Buying as a visitor
Visitors shop the same 226 licensed stores as locals, and this page of our Missouri dispensary guide covers what changes for you. Mostly, nothing does. The rules define an adult-use buyer by age alone, with no residency rule, so you get the full limit.
Any US driver's license works. Stores may accept an equivalent medical card from another state but don't have to, and since the card has no residency rule, visitors can even get a Missouri card through a Missouri clinician. The caps are in our Missouri purchase limits tool.
Heading home? Tap your route
Where your bag can go after the dispensary. Anywhere in the state is fine, and every border out is a federal line.
FineAnywhere in Missouri
Fine to carry up to 3 ounces. Keep it sealed and out of reach while you drive.
Don'tInto Illinois
Don't. Illinois is legal too, but carrying it across the river is a federal crime, and Illinois has its own car rules. Buy there instead.
Don'tInto Kansas
Don't. Kansas has no legal market, and possession is a misdemeanor there, a felony with two priors.
Don'tInto Iowa
Don't. A first offense there can mean up to 6 months in jail and a $1,000 fine.
Don'tInto Nebraska
Don't. An ounce or less is a $300 fine plus a required course, and more is a misdemeanor.
Don'tInto Arkansas
Don't. Arkansas is medical only, and a visiting patient needs an Arkansas visiting card first.
Don'tInto Oklahoma
Don't. Oklahoma is medical only, and crossing any state line with it is a federal crime.
Don'tInto Kentucky or Tennessee
Don't. Possession is a misdemeanor in both, up to 45 days in Kentucky and almost a year in Tennessee.
Don'tFlying out of STL or MCI
Don't. TSA hands illegal drugs it finds to police, and adult-use cannabis is still Schedule I federally.
Don'tNational forest or river
Don't. Federal land follows federal law, where possession can mean up to a year in prison.
- Fine
- Don't
