State: Licking resident OK’d for wholesale marijuana license

A Texas County resident was among 57 receiving marijuana microbusiness licenses Thursday.

The announcement follows an earlier drawing.

Andrew L. Hoover of Licking was among those chosen earlier in the drawing conducted by the Missouri Lottery. The Missouri Division of Cannabis Regulation received more than 2,000 applications during the April 15-29 open period. Hoover’s application was for a wholesale license.

A list is available at cannabis.mo.gov .

Three others drawn in Texas County — one at Bucyrus and two at Licking — were denied.

Missouri’s Division of Cannabis Regulation (DCR) issued 57 marijuana microbusiness licenses to top applicants drawn in the June 4 lottery, completing the second of three rounds for awarding microbusiness licenses as required.

A minimum of six microbusiness licenses were awarded to each of the eight Missouri congressional districts, with each district receiving two microbusiness dispensary licenses, and four microbusiness wholesale facility licenses.

An additional nine licenses have been made available in this second round of applications due to the revocation of licenses from round one for rule violations. The additional licenses are issued across the six congressional districts where the licenses were revoked. Before issuing the licenses, the department conducted a review of the drawn applications to determine whether applicants were eligible to receive a license.

An additional 48 licenses will be issued through the next application/lottery window in 2025. For more information about microbusiness licensing and application requirements, visit Cannabis.Mo.Gov .

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