Missouri AG orders 13 unlicensed Kansas City dispensaries to stop selling products

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) – Dozens of dispensaries have been ordered to close after Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway said they are selling without licenses.

The AG’s office sent cease-and-desist letters to 33 dispensaries. Of those, 13 are in the Kansas City area, according to information provided by the state.

Each location is accused of selling cannabis or marijuana products without a state license, or selling other products deceptively marketed as marijuana, according to Hanaway.

Hanaway’s office also said testing found some products contained things such as lead, arsenic, and ethanol. They also used deceptive labeling and packaging, including designs that may target children, according to a news release.

Here are the locations named by the AG’s office:

• Big Chiefs Kush Waldo (Kansas City)
• Dr. Smoke (Kansas City)
• It’s A Dream (Kansas City)
• KC Kush (Kansas City)
• Main Smoke Shop KC (Kansas City)
• Mr. Niceguy (Kansas City)
• Prohibition Cannabis (Kansas City)
• Center Smoke Shop (Independence)
• Gray Area Cannabis (Independence)
• Herb Depot (Independence)
• Sacred Leaf (Independence)
• Super E Cig Smoke Shop (St. Joseph)
• Vapor Maven (Cameron)

The letters demand each of the above the businesses stop selling the products in question.

The full letter sent to the businesses is below.