The transition to sell both recreational and medical products also involves working with cities to change ordinances.
UNIVERSITY CITY, Mo. — In just one-week Missourians 21 years and older will be able to buy marijuana without a medical card.
But there are some cities that are still working to change ordinances that technically only allow for the sale of medical marijuana.
This could impact some dispensaries, but most experts say it’s kind of a gray area and legally the constitution is the deciding factor allowing them to sell as soon as they have a comprehensive license.
For weeks Star Buds Dispensary Owner Chris Chesley has been preparing to open his doors to thousands more customers looking to buy recreational marijuana products.
“Talking with vendors, transporters, making sure everything’s going to be ready, running smoothly. Definitely staffing up. We’ve almost doubled our staff,” Chesley said.
Chesley owns two dispensaries one in Festus and one in University City.
The transition to sell both recreational and medical products also involves working with cities to change ordinances.
“When most municipalities wrote their ordinances, they specifically put in medical marijuana. And now