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Missouris first micro-dispensary held its grand opening Saturday. 816 Dispensary planned its ribbon cutting to align with 816 Day, when the date and the citys area code match.

Missouri launched recreational adult-use marijuana sales in February 2023 at comprehensive dispensaries. That same year, the state awarded microlicenses.

These licenses are part of a social equity program to help disenfranchised business owners enter the cannabis industry.

To qualify for a microlicense, owners have to meet certain criteria, like having a previous marijuana-related conviction, having graduated from an unaccredited high school, or having a low net worth.

Jimi Poe spent more than one year in prison after a 2006 conviction for selling marijuana. That qualified him for the mic

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