FIRST REGULAR SESSION
SENATE BILL NO. 641
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR MAY.
2537S.01I KRISTINA MARTIN, Secretary
AN ACT
To amend chapter 195, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to intoxicating
cannabinoids.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Chapter 195, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto 1
one new section, to be known as section 195.900, to read as 2
follows:3
195.900. 1. As used in this section, the following 1
terms mean: 2
(1) "Cannabinoids", ligands that are either plant - 3
derived, synthetic, or semisynthetic, and have an affinity 4
for and activity at cannabinoid receptors; 5
(2) "Department", the department of health and senior 6
services; 7
(3) "Intoxicating cannabinoids": 8
(a) Any cannabinoid, however derived or created, that 9
has an intoxicating effect when consumed or oth erwise 10
ingested, irrespective of whether the cannabinoid was 11
created or developed through natural means or through 12
chemical conversion, isomerization, synthetic derivation, 13
heat, or any other process by which molecules may be 14
manipulated, including, w ithout limitation, THC -A; and 15
(b) Any cannabinoid, semisynthetic or synthetic 16
cannabinoid, or precursor to an intoxicating cannabinoid 17
that may become intoxicating when heated, decarboxylated, or 18 SB 641 2
otherwise manipulated, excluding, without limitatio n, 19
cannabidiol (CBD). 20
2. Any person or entity selling, or offering for sale, 21
in this state any intoxicating cannabinoid shall not be 22
prohibited from doing so by any law regulating or 23
restricting the sale of any form of Cannabis sativa L.; 24
provided, that such products are: 25
(1) Sold only to adults twenty -one years of age or 26
older upon age verification; 27
(2) Compliant with testing and safety regulations 28
promulgated by the department; 29
(3) Compliant with packaging and labeling regu lations 30
promulgated by the department in order to protect minors; and 31
(4) Compliant with other regulations promulgated by 32
the department under subsection 4 of this section. 33
3. (1) Any person or entity selling an intoxicating 34
cannabinoid in this state shall annually register with the 35
department prior to the sale of such products. Any person 36
or entity selling intoxicating cannabinoids in this state 37
prior to August 28, 2025, shall have forty -five days to 38
register with the department, durin g which time such person 39
or entity may continue to sell intoxicating cannabinoids 40
pending registration with the department. All other persons 41
or entities selling intoxicating cannabinoids on or after 42
August 28, 2025, shall be required to register with the 43
department prior to engaging in such sale in this state. 44
(2) Each entity registering with the department shall 45
remit an annual one thousand dollar registration fee to the 46
department, to be used for purposes of enforcement and 47
administration of the provisions of this section. 48
4. The department shall promulgate all rules and 49
regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this 50 SB 641 3
section, including, but not limited to, rules designed to 51
protect public health and safety, establish pot ency limits, 52
implement recall procedures of dangerous products, establish 53
advertising standards, and create mechanisms for compliance 54
and enforcement. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that 55
term is defined in section 536.010, that is created under 56
the authority delegated in this section shall become 57
effective only if it complies with and is subject to all of 58
the provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 59
536.028. This section and chapter 536 are nonseverable and 60
if any of the powers ve sted with the general assembly 61
pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to delay the effective 62
date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently 63
held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking 64
authority and any rule proposed or adopted after Augus t 28, 65
2025, shall be invalid and void. 66