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Business owners across the state are looking to the future after riding out a surprising first few days of recreational marijuana sales.

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Recreational marijuana sales in Missouri officially last week after the state health department unexpectedly began approving dispensary permits early.Medical marijuana has been legal in the sta

Recreational marijuana sales in Missouri began Friday after the state health department unexpectedly began approving dispensary permits early.

Recreational marijuana sales in Missouri officially began Friday after the state health department unexpectedly began approving dispensary permits early.

Columbia, Mo. (AP) — Recreational marijuana sales in Missouri officially began Friday after the state health department unexpectedly began approving dispensary permits early. Medical marijuana has been legal in the state since a ballot measure passed in 2018, but voters went a step further this November by approving a constitutional amendment legalizing the drug for anyone 21 or older. The new law made Missouri the 21st state to allow recreational use. Under the amendment, non-medicinal pot use became legal in the state in December. But sales were stalled because the health department had un...