MO HB800

Creates the "Missouri Compassionate Care Act" establishing a state-licensed medical cannabis program with the Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Control as the regulatory authority and Department of Health and Senior Services overseeing patient registration

Limits statewide licenses to 30 medical cannabis centers and 30 cultivation/production facilities, with licenses geographically distributed based on patient demand; applicants must pay $12,500 application fees and demonstrate at least $500,000 in assets

Authorizes medical cannabis for patients with qualifying conditions including cancer, glaucoma, HIV/AIDS, ALS, Crohn's disease, Parkinson's disease, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, and PTSD, with patients limited to 30 grams per 14-day period

Requires patients to obtain a registry identification card through DHSS after certification by a physician with a bona fide physician-patient relationship; prohibits consumption in public, on school grounds, in vehicles, or while incarcerated

Allows local governments to enact more restrictive zoning regulations or prohibit medical cannabis facilities entirely through voter approval; establishes the Medical Cannabis License Cash Fund for program administration with no general revenue appropriations