KCMO ready to do business with marijuana startups; entrepreneurs of color see ‘catalyst for empowerment’

By Tommy Felts | April 20, 2019

A green rush is soaking up sunshine in Missouri, and if attitudes of state officials, businesses owners and marijuana advocates are any indication, Kansas City is fertile ground for the movement. “We have a huge diversity of business opportunities,” said Rick Usher, KCMO assistant city manager for entrepreneurship and small business. Usher is spearheading the…

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