“It is a case-by-case analysis and can’t simply be determined by a checklist of potential offenses.”
By Rebecca Rivas, Missouri Independent
Missouri cannabis regulators say they’re halfway through getting fingerprint background checks for about 16,000 marijuana workers and volunteers who didn’t get them between 2022 and 2024.
Anyone who wants to work in the cannabis industry must get an “agent ID badge” through the Missouri Division of Cannabis Regulation (DCR), which is when the background check normally occurs.
Since the division began doing the retroactive fingerprint checks in February, the number of agent IDs has declined by 2,400—going from 21,132 in February to 18,737 in June, according to the division’s data and reports webpage.
Lisa Cox, spokeswoman for the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, said only 17 people have had their agent IDs revoked because the fingerprinting process showed a disqualifying felony offense on their criminal record, as of July 15.
The vast majority, or 2,032 active agent IDs, have been “revoked due to non-submission of fingerprints,” Cox said. “Those who have been revoked for non-submission of fingerprints may reapply and should contact DCR directly for assistance with this request.”
When the state legalized medical marijuana in 2018,
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