Cannabis & hemp regulatory news and information about

Missouri

Recreational Marijuana Status:
Legal
Medical Marijuana Status:
Legal

Seed Legality

Dispensaries are constitutionally authorized to sell seeds and clones; $100 cultivation card allows 6 flowering plants.
Hemp seeds
Legal
Marijuana seeds
Legal
Sale
Restricted
Transacting
Legal
Gifting
Legal

Mo. Const. Art. XIV §2 (Amendment 3, 2022) expressly licenses comprehensive and microbusiness dispensaries to sell marijuana seeds and vegetative cuttings to consumers, patients, and caregivers, while DHSS rule 19 CSR 100-1.160 even lets cultivation facilities acquire seeds from unlicensed sources; unlicensed retail seed sales remain prohibited. Adults 21+ may possess up to 3 oz, gift up to 3 oz (including seeds and seedlings) without remuneration, and with a $100 consumer cultivation registration grow 6 flowering plants, 6 nonflowering plants, and 6 clones. Missouri's state hemp program (RSMo 195.740–195.773) sunset Dec. 31, 2022 with licensing transferred to USDA, and hemp seed sale and possession are legal.

Key law:
Mo. Const. Art. XIV §2; 19 CSR 100-1.160; RSMo 195.740–195.773
Last reviewed:
July 3, 2026
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