Cannabis dispensaries are legal and operating in Clay County, licensed by the state. Local governments can regulate where they locate but can ban them only by a 60% vote of the people at a general election.
Missouri licenses marijuana dispensaries through the Department of Health and Senior Services' Division of Cannabis Regulation, and licensed adult-use and medical dispensaries operate in Clay County, including in the Northland and cities such as Liberty and Gladstone. Under Art. XIV, § 2, a city or county may set reasonable time, place, and manner zoning for dispensaries but may prohibit them only if a ballot question is approved by at least sixty percent of voters at a general election. Clay County collects a voter-approved local cannabis sales tax, reflecting that dispensaries are permitted rather than banned. Local zoning still governs buffers and district placement.
Operating a dispensary without a state license is a criminal offense, not a zoning matter. A licensed dispensary that violates local time, place, and manner zoning faces municipal or county code enforcement.
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