Old Route 66 Wellness co-owner John Lopez, right, discusses the early days of Missouri’s medical marijuana system in a Jan. 19 interview with SBJ Editor Eric Olson. Lopez predicts medical marijuana sales statewide will reach $1 billion in 2022. That’s more than double the higher-end estimate of $400 million projected in the 2020 Marijuana Business Factbook.
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TREATS ON THE FRONT LINES
The Ozark Trails Council this month donated nearly $8,500 in popcorn to CoxHealth and Mercy. Portions of the donations are slated to go to front-line workers at rural clinics. On Jan. 13, Ozark Trails Council Development and Marketing Director Kurtis Grothoff, left, delivers boxes of treats to Mercy Hospital Springfield, represented by Event Coordinator Jennifer Elswick.