees, the MoCannTrade PAC, our volunteer staff and full time Executive Director on behalf of nearly 300 business members.

We are the largest, most influential cannabis trade association in Missouri, speaking with a unified voice to ensure a sensibly regulated and robust state marijuana program.

MoCannTrade Beneficiaries Include:

• State Government Regulatory Agencies
• Law Enforcement
• Allied Cannabis Businesses and Service Proviiders
• Healthcare Systems & Professionals
• Caregivers
• School Administrators
• Patients & Families

MoCannTrade Member Benefits Include:

• Advocacy
• Legislative Representation
• Regulatory and Policy Impact
• Education and Training
• Cannabis Industry Best Practices
• Business Partnerships
• Networking
• Cannabis-Specific Industry Resources

MoCannTrade is Governed by Professionals Involved in our Community and Relevant Industries Including:

• Government
• Agriculture
• Healthcare
• Commercial Real Estate
• Finance
• Science
• Education
• Legal
• Law Enforcement

MoCannTrade formed as a BtoB trade organization to ensure the industry, stakeholders and licensed operators would have a unified voice to represent our needs with the state agencies, lawmakers, government regulators and policy officials who oversee Missouri’s medical and adult use cannabis programs.

MoCannTrade supports the overwhelming will of Missouri voters, through state Constitutional Amendment 2 approved in November 2018 (medical) and Amendment 3 in November 2022 (adult use), to ensure safe, legal access to cannabis via physician certification of their qualifying medical condition(s) or the provision of Missouri ID demonstrating they are a 21 and up adult to access compliant and safe cannabis products via retail dispensaries.

Yes. MoCannTrade generates funding through membership and events to support the association and its members’ needs, and is not a revenue generating body.

Yes. MoCannTrade PAC was formed as the political action committee to support candidates and causes that share our goal of having the best medical and adult use marijuana programs in the country.

Fair, sensible and safe legislative, policy and regulatory development are paramount to our industry’s success in Missouri. Please direct all donation requests or outreach to MoCannTrade PAC.

No.  There are many allied support businesses and service providers that work in tandem with licensed businesses such as financial organizations, medical providers, security companies, law firms, contractors and suppliers that may never interact with a cannabis plant or product.  We believe membership provides valuable relationships, information sharing, and strengthened connections that encourage mutual industry success.

Yes.  Residency is not a prerequisite.  If you are involved in the cannabis industry in Missouri, we think you’ll find great value and success by association with MoCannTrade.

Amendment 2 / Article XIV passed with 66% of the vote in the Nov 6th 2018 election and Amendment 3 with 53% of the vote Nov 8th 2022.  Article XIV prescribed the state award a minimum of 338 medical and/or adult use marijuana facility licenses and the Department of Health and Senior Services has so far awarded the following:

• 65 cultivation
• 89 manufacturing
• 212 dispensary
• 10 testing lab
• 27 certified transporter

Yes Missouri dispensaries are open.  A  21 and up adult with ID (3oz or equivalent per purchase) or a card holding patient can purchase (up to 4oz of flower or its equivalent in concentrates) per month. 

Additionally, a Missouri medical cannabis patient card allows for legal possession of up to eight ounces of flower or its equivalent in concentrates (6400mg) at any time without having to reveal the product’s source. Missouri also has a caregiver and patient cultivation program which allows for up to six flowering plants to be cultivated in a secure area of your domicile with the appropriate caregiver or patient cultivation license.

Yes, the medical and adult use cannabis programs in Missouri have dispensaries across the state ready to serve our more than 200,000 registered patients and over 6.1M residents.  .

The 212 licensed dispensary facilities are geographically dispersed across the state, with a minimum of 24 dispensaries per congressional district.  At this point, an adullt use consumer or Missouri patient should not have to drive more than 50 miles in any direction to access cannabis in the state.  

As the time of its first retail sale on Oct 16 2020, Missouri had more than 65,000 registered patients.  With a pace of more than 1,200 new patients per week, that number had grown to more than 80,000 in early 2021 and now resides at over 200,000 in February 2023. Missouri has an overall state population of 6.1 million people.

You can learn more about obtaining your MMJ card by visiting the DHSS website here: https://health.mo.gov/safety/medical-marijuana/how-to-apply-pi.php.

Certifying Physician Directory via Greenway: 

Missouri Department of Health | Medical Marijuana Division Toll-Free Access Line: 866-219-0165 (8:30 am – 3:30 pm CST Monday-Friday)

Having a card has its benefits. The possession and use of marijuana for medical conditions in Missouri by patients is legal, for those patients who have applied for and been approved by DHSS, the Department of Health and Senior services. Those card holding patients have rights and benefits including: 

Missouri Patients have the right...

1. To have access to purchase safe, legal cannabis.

2. To grow their own medicine. 

3. To not be arrested if they are a compliant patient. 

4. To access a caregiver if they need one. 

5. To have access to information about medical marijuana and how it can help them. 

6. To be able to talk to their primary physician about medical cannabis. 

7. To not be stigmatized because they choose cannabis over pharmaceuticals.

8. To have protections with their employer like any other medicine 

A summary of your disability eligibility conditions can be found here:  https://disabilityguide.com/will-medical-marijuana-affect-my-social-security-disability-case.html

You can schedule an appointment with your preferred certifying Missouri physician (D.O. or M.D.) at your convenience via in-person or telemedicine visit. Once you have your physician certification, you will then apply and submit for an identification card from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services via the online patient portal.

The following are required when submitting your patient card application to the state of Missouri:

1. Application form
2. A completed Physician Written Certification.
3. Photocopy of your state ID.  Remember that the name and address on your application and state ID must match.
4. A  $25 application fee.

Physician certifications are only valid for 30 days.  If you receive a certification from your physician and don’t submit it with your completed application and the items above within 30 days from the date of the certification, you will be required to get a new certification.  Once you have been approved and hold a patient card, the card is valid for three years from date of issue. Additional physician information may be found by calling the DHSS  Patient Support Center (1-877-303-3117).

The short legal answer is no, but the federal/state conflict has existed in every state with a MJ program.  A very thorough breakdown can be found here:  https://www.leafly.com/news/cannabis-101/can-a-medical-marijuana-patients-legally-own-a-gun

A summary of your disability eligibility conditions can be found here:  https://disabilityguide.com/will-medical-marijuana-affect-my-social-security-disability-case.html

Yes, licensed medical cannabis dispensaries may accept medical cards issued from other states.  

MoCannTrade is very passionate about connecting people who want to work in the cannabis industry with industry professionals.  Our online job board for Missouri job seekers  is located here: https://www.mocanntrade.org/jobs