About the Data: The opt-out process in Missouri has not yet begun. The first opt outs, if any, would not occur until the November 2024 election (by law), according Article XIV, Section 2 of the Constitution.
As stated in the law: “Except as provided in this subsection, a local government may prohibit the operation of all microbusiness dispensary facilities or comprehensive marijuana dispensary facilities regulated under this section from being located within its jurisdiction either through referral of a ballot question to the voters by the governing body or through citizen petition, provided that citizen petitions are otherwise generally authorized by the laws of the local government. Such a ballot question shall be voted on only during the regularly scheduled general election held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of a presidential election year, starting in 2024, thereby minimizing additional local governmental cost or expense.”
Data Source: Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
About Missouri’s Adult-Use Cannabis Program: Missouri became the 20th state to legalize adult-use cannabis when voters approved Amendment 3 in the November 2022 election. Adult-use sales began Feb. 3, 2023.
