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CBD Laws in Missouri

How Missouri law treats cbd, from the state code and official state agencies.

Short answer: Missouri has long allowed registered patients with intractable epilepsy to possess 'hemp extract' (no more than 0.3% THC and at least 5% CBD) with a state registration card. RSMo §§ 195.207, 195.900.2(4), .3, .5, .8, .10

CBDMissouri has long allowed registered patients with intractable epilepsy to possess 'hemp extract' (no more than 0.3% THC and at least 5% CBD) with a state registration card. Under the Intoxicating Cannabinoid Control Act, effective November 12, 2026, any product derived from hemp that contains cannabinoids 'in any form' and is meant for human or animal use is a 'hemp-derived cannabinoid product' treated as marijuana and may be sold only by licensed marijuana businesses; FDA-approved drugs are excluded, and hemp and industrial hemp themselves are not treated as marijuana. Only licensed marijuana dispensaries may use the word 'dispensary' in a business name when selling CBD, hemp or cannabinoid products. Violations are a class D felony plus $5,000 per transaction.
Hemp extract: https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=195.207. How the Nov. 12, 2026 rules apply to non-intoxicating CBD products may depend on federal law and the act's effective-date provisions in § 195.900.11.
Source: RSMo §§ 195.207, 195.900.2(4), .3, .5, .8, .10

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Is CBD legal in Missouri?
Missouri has long allowed registered patients with intractable epilepsy to possess 'hemp extract' (no more than 0.3% THC and at least 5% CBD) with a state registration card. Under the Intoxicating Cannabinoid Control Act, effective November 12, 2026, any product derived from hemp that contains cannabinoids 'in any form' and is meant for human or animal use is a 'hemp-derived cannabinoid product' treated as marijuana and may be sold only by licensed marijuana businesses; FDA-approved drugs are excluded, and hemp and industrial hemp themselves are not treated as marijuana. Only licensed marijuana dispensaries may use the word 'dispensary' in a business name when selling CBD, hemp or cannabinoid products. Violations are a class D felony plus $5,000 per transaction.

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