One business in Poplar Bluff and another in Dexter will each receive one of 48 marijuana microbusiness licenses issued by the state following a recent lottery.
The announcement was made Tuesday by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services.
The awards come from top applicants drawn from the Aug. 28 lottery for dispensary and wholesale licenses. The department was required under state regulations to issue the licenses no later than Oct. 4. This is the first of three separate rounds of microbusiness licenses to be awarded.
The Poplar Bluff business, Sebhatu LLC, is approved for one of two new dispensary licenses in Congressional District 8, according to documents released by DHSS. An address of 1980 State St. in Poplar Bluff was given.
Sebhatu was one of 96 top applicants considered for the two new dispensary licenses. The second dispensary license was awarded to Green4Cure of Cape Girardeau.
A total of four top applicants were approved for marijuana wholesale businesses in Congressional District 8, from 69.
One of those is awarded to Dirt Road Dank LLC of Dexter, with an address listed as 10388 Old Sand Road.
Other awards were to: Garrett Endeavors, LLC of Rolla; Micro Alpha of Doe Run; and LS Gardens of Houston.
“Prior to issuing the licenses, the department conducted a review of the drawn applications to determine whether applicants were eligible to receive a license. If a top drawn application did not meet application requirements, the next application from the drawing list was reviewed,” DHSS said in a press release.
More than 1,600 applicants applied between July 27-Aug. 10.
Applicants not selected this round will be eligible to reapply during future rounds of licensing.
The following dispensary applications were received and denied from the seven-county region including Butler, Carter, Reynolds, Ripley, Dunklin, Stoddard and Wayne (applicants are listed with the address provided in DHSS records):
Dexter
Sandeep Pal Singh, 1723 W Business US Highway 60
Turner Holding Group LLC, 407 E. Business US Highway 60 (2 applications)
Karuna Choudhry Dispensary, 1723 W. Business US Highway 60
Doniphan
Semo Rootz LLC, 1417 Walnut St. (two applications)
Neelyville
Moark Rootz LLC, 2306 County Road 275 (three applications)
Kennett
Blissful Blooms, LLC, 715 Teaco Road
Poplar Bluff
Buslach LLC, 1980 State St.
Cochran Lat LLC, 1980 State St.
Aldahondo LLC, 1980 State St.
Braswell LLC, 1980 State St.
Individual, 3950 Highway 67 N.
Matthew Johnson, 3950 Highway 67 N.
Individual, 3950 Highway 67 N. (five applications)
Laiche LLC, 1980 State St.
Ghrbrezgabihier LLC, 1980 State St.
Best Friend One, 1029 S. Westwood Blvd.
Kidane LLC, 1980 State St.
Rock Brothers Five, 1029 S. Westwood Blvd.
Bold Investments, 115 S. Main St.
Finner Man LLC, 1980 State St.
Minera Ponyo LLC, 1980 State St.
Lucas 777, 1029 S. Westwood Blvd.
Karen Bolin LLC, 1980 State St.
Beraki LLC, 1980 State St.
Garza LLC, 1980 State St.
Vvvilla LLC, 1980 State St.
Gebremariam LLC, 1980 State St.
Blazing Buds, LLC, 512 E. Pine St.
Arellano Llc, 1980 State St.
Farmer Approved Twenty, 1029 S. Westwood Blvd.
Gebreselama LLC, 1980 State St.
Sanchez LLC, 1980 State St.
David’s Mission, 1029 S. Westwood Blvd.
Dwight House, 1029 S. Westwood Blvd.
Social Club Seven, 1029 S. Westwood Blvd.
Kore LLC, 1980 State St.
Woldemariam LLC, 1980 State St.
Huberty LLC, 1980 State St.
The following wholesale applications were received and denied from the seven-county region:
Advance
Thiery Victory Garden, 28823 State Highway 25
Cardwell
Charles Walls Jr, 121 W. Mulberry St.
Dexter
Jmbgrow, 9667 State Highway 25
Greenville
Greener Grass LLC, Wayne Route C
Lesterville
Rakafarms LLC, 211 County Road 200
Malden
Jerry Cunningham, 104 W. Main St.
Amanda Palmer, 122 W. Main St.
Piedmont
Druzy Fusion LLC, No Address
Poplar Bluff
Indian Creek Growers, 936 Riverwalk Lane
Kelsey Bratton, 647 County Road 450
C&E Septic Services, 762 County Road 311
Silva
Dorris Cultivating & Wholesale, 1166 Wayne Route EE