Missouri Patients Will Soon be Able to Receive Medical Marijuana

State health officials say medical marijuana will soon be available to Missouri patients.

Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) regulators say a medical cannabis testing facility has passed its commencement inspection.

Cultivation sites, dispensaries and testing facilities are now operational in the state.   Section director Lyndall Fraker said the businesses made it through a demanding review and the state looks forward to their success in providing safe access to medical marijuana.

More than 52-thousand patients are waiting to purchase their products.