Kansas City shops among 33 targeted in Missouri cannabis crackdown by attorney general

March 25, 2026

SAY NO CHARGES HAVE BEEN FILED AS OF YET. MISSOURI’S ATTORNEY GENERAL IS CRACKING DOWN ON DOZENS OF CANNABIS RETAILERS, INCLUDING SEVERAL RIGHT HERE IN OUR AREA. 13 BUSINESSES IN THE KANSAS CITY AREA ARE ACCUSED OF SELLING PRODUCTS THAT VIOLATE THE STATE’S CONSUMER PROTECTION LAWS, INCLUDING MARKETING PRODUCTS AS CANNABIS THAT DON’T FOLLOW MISSOURI’S CONSTITUTIONAL GUIDELINES, STATE OFFICIALS SAY WHEN THEY’VE TESTED THE PRODUCT, THEY FOUND DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES LIKE LEA

Kansas City shops among 33 targeted in Missouri cannabis crackdown

Updated: 10:55 PM CDT Mar 25, 2026

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Missouri’s attorney general is cracking down on dozens of cannabis retailers including several in the Kansas City region. Attorney General Catherine Hanaway announced Wednesday that her office has sent cease-and-desist letters to 33 businesses accused of selling intoxicating cannabis or marijuana products outside the state’s legal framework. Hanaway said 13 of those businesses are in the Kansas City region. The businesses are accused of selling products that violate the state’s consumer protection laws, including items marketed as cannabis that are not regulated under Missouri’s constitutional guidelines.“These unlicensed dispensaries are peddling dangerous, deceptive, and intoxicating cannabis and marijuana products,” Hanaway said in a statement.State officials say testing found some of the products contained potentially harmful substances, including lead, arsenic, solvents, pesticides or unknown byproducts and mercury. Hanaway said the action falls under the Missouri Merchandising Practices Act. Those in the Kansas City region:Big Chiefs Kush Waldo, Kansas CityCenter Smoke Shop, IndependenceDr. Smoke, Kansas CityGray Area Cannabis, IndependenceHerb Depot, IndependenceIt’s A Dream, Kansas CityKC Kush, Kansas CityMain Smoke Shop KC, Kansas CityMr. Niceguy, Kansas CityProhibition Cannabis, Kansas CitySacred Leaf, IndependenceSuper E Cig Smoke Shop, St. JosephVapor Maven, Cameron

Missouri’s attorney general is cracking down on dozens of cannabis retailers including several in the Kansas City region.

Attorney General Catherine Hanaway announced Wednesday that her office has sent cease-and-desist letters to 33 businesses accused of selling intoxicating cannabis or marijuana products outside the state’s legal framework.

Hanaway said 13 of those businesses are in the Kansas City region.

The businesses are accused of selling products that violate the state’s consumer protection laws, including items marketed as cannabis that are not regulated under Missouri’s constitutional guidelines.

“These unlicensed dispensaries are peddling dangerous, deceptive, and intoxicating cannabis and marijuana products,” Hanaway said in a statement.

State officials say testing found some of the products contained potentially harmful substances, including lead, arsenic, solvents, pesticides or unknown byproducts and mercury.

Hanaway said the action falls under the Missouri Merchandising Practices Act.

Those in the Kansas City region: