The Trump administration is considering placing marijuana in the same federal classification as codeine, instead of where it currently is alongside heroin.

Missouri has won praise for having one of the nation’s most robust cannabis markets. But buzz about the president’s interest in relaxing federal marijuana restrictions is raising questions about the potential impact on that economic success.

Last year in Missouri, a pound of wholesale marijuana sold for about $2,000 on average, according to the nation’s leading wholesale cannabis platform LeafLink. That put Missouri in the company’s top five highest prices.

It’s still profitable to sell a marijuana facility license in Missouri, said Ben Burstein, corporate development manager at LeafLink — a dynamic that is not true in many other s

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