Missouri assigns cannabist revenue to support veterans and addiction treatment programs

Missouri's cannabis industry has contributed significantly to government income and enables essential assignments to support the services of the veterans, the treatment programs for drug addiction and legal assistance. Since the legalization of medical marijuana in 2018 and leisure use in 2022, the state has collected over 150 million US dollars from taxes and program fees.

Take distribution

The constitutional changes legalize cannabis in Missouri the allocation of the collected income:

• Veteran services: The Missouri Veterans Commission has received almost 40 million US dollars from medical marijuana sales of medical marijuana, including $ 13 million in the current financial year.

• Drug dependency treatment: The Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) uses its share to finance grants that aim to increase access to evidence-based treatments with low barrier drug addiction.

• Legal aid: The public defender of Missouri receives funds to right -wing residents with low incomes.

In May 2024, the state supervisory authorities announced that Missouri had assigned over 19 million US dollars to cannabis income for these initiatives since legalization.

Future projections

Amy Moore, Director of the Department of Cannabis Regulation, told the House Veterans Committee that the Missouri Veterans Commission should receive around 19 million US dollars from Marijuana in the current financial year on July 1st. If the governor's budget recommendations are approved, this amount could increase to $ 22 million the following year.