How's Pot Doing in Missouri?

Cannabis is 100% Legal in Missouri

Last reviewed: April 4, 2026

Is it legal for adults to possess cannabis in the state of Missouri?

YES

"Article XIV, Section 2 allows individuals aged 21 years and older (adult consumers) to legally purchase, possess and consume cannabis in Missouri." - health.mo.gov

Is it legal for adults to buy cannabis in a store in the state of Missouri?

YES

"Article XIV, Section 2 allows individuals aged 21 years and older (adult consumers) to legally purchase, possess and consume cannabis in Missouri." - health.mo.gov

Is it legal for adults to grow cannabis in the state of Missouri?

YES

"Individuals at least twenty-one years of age may obtain a consumer personal cultivation card from the department to cultivate up to six (6) flowering marijuana plants, six (6) nonflowering plants under 14 inches tall or more, and six (6) non flowering plants under 14 inches tall in a single enclosed locked facility. All consumer personal cultivation must take place at a private residence." - health.mo.gov

Is it legal for medical marijuana patients to possess cannabis in the state of Missouri?

YES

"A patient ID card holder, or caregiver ID card holder on behalf of a licensed patient, may be in possession of up to a 60-day supply (12 ounces, unless the patient has a physician or nurse practitioner certification authorizing more than 6 ounces in 30 days)." - health.mo.gov

Is it legal for medical marijuana patients to buy cannabis in a store in the state of Missouri?

YES

"Only Department-licensed dispensaries are legally authorized to sell medical marijuana in the state of Missouri." - health.mo.gov

Is it legal for medical marijuana patients to grow cannabis in the state of Missouri?

YES

"Licensed patients authorized to cultivate, or licensed caregivers authorized to cultivate on their behalf may cultivate up to six (6) flowering marijuana plants, six (6) nonflowering marijuana plants (over fourteen (14) inches tall), and six (6) clones (plants under fourteen (14) inches tall) at any given time in a single, enclosed locked facility." - health.mo.gov