KY3 9/12/2020
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (Edited News Release) - The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services has started transferring millions of dollars collected from the state’s medical marijuana program to a state veterans agency.
DHSS will transfer around $2.1 million to the Missouri Veterans Commission.
Missourians voted in November 2018 to adopt Constitutional Amendment 2, now known as Article XIV, which includes a provision requiring that fees and taxes collected by DHSS for the medical marijuana program, less operational expenses, should be transferred to the MVC for health and care services for military veterans.
Thus far, DHSS has collected fees related to facility and patient licensing. Article XIV states that medical marijuana sold in licensed dispensaries will be taxed at a rate of 4%..
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https://www.ky3.com/2020/09/12/missouri-dhss-transfers-21-million-from-states-medical-marijuana-program-to-veterans-agency/
