
By Jason Hancock | Editor-in-Chief
“Do I think that will help? Yes. Will it prevent all of it? Probably not. I’m sure that we will still run into some issues, but I do think it’s a good approach, so that we don’t end up having 30-plus revocations.”
– Lesley Turek, chief equity officer for the Missouri Division of Cannabis Regulation

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by Rebecca Rivas
For nearly three years, The Independent has documented a pattern of well-connected groups and individuals flooding the microbusiness lottery by recruiting people to submit applications and then offering them contracts that limit their profit and control of the business.

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COMMENTARY
by Janice Ellis
This Memorial Day we need to seriously consider whether our actions and voices in this democratic republic are debasing or honoring those who made the ultimate sacrifice.
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