Marijuana Business Magazine October 2019

October 2019 | mjbizdaily.com 35 Mississippi A group advocating for medical marijuana legalization turned in more than 105,000 signatures to get a free market-oriented initiative on the ballot next year. Mississippians for Compassionate Care submitted the signatures to the secretary of state’s office, which now must review and certify the signatures. Mississippians for Compassionate Care said it actually collected more than 214,000 signatures, but 105,686 were certified by local clerks. Missouri The race is fierce among applicants for growers and dispensary licenses, state figures show. Here are the applicant counts by category, according to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services: • Dispensaries: 1,163 applications for 192 licenses. • Cultivation facilities: 554 applications for 60 licenses. • Processing facilities: 415 applications for 86 licenses. • Testing laboratories: 17 applications for 10 licenses. Regulators must approve or deny an application within 150 days of the submission date. California Cannabis Deal Makers KO Acquisitions is a California-based mergers and acquisitions investment bank focused exclusively on serving the California cannabis industry. We know and regularly interact with more California cannabis businesses and Canadian public company acquirers than any firm. See completed deals: KOacq.com/transactions 1592 Union Street, Suite 325 San Francisco, CA 94123 415-215-5227 BRE License # 01354419