Dan Viets

Dan Viets practices cannabis and marijuana law from Columbia, Missouri. Admitted 39 years ago, Viets studied law at University of Missouri - Columbia. Viets additionally takes on possession and distribution charges that still apply outside the licensing system and cannabis DUI defense, where blood THC levels are a poor proxy for impairment at the time of driving.

Cannabis is lawful for adults in Missouri and commercially regulated, which means the legal questions tend to be regulatory ones: who may hold a license, what a licensed premises may do, and how state rules interact with local authority. Oversight sits with the Division of Cannabis Regulation. Missouri is a market where microbusiness licenses are awarded by lottery and ownership and residency rules are actively enforced.