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Read. Follow. Verify.Missouri House Bill 1897 removes regulatory caps on marijuana facility licenses and mandates issuance for qualifying applicants
Last action · May 15, 2026: Referred: Emerging Issues(H)Sponsors: Adrian Plank and 1 other
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What This Bill Would Do
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services is required to issue marijuana cultivation, dispensary, and manufacturing facility licenses to any applicant meeting minimum standards, while removing all regulatory caps on the total number of licenses. The legislation preserves the state's ten percent ownership cap for license holders and any existing regulatory limits on license quantities.
Marijuana business applicants gain the right to receive operational licenses without state-imposed numerical caps, provided they meet constitutional standards and ownership limits.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Marijuana facility license applicants
Applicants are guaranteed to receive a license from the department provided they meet minimum standards.
Department of Health and Senior Services
The department is mandated to issue licenses to all qualifying applicants and must manage applications without regulatory numerical caps.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Does the bill completely remove all restrictions on marijuana licenses?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
4 actions- May 15, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred: Emerging Issues(H)
- Jan 8, 2026HouseFloorRead Second Time (H)
- Jan 7, 2026HouseIntroducedRead First Time (H)
- Dec 1, 2025HouseIntroducedPrefiled (H)
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Shift from Capped to Demand-Driven Licensing
The bill moves state policy from fixed regulatory caps on marijuana facilities toward an open licensing framework based on meeting demand and minimum standards.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance75How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy60Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz40Current news / social attention level
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