Medical marijuana dispensary facility approved in Nevada

The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services has awarded licenses to 192 medical marijuana dispensaries throughout the state.

According to the constitutional amendment voters approved in 2018, 24 dispensaries were licensed in each of Missouri’s eight congressional districts.

The department is allowed to license more dispensaries; 192 is the minimum number. However, after an independent demand study and in an attempt “to minimize incentive for diversion to the illicit market,” DHSS declined to award more.

Four potential dispensaries applied to open in Nevada, with only one being awarded a license. The license was awarded to Shangri-La Nevada, LLC and will be located at 2220 E. Austin Blvd.

The first dispensaries in the state are expected to open in the spring.