KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A new Missouri law taking effect Thursday will prohibit stores without a marijuana license from selling consumable hemp products containing THC, leaving some business owners and customers worried about losing access to products they say have helped them for years.
JC Cirese, owner of Dr. Smoke, opened his business in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic with the goal of providing hemp products to customers seeking alternative wellness options.
“I mean we’ve helped a lot of people,” Cirese said. “I just had a girl call in tears because we’ve been getting her hemp gummies and she has epilepsy, so she’s relied on us for six years now.”…