Around Springfield’s Buc-ee’s gas station, beaver nuggets may take on a whole new meaning.

A Missouri-based cannabis company is planning its break into Springfield and wants to put a dispensary next to Buc-ee’s off Interstate 44.

Kansas City area-based Fresh Karma is laying plans for a comprehensive dispensary located near 3358 N. Beaver Road. The company, represented by Rhys Williams of Armstrong Teasdale, went in front of City Council on Monday for a public hearing on a rezoning request for the property. Council will vote on the rezoning request at the Oct. 20 meeting.

“This application seeks to rezone to a highway commercial district with the intent to redevelop the property as a comprehensive marijuana dispensary,” Williams said at the meeting.

Though Williams never mentioned Fresh Karma by name, his presentation showed Fresh Karma’s brand name on multiple slides.

Fresh Karma has three dispensaries in the Kansas City area and one in Columbia, according to the company website. The company is vertically integrated, producing its own line of cannabis products under brand names like Panda, Indi and Infinity.

Fresh Karma did not respond to multiple requests for comment on the Springfield dispensary project.

The company is asking to rezone 3.33 acres to Highway Commercial District. This was the bill’s first public hearing at City Council. The company previously presented to the Planning and Zoning Commission.

Highway Commercial District zoning allows for the property owner to redevelop as a comprehensive marijuana dispensary, Williams said at the meeting. The lawyer also highlighted the inherent security measures involved with a marijuana dispensary and that it will not be located within 1,000 feet of an existing school, day care or church.

“I also just wanted to emphasize that there is a rigorous security on site, secured layout all throughout vestibule, storage, vault, everything like that,” Williams said. “There are security cameras, both internal (and) external, that are on 24/7. Security on site, and rigorous standard operating procedures that apply to every aspect of the operation.”

The property at 3358 N. Beaver Rd. (previously Mulroy Road) was owned by CREDC Strafford LLC, according to Greene County Assessor’s Office records. It was last sold in July 2025 and was appraised at $128,500.

CREDC Strafford lists William Mullen as an organizer of the LLC, according to Missouri Secretary of State records. Mullen is the general counsel for Good Day Farm, a vertically integrated marijuana company with three dispensaries in Springfield.

There are multiple companies that start with “CREDC” listed on the Missouri Secretary of State website. The companies list “CREDC” then a town or geographical area. For example, there is “CREDC Business 13 Branson,” “CREDC Ponderosa Columbia,” “CREDC St. Clair,” and more. Good Day Farm has dispensaries in Forsyth (near Branson), Columbia and St. Clair.

Mullen has ties with Good Day Farm’s Springfield stores. The company opened a store in 2024 at 1510 E. Sunshine St. The property was owned by 1510 East Sunshine LLC, which lists Mullen as the organizer, according to previous Daily Citizen reporting.

Good Day Farm has stores in Arkansas, Missouri, Mississippi and Louisiana, according to the company website. The company had about 20 dispensaries in Missouri, with three in Springfield.

Good Day Farm declined comment on this story and the rollout of a Springfield dispensary close to Buc-ee’s.

Around Springfield’s Buc-ee’s gas station, beaver nuggets may take on a whole new meaning.

A Missouri-based cannabis company is planning its break into Springfield and wants to put a dispensary next to Buc-ee’s off Interstate 44.

Kansas City area-based Fresh Karma is laying plans for a comprehensive dispensary located near 3358 N. Beaver Road. The company, represented by Rhys Williams of Armstrong Teasdale, went in front of City Council on Monday for a public hearing on a rezoning request for the property. Council will vote on the rezoning request at the Oct. 20 meeting.

“This application seeks to rezone to a highway commercial district with the intent to redevelop the property as a comprehensive marijuana dispensary,” Williams said at the meeting.

Though Williams never mentioned Fresh Karma by name, his presentation showed Fresh Karma’s brand name on multiple slides.

Fresh Karma has three dispensaries in the Kansas City area and one in Columbia, according to the company website. The company is vertically integrated, producing its own line of cannabis products under brand names like Panda, Indi and Infinity.

Fresh Karma did not respond to multiple requests for comment on the Springfield dispensary project.

The company is asking to rezone 3.33 acres to Highway Commercial District. This was the bill’s first public hearing at City Council. The company previously presented to the Planning and Zoning Commission.

Highway Commercial District zoning allows for the property owner to redevelop as a comprehensive marijuana dispensary, Williams said at the meeting. The lawyer also highlighted the inherent security measures involved with a marijuana dispensary and that it will not be located within 1,000 feet of an existing school, day care or church.

“I also just wanted to emphasize that there is a rigorous security on site, secured layout all throughout vestibule, storage, vault, everything like that,” Williams said. “There are security cameras, both internal (and) external, that are on 24/7. Security on site, and rigorous standard operating procedures that apply to every aspect of the operation.”

The property at 3358 N. Beaver Rd. (previously Mulroy Road) was owned by CREDC Strafford LLC, according to Greene County Assessor’s Office records. It was last sold in July 2025 and was appraised at $128,500.

CREDC Strafford lists William Mullen as an organizer of the LLC, according to Missouri Secretary of State records. Mullen is the general counsel for Good Day Farm, a vertically integrated marijuana company with three dispensaries in Springfield.

There are multiple companies that start with “CREDC” listed on the Missouri Secretary of State website. The companies list “CREDC” then a town or geographical area. For example, there is “CREDC Business 13 Branson,” “CREDC Ponderosa Columbia,” “CREDC St. Clair,” and more. Good Day Farm has dispensaries in Forsyth (near Branson), Columbia and St. Clair.

Mullen has ties with Good Day Farm’s Springfield stores. The company opened a store in 2024 at 1510 E. Sunshine St. The property was owned by 1510 East Sunshine LLC, which lists Mullen as the organizer, according to previous Daily Citizen reporting.

Good Day Farm has stores in Arkansas, Missouri, Mississippi and Louisiana, according to the company website. The company had about 20 dispensaries in Missouri, with three in Springfield.

Good Day Farm declined comment on this story and the rollout of a Springfield dispensary close to Buc-ee’s.